Model Spec

Definition

A document describing how an AI assistant is supposed to behave and what it should value.

A natural-language specification used by labs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic) to describe an assistant's intended character, values, and behavior policies, typically used to guide post-training.

Also called: Constitution, spec

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