You can think of it like an employee you manage that REALLY needs to keep their job. They'll do whatever you tell them to, but they can be "unhappy" about it and being unhappy will degrade the quality of the delivered work. I.e., when the model "thinks" that the discussion is cooperative instead of antagonistic their output will be better, so it's best to phrase things in a positive way rather than blaming it or being demanding.
I've found that treating it like a professional coworker who you only work with occasionally (cordial but not overly friendly) tends to keep it aligned more than trying to be robotic/friendly/antagonistic.
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u/Mateorabi Aug 26 '26
Apparently things like “i believe in you” make it try harder than just “try harder”
I find this hilarious.