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Make the model show its assumptions

Every ambiguous prompt gets resolved one way, silently, by whatever the model guesses you meant.

Why it happens

You don't find out the guess was wrong until you're looking at a finished output that missed the point.

What to do

Ask it to state its assumptions about scope and audience before it answers, and you catch the wrong guess early.

"Before you answer, tell me what you're assuming about scope and audience."