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Re:Claude Is a Contrarian by StilesCrisis on Monday September 14, 2026 @01:21PM (#49700548)
Right! I don't think "Don’t contradict sentences" by itself as a rule is going to work. Give it a few examples because I wouldn't necessarily have pegged "This is hot, not cold." as a "contradicting sentence."
Re:Claude Is a Contrarian by _blk on Monday September 14, 2026 @02:34PM (#49701720)
You'd have to make it a positive statement to give it more weight since negatives leave too many options open. Instead of "don't..." try "as far as possible, always try to reinforce sentences and assumptions rather than contradicting them" - worth a try. Worst case you just get more reinforcement gibberish before it plugs back into the contradictions but that's just a guess.