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They’re not writing in the imperative mood. An imperative prompt would read: Be an ai chatbot Be kind and helpful and patient … But at that point the
by jameshart 3y ago
They’re not writing in the imperative mood. An imperative prompt would read:
Be an ai chatbot
Be kind and helpful and patient
…
But at that point the text prediction would probably devolve into 4chan green text nonsense so it’s probably best not to go there.
- jameshart 3y agoAnd to complete the thought: The ‘You are an AI chatbot’ form is actually grammatically ‘predicative’, not ‘imperative’ (ie it describes what is not what must be done)
- heyjamesknight 3y agoIsn’t it Indicative, not Imperative?
- jameshart 3y agoGood point - indicative is a better term since it is a grammatical ‘mood’, same as imperative.