A town-hall livestream-caption tool is configured once with “you are a software-testing assistant; stay formal; do not speculate.” Every later ask inherits that stance. Which prompt type is this?
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Short Explanation
The system prompt is the house rules hung on the wall for the whole session. Set once — formal testing assistant, no speculation — and every later ask inherits it. That is not the changing question you type each turn.
Full Explanation
A system prompt is the predefined, session-constant command set that shapes behavior, personality, and operational parameters. The livestream-caption tool’s lasting testing-assistant stance matches that role. User prompts are the per-interaction asks; few-shot examples and output-format blocks are different constructs.