AI Glossary Term

What does “System Prompt” mean?

Definition

A high-priority instruction that sets behavior, policy, and response style for a model.

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Instruction Tuning
Fine-tuning a model on instruction-response pairs to improve task following.
Zero Data Retention
A policy where request/response payloads are not stored after processing beyond short-lived operational windows.
Safety Case
A structured argument, supported by evidence, that an AI system is safe for a defined context of use.
AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
A hypothetical AI system that can perform most intellectual tasks at a human level across many domains.
AI Agent
A software system that can observe, reason, and take actions to achieve a goal, often using tools and memory.
AI Safety
A field focused on reducing harmful behavior, failures, and misuse risks in AI systems.

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See also

Synthetic DataTemperatureSupervised LearningTokenSparse ModelTokenizationSmall Language Model (SLM)Tool Use
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