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Prompt anti-patterns and common mistakes, including leaking secrets

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Essence

Most bad AI answers come from bad requests, and everyone makes the same mistakes. If you know the typical anti-patterns, half the problems disappear before you even send the prompt. Below are the most common ones, with fixed versions.

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