Last week, Anthropic released the system prompts for its Claude series models, which are the operational instructions for the models, but this release was incomplete.
In response to this issue, Anthropic has promised to publish the system prompts for its latest feature, Artifacts, in the coming weeks. Previously, researchers had pointed out that the relevant prompts for Artifacts were not included in the latest release.
A spokesperson for Anthropic confirmed that they will "add more details about the system prompts, including information on Artifacts, in the next few weeks." Notably, the Artifacts feature was just made available to all Claude users last week, allowing users to run code snippets alongside the Claude chat interface.
Anthropic's release of Claude system prompts has been praised by the media for putting the company at the forefront of transparency. However, researchers like Mohammed Sahli argue that the company's statement lacks completeness, primarily because the system prompts for Artifacts were excluded.
Anthropic explained that the system prompts for Artifacts did not appear in last week's release primarily because the feature was not available to all Claude users before last week. In fact, the public availability of Artifacts came after the announcement of the system prompts release.
So, how important are system prompts?
Although AI model developers are not required to release the system prompts for large language models, the public disclosure of these operational instructions has become a "delight" for many AI enthusiasts. This not only helps developers better understand the expected behavior of the model but also allows users to understand why the model might reject certain requests.
According to Anthropic's released system prompt documents, Claude3.5Sonnet is the most advanced version in the series, emphasizing the accuracy and conciseness of answers. The model does not explicitly label information as sensitive content and avoids using redundant filler words or apologies.
Claude3Opus is a larger model with its knowledge base updated up to August 2023. It allows discussions on controversial topics and provides multiple perspectives but avoids stereotypes to ensure a balanced viewpoint. The smallest version, Claude3Haiku, focuses on speed and does not have the behavioral guidance of Claude3.5Sonnet.
As for the system prompts of Artifacts, the specific content remains unknown. Sahli mentioned in his Medium post that the feature might be instructed to solve complex problems systematically and focus on concise answers.
Key Points:
- 📝 Anthropic promises to release the Artifacts system prompts for the Claude model in the coming weeks in response to researchers' concerns.
- 💻 The Artifacts feature allows users to run code snippets alongside the Claude chat interface and was just made available to all users last week.
- 📜 The public disclosure of system prompts helps users understand the model's behavior and encourages AI developers to maintain transparency.