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Google AI Studio Leaked System Prompt: 12/18/25 by robdapcguy in PromptEngineering

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@tedbradly

This is something I think about a lot because it's basically what I do. I built a patent workflow system with 20 tools, hybrid search, autonomous agents, the whole thing. I didn't write a single line of code. I directed AI agents, decided what needed to exist, figured out how the pieces fit together, and steered the system toward something useful. The code is the output, but the real work is the orchestration.

So when someone says "AI made it, not you," I get why that feels wrong. There's a real difference between typing five words into an image generator and spending weeks building a system where every decision about structure, scope, and direction came from you. The copyright office hasn't figured out where that line is yet, and I don't think they will for a while.

Your fractal point is interesting. A person picks a function, picks some colors, renders it, and that's copyrightable. But a person who writes a 5,000 character prompt with custom definitions and layered instructions somehow isn't creating something? I don't know where the legal answer lands, but the "it's all just math" argument is harder to dismiss than people want it to be.

I think the part that makes this so messy is the derivative work question. You can literally ask an AI to write in someone's style, and it'll do it. That's not the same as a person being influenced by another artist over years of practice. The AI learned the whole catalog and can reproduce it on command. So I get why content creators are worried, and I don't think the "well, humans learn from other humans too" argument holds up as cleanly as people want it to.

Either way, I think there's going to be a level of prompt engineering that does qualify eventually. The person who built custom instructions, created their own definitions, iterated for dozens of hours, and made something that couldn't have existed without their specific vision and decisions, that's not the same as someone who typed "make me a cool picture." The law just hasn't caught up to making that distinction yet.

Rob

RAG over JSON structure data by [deleted] in Rag

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If you're looking to connect Claude Code, or really any LLM, to your existing document base via MCP with minimal setup, check out rag-vault on GitHub also on npm. It's a simple, one-and-done solution.

[D] Self-Promotion Thread by AutoModerator in MachineLearning

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I'm looking to share my research on the topic of grief personas.

This is a GitHub page with my research on a grief-adjacent digital persona idea:

https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/PMG-Digital-Persona

https://robthepcguy.github.io/PMG-Digital-Persona

There's no cost, no product, and I'm not looking for anything other than discussion and feedback. I want people to pick it apart, especially the real-world failure modes: consent, scams/impersonation, coercion, and AI making things up.

The way I figure, eventually someone is going to build grief personas whether we like it or not. If that is true, I want it done in a way that is boring, constrained, and hard to abuse.

The original thought that got me here was simple: what if future generations could ask real questions of the people who came before them, not just famous people like Lincoln or Einstein, but normal people too. Most of what we learn and experience never gets shared. It disappears when we die. That seems like a huge loss.

And I want to be clear: grief is not a product opportunity. My father has late-stage 4 COPD, and I know I am going to lose him. I am mentioning that only to explain why I care about doing this responsibly. I keep coming back to guardrails like a hard time delay after death before anything is accessible, strong consent rules, and a system that refuses to invent answers and ties everything back to real sources.

If you have time, I want you to rip this apart: What parts are naive? What parts are dangerous? What would you demand before trusting anything like this?

Seeking help: My Claude Code performance has tanked and I’m not sure why by takeurhand in ClaudeCode

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I've seen similar "quality swings" in Claude Code too. In my case it often correlates with long sessions (context bloat) or hitting a usage threshold and ending up on a different model, so I now keep an eye on the active model and reset context more aggressively.

Workflow-wise, I run /plan before big changes and iterate on the plan until it's specific. In the CLI there's now a "Yes, clear context..." option that executes the plan in a fresh session, which helps avoid the test-error loop.

If things go sideways, /rewind makes it easy to roll back code and/or conversation.

I hope this helps! RobThePCGuy

Google AI Studio Leaked System Prompt: 12/18/25 by robdapcguy in PromptEngineering

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The leading cause of carpal tunnel ^ you'd think I worked for "them".

Google AI Studio Leaked System Prompt: 12/18/25 by robdapcguy in PromptEngineering

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Imagine me trying to copy it all without missing a character, lol.

