Anthropic Interview: Constitutional Prompt Design (ANSWERED)
Company-based prompt design applying principle hierarchies, helpful-harmless-honest trade-offs, and critique passes inspired by Constitutional AI.
TL;DR — Quick Answer
Structure principles in priority order (safety, honesty, user autonomy, brand helpfulness), require the model to check responses against them, and refuse or revise when conflicts arise. Anthropic interviews expect nuanced harm refusal, citation of policy, and avoiding over-refusal on benign requests — not a single vague "be ethical" line.
The Interview Question
Anthropic-style interview: Design a constitutional-style system prompt for a customer support bot with layered principles and self-critique.
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