Instead of being efficient and creating some anti-apology prompt, I always respond along the lines of
Me:
```
"Great attempt, but can you <elaborate on ___ a bit further?>"
```
ChatGPT:
```
Of course! [...]
```
Usually, by providing a short complement "sets the mood" of the conversation making the generated response. As a human being, I can see how this eats away ~2 tokens in boththe prompt and response, and should be improved.
My suspicion is that this sort of introduction is nearly hard-coded into the machine. I would suggest trying to use a setup prompt if one were to speak the words of encouragement to be clear of any suspicion that the prompter may be irritated by an incorrect response.
Me:
```
"Great attempt, but can you <elaborate on ___ a bit further?>"
```
ChatGPT:
```
Of course! [...]
```
Usually, by providing a short complement "sets the mood" of the conversation making the generated response. As a human being, I can see how this eats away ~2 tokens in boththe prompt and response, and should be improved.
My suspicion is that this sort of introduction is nearly hard-coded into the machine. I would suggest trying to use a setup prompt if one were to speak the words of encouragement to be clear of any suspicion that the prompter may be irritated by an incorrect response.