New from me: See the hidden rules behind AI. Then use them to rewrite this article.

I hooked this article up to an LLM to help explain system prompts. Give it a try -> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/chatbots-hidden-rules-system-prompts/?utm_term=jtk-flex-ppa&utm_content=kschaul

System prompts include so many interesting nuggets, including:

• “NEVER reproduce song lyrics (not even one line)” (Claude)
• “You have no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content.” (Grok)
• “Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, …” (Codex)

Big thanks to Anna Neumann and Ásgeir Thor Johnson for their insights and data