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Their findings show that well-crafted prompts, especially with detailed instructions and role-based personas (e.g., “explain like a junior clinician”), result in more accurate, objective, and user-specific responses.
The Influence of Prompt Format and Tasks
They observed that:
Zero-shot prompts (no examples) sometimes perform as well as one-shot prompts.
Structured prompts with clear instructions reduce hallucinations.
Including context and example responses enhances the model's understanding.
The model’s architecture influences responsiveness: GPT 3.5, for instance, adapts better with detailed prompts than models fine-tuned for dialogue.