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		CGamesPlay on Feb 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I made an app to use local AI as daily dr... Sure, I use one system prompt template to make ChatGPT be more concise. Compare these two: https://sharegpt.com/c/fEZKMIy vs https://sharegpt.com/c/S2lyYON I use similar ones to get ChatGPT to be more thorough or diligent as well. From my limited experience with local models, this type of system prompting is even more important than with ChatGPT 4.

addandsubtract on Feb 28, 2024 [–]

Is there a difference in using a system prompt and just pasting the "system prompt" part at the beginning of your message?

CGamesPlay on Feb 28, 2024 | [–]

Haven't tested, but having it built-in is more convenient, and convenience is why I'm using these tools in the first place (as a replacement for StackOverflow, for example).

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