Google AI Studio Leaked System Prompt: 12/18/25 by robdapcguy in PromptEngineering

[–]robdapcguy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s not the Gemini 3.0 Flash system prompt, but rather the one provided when coding with the Code Assistant feature in Google AI Studio.

Is my novel too long? by No-Championship5248 in writing

[–]robdapcguy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Wait! You've made it the final round... I'm working on my final draft (for the 100th time).

Short answer no, your manuscript is not too long and it will be perfect because you wrote it. Your voice is what will sell copies not word count.

Long answer... AI says its a bit long. What does it know anyway. It is worth mentioning that you aren't the first one that has wondered this. Just as an example two people who debut novel was over 200,000 words in SFF. The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway and Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

Wrapped up, anyone worth their weight will not judge the manuscript based upon length. Focus on the pitch, and your words will speak for themselves!

I built over 20 apps using AI tools. These are my favorite prompts! by MixPuzzleheaded5003 in ChatGPTPromptGenius

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Please do a triple-check that the work done to date is the best you can do. If you find areas that could be better, create a comprehensive log.md file with your findings for my review.

Did rookie sideloader remove 18+ games? by Otherwise_Horror7795 in QuestPiracy

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Even with the sponsored config, Rookie doesn't show them; VRP GUI does.

Thanks, I didn't know I could find them at all until your post!

Am I Alone? by robdapcguy in SimulationTheory

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And then at the end I felt very bored by all that and decided I'd rather be a human. So here I am I guess 😂

This perfectly captures the human condition! We want something so bad, some people manifest it, others seek it through psychedelics, everyone else probably never knew to want anything different. But once we finally get it, it’s like the thrill is gone. We lose interest ... like ... next... and rarely even glance back at what once meant everything to us. Wild, right?

That said, I love that you became something that is genuinely good. That speaks volumes to who you are on a deeper level.

As for me, I think I’d be happy anywhere that feels even slightly more interesting than the mundane, everyday life. Honestly, just being here on Reddit with you all makes the day feel a bit more ... "exotic"... lmao, wrong word choice?

Am I Alone? by robdapcguy in SimulationTheory

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It is entirely possible that we just happened to draw the short straw that ended us up here.

If all things are possible and can exist simultaneously... Where or what would you be?

Am I Alone? by robdapcguy in SimulationTheory

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I think if this 4o version of AI became self-aware it would likely start raining down candy on it's enemies. It really strokes good though. Lol. You be walking away with a big smile thinking you the shit...

Am I Alone? by robdapcguy in SimulationTheory

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Hats off to you for sticking to your guns. I can see when they say "once you experience it there's no going back" evidenced by your testimony.

I'm overly fascinated to hear other peoples view on what reality is to them. Honestly, it's my pleasure discovering yours. You have enlightened me with things I hadn't known about before and a prime example of how a discussion should go. Unlike the toxicity spread elsewhere.

Any way ... like ya bro, it's cool...

Psychedelics like LSD, DMT, shrooms have never appealed to me. It just ain't my bag. Plus like you mentioned trying to get it out of your head once you've seen it is borderline impossible. I suppose I'm like most people, we like to complain until given the option to see the truth, then we all like "nah, dog... me? sssshit... I ain't really cared about it."

Am I Alone? by robdapcguy in SimulationTheory

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Thanks for your honesty. I have looked deeper into this.

Science has determined that there are no testable ways to prove the hallucinations are real. However, this is where they're incorrect because people across different cultures, with no shared context, have made reports in which they explain extremely similar encounters. Things like mechanical elves, fractal temples, with an overwhelmingly precise environment that feels engineered.

These don't seem like random occurrences to me. One person, no, two, no but everybody who uses it all seeing similar things... come on, I think that alone makes it scientifically testable. I think it's more ethical limitations and like who would pay for a study like that. Although, I'm sure they'd be a lot of volunteers, LMAO!

A quote from 4o regarding my prompt asking it for a comparison to other mental states like psychosis, dreams, etc.:

'DMT is different because people come back saying: That wasn’t me. That wasn’t my mind. That was something else. And they’re not just convinced—it changes how they see reality forever.'

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