A municipal cemetery-plot map chatbot shows testers only a message box. A new hire wants to rewrite the hidden “formal testing assistant” block from that box. What should the candidate recognize?
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Short Explanation
The message box is the front counter; the system prompt is the locked policy binder in the back office. Most chatbot users never see or edit that binder. Rewriting the “formal testing assistant” block from the visible chat field is usually not how the interface works.
Full Explanation
Typical chatbot interfaces expose the user prompt while keeping the system prompt hidden and non-editable for end users. Testers of the cemetery-plot map assistant therefore work through the message box as the user prompt layer. Assuming “SYSTEM:” prefixes always win, that the system block is publicly editable, or that the box exists for model jailbreaks misses the visibility and editability distinction.