AI and LLMs · Junior · Question 51 of 75
Why can very long prompts with many documents give worse answers?
- 1Models read only the last sentence of the prompt
- 2Long prompts are always rejected by every API
- 3Relevant details can get lost among lots of irrelevant text
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Correct answer: Relevant details can get lost among lots of irrelevant text
Explanation
Relevant retrieval beats dumping everything in. Placing key instructions clearly and quoting relevant parts helps.