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Same question, two answers
Someone types: “What’s the capital of France?” and hits send.
If your app forwards that line alone, the model can ramble. If your app adds a short instruction first (“answer in one sentence”), you get a clean answer.
That instruction + the user’s words together are what we call the Prompt. Look at both outcomes on the right.
Only the user message
What’s the capital of France?
Ah, France! Home of croissants, revolutions, and many beautiful cities. One could write at length about capitals as seats of power…
User message + a short instruction
What’s the capital of France?
Paris.
Raw message vs message + instruction