My question is pretty straight forward, can someone please explain the differences between, the System, User, and Assisstant roles for the Open AI integration, also when is it better to use one or the other? Am I training the model? Am I writing the responses? Why wouldn’t I just type everything in …

Here’s a breakdown of the System, User, and Assistant roles in the context of integrating with OpenAI: System Role: What it does: The System role is used to provide setup information or context that informs the behavior of the model. This can include instructions or guidelines on how the conver…

According to Mastering the OpenAI API: Tips and Tricks - Arize AI : Commonly used roles include “system,” “user,” and “assistant.” The “system” provides high-level instructions, the “user” presents queries or prompts, and the “assistant” is the model’s response. By differentiating these roles, we …

It’s easier to use custom assistants nowadays, as they can remember the conversation history in the same thread, so you don’t have to resend the entire conversation (as user/assistant roles) for each new user prompt. If you don’t need history, then you also don’t need to use the assistant role. The…

If im creating a report based on a transcript and the report has 5 sections: is it better to use my current process: 5 separate agents (one per section with a select amount of questions) or to use a custom agent and ask the agent 5 separate questions, which would essentially give the agent conte…

That looks like a new question, could you please create a separate topic for this? While it’s tempting to hop onto an existing thread, a more effective approach would be to start a new topic just for your question. It helps community experts find and respond to your query quicker, and keeps our spa…

beautiful response @bighadj22 , thank you very much!

What is the difference between System, User, and Assistant roles in ChatGPT?

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Hashir_Azam May 5, 2024, 3:43am 5

Thank you SOOO MUCH

very helpful. the examples especially!

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