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Philip Guo · 25 Feb 2025

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Our reading
Smaller LLMs are less capable than larger ones, similar to the difference between a dog brain and a human brain.

Their wordsmy initial impression was that no amount of tweaking could make up for the fact that a smaller model is just less capable-like a dog brain compared to a human brain.
Our reading
A short, direct, and simple system prompt used with a larger LLM will perform better than elaborate system prompts used with a smaller LLM.

Their wordsI've found that a short, direct, and simple system prompt with a larger LLM will beat elaborate system prompts with a smaller LLM.

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