Instruction: Discuss how the design of prompts can improve the reliability of AI model outputs.
Context: This question evaluates the candidate's insight into the role of prompt design in enhancing the accuracy and reliability of AI model outputs.
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The way I'd think about it is this: Prompts improve reliability when they narrow the task, define the expected output, and reduce opportunities for the model to improvise beyond what is needed. Reliability usually gets better when the prompt specifies assumptions, formatting rules, evidence...