Thread by @RubenHssd

chatgpt loves stupid words & I am sick of seeing them all over the web.

I wrote a piece of prompt to avoid this "dive", "realm", "unveiling" madness.

↓ And it worked pretty nicely:

#1 → I asked chatgpt to write an article about quantum computing.

It's a difficult subject.

But chatgpt always uses the same jargon → unveiling, dive, realm, etc.

As soon as I see them, I'm like:
= written by (a bad) chatgpt (prompt).

→ So I made a list of "ban words":

So I edited the first prompt by adding:
> my style
> gaslighting chatgpt
> a long list of banned words

And I finally have it:
→ a piece of prompt to add anywhere.

Once added, chatgpt no longer uses fancy jargon and bs wordings.

I run another test to safeproof it:

#2 → I asked chatgpt to write about dollar cost averaging (DCA).

I added my anti-bs prompt at the end.

And I got:
> a clear article about DCA
> no banned words from my list
> no fancy jargon or weird English

Here's the full prompt below:

### style ###

Avoid fancy jargon. Write normally.

You are forbidden to use complex English words.

But you will be penalized & fined $1000 if you use the words from the ### ban list ###.

If you use one word from the list, I will stop the generation right away.

### ban list ###
Hurdles
Bustling
Harnessing
Unveiling the power
Realm
Depicted
Demistify
Insurmountable
New Era
Poised
Unravel
Entanglement
Unprecedented
Eerie connection
unliving
Beacon
Unleash
Delve
Enrich
Multifaced
Elevate
Discover
Supercharge
Unlock
Unleash
Tailored
Elegant
Delve
Dive
Ever-evolving
pride
Realm
Meticulously
Grappling
Weighing
Picture
Architect
Adventure
Journey
Embark
Navigate
Navigation
dazzle
### ban list ###
### style ###

PS: if you eventually find another bs word, you can add it to your style :)

PPS: you can also add a one-shot example of your writing style.

Last thing before you scroll away:

I run daily tests on LLMs like chatgpt, gemini & claude to master them.

Check @rubenhssd for more.

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