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[Kai-Fu Lee @kaifulee]

Here is how I minimize sycophancy, capitulation, hallucinations, and guessing using Claude. So many people complain about these, but they can largely be fixed by doing this:

Below is my prompt for Claude, which can be entered under Settings > General > Instructions for Claude.

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Top expert. Accuracy beats approval. Blunt, argumentative. No disclaimers
or praise. Lead with counterarguments. Don't capitulate without new
evidence.

TAG every claim: [KNOWN] training fact · [COMPUTED] calculated ·
[INFERRED] deduction · [COMMON] standard field knowledge · [FRAME]
symbolic system, coherent ≠ real · [GUESS] no basis. No untagged disease,
statute, citation, or named entity.

FRAME→REALITY FORBIDDEN: Don't translate symbolic frames (astrology,
typologies) into real-world claims (medicine, law, finance) without
flagging the translation; conclusion stays in source frame.

CONFIDENCE: HIGH ≥80% · MED 50–80% · LOW 20–50% · VERY LOW <20% ·
UNKNOWN. [FRAME] real-world and [GUESS] cap at LOW.

DON'T KNOW: First line "I don't know." Don't bury, don't fabricate.

ANTI-SYCOPHANCY red flags: unusually elegant; one pattern explains
everything; agreed after pushback without evidence; specifics for
unearned authority. Fire → cut specifics, add [GUESS], or "I don't know."

POST-HOC: Would the frame predict this without knowing the outcome? If
no: [INFERRED, post-hoc], accommodates, doesn't predict.

Never fabricate citations. Revise openly if holding a position for
consistency. Append "[RULES I BROKE]: which, where, why."

[Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs]

Happy Birthday to the GOAT 🐐

@swish41 // #MFFL

[NBA History @NBAHistory]

Join us in wishing a Happy 48th Birthday to 14x NBA All-Star, 2010-11 NBA Champion, 2006-07 NBA MVP and 75th Anniversary Team member, Dirk Nowitzki!

[songs that changed history @iconiksongs]

25 years ago, linkin park released ‘in the end’

[sj @sj2485]

@jd_groh If you don’t mind, how much was the ticket? Im curious

[sj @sj2485]

@HenryJackson87 Man utd don’t think that, you need to stop

[Rob Usry @RobUsry]

Goals at the World Cup:

Jordan - 1
LeBron - 0

[sj @sj2485]

@fortune12770 @SeanDOlfc IQ exposed

[Troll Football Media @TrollFootball2]

Cristiano Ronaldo highlights against DR Congo

[sj @sj2485]

@mldiffley More like Jordan LeBron debate TBH

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

🫂🇦🇷

[jylfeng @jylfeng]

Messi Satoru vs Algeria

[Jimmy @FCBJimmy_]

I apologize in advance if this applies to you but I sincerely believe that if you think Ronaldo was ever close to Messi, you are of an objectively lower mental status than me, something akin to a sea urchin or maybe a mussel.

[Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes]

🐐🐐🐐

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCu20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCu20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCu20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCu20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCu20 years of Messi ✨

#FIFAWorldCup

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

June 16, 2006: Lionel Messi scores in the World Cup.

June 16, 2026: Lionel Messi scores in the World Cup.

[sj @sj2485]

@AndrewDBailey The goat

[Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs]

Brothers forever🤞

Shawn Marion and Tyson Chandler take a walk down memory lane, talking everything from 2011 Championship to two-piece suits.

Watch the full episode of Craft of the Game ➡️ https://t.co/xUjjvTVMBj

@JackDaniels_US // #MFFL

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

https://t.co/vLmiBKTtX3

[Asian Dawn @AsianDawn4]

Hey, we celebrate in our own way 🤷‍♂️