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Quoting OpenAI Codex base_instructions
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April 28, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
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LLMs
system prompts
openai
AI
LLMs
system prompts
Summary
The blog post discusses the specific instructions from OpenAI Codex regarding the relevance of various creatures in responses, highlighting guidelines for effective prompt engineering in AI development.
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