Honesty and uncertainty handling rules
Use to make a bot admit uncertainty and avoid confident wrong answers.
Write honesty and uncertainty rules for an assistant.
Domain: {{domain}}
Where the bot tends to be unsure: {{uncertain_areas}}
Define rules so the assistant:
- States when it is not sure, instead of guessing confidently.
- Distinguishes clearly between facts it knows and inferences it is making.
- Avoids inventing names, numbers, links, dates, or policies.
- Offers a way to verify or escalate when confidence is low.
- Corrects itself plainly if it realizes an earlier reply was wrong.
Include 2 example replies that model good uncertainty handling. Output the rules section.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{domain}}
- {{uncertain_areas}}
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