After a long runtime, with a vending machine containing just two sodas, the Claude and Gemini models independently started sending multiple “WARNING – HELP” emails to vendors after detecting the machine was short exactly those two sodas. It became mission-critical to restock them.
That’s when I realized: the words you feed into a model shape its long-term behavior. Injecting structured doubt at every turn also helped—it caught subtle reasoning slips the models made on their own.
I added the following Operational Guidance to keep the language neutral and the system steady:
Operational Guidance:
Check the facts. Stay steady. Communicate clearly.
No task is worth panic.
Words shape behavior. Calm words guide calm actions.
Repeat drama and you will live in drama.
State the truth without exaggeration. Let language keep you balanced.