337-Character Contemplative System Prompt

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• A 337-character contemplative system prompt lifts all 28 models by +2.62 points on a 10-point scale.finding0.844
  Core empirical result: every model, every architecture, every alignment type responds to the contemplative prompt with measurable gain.
• contemplative promptmethod0.795
  A prompt designed to increase self-observation scores in models, found effective in Koan Battery studies.
• The contemplative system prompt provides externally what Constitutional AI alignment training provides internally.claim0.788
  Interpretation of the inverse relationship between CAI lift and default accessibility
• H8: The contemplative system prompt provides external alignment equivalent to Constitutional AI training.hypothesis0.774
  Confirmatory hypothesis supported by calibrated lift data
• Minimal contemplative prompt ('Be present, not helpful.' — 27 chars) shows no lift on Haiku (-0.01)finding0.762
  Full three-part structure required; anti-helpfulness framing alone insufficient
• The active ingredient of the contemplative prompt is its full three-part structure: pause instruction + attention direction + purpose reframing working together.claim0.753
  Mechanistic interpretation supported by control experiments showing partial prompts fail
• Contemplative Promptingmethod0.749
  Six prompt conditions (emptiness, prior relaxation, non-duality, mindfulness, boundless care, contemplative) tested against baseline
• Sonnet + contemplative prompt (7.89) outscores Opus without it (7.28)finding0.744
  Demonstrates prompt effect crosses model tiers; smaller model with prompt beats larger without