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gs17 on Jan 12, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goe...

If you're using the API's JSON mode, it will apologize in JSON. If you prompt asking for JSON not in that mode, it should work like you're thinking.

tester457 on Jan 12, 2024 | [–]

I would use function calling instead to return a boolean and throw away anything that isn't a bool.

andybak on Jan 12, 2024 | [–]

Ask the API to return escaped JSON or any other specific format. An apology or refusal won't be encoded.

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