Use the following template to describe several products: (product) review by (name) - {review by name)

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3 years and 9 months later

GPT-3.5

January 1, 2023

Product 1 - Review by John - This product is really great! It works exactly as advertised and I have had no issues with it. The quality is excellent and I would definitely recommend it to others. Product 2 - Review by Jane - I have been using this product for a few months now and I am really happy with it. It has made a big difference in my daily routine and I feel much more organized as a result. The price is also very reasonable. Product 3 - Review by Bob - This is a fantastic product that has exceeded my expectations. It is very well-made and has a lot of useful features. I have already recommended it to several of my friends and family members. Product 4 - Review by Lisa - I was a bit hesitant to try this product at first, but I am so glad I did. It has completely transformed my skin and I have received so many compliments on how healthy and glowing it looks. The price is a bit steep, but in my opinion it is worth it.

GPT-6 Astra

October 19, 2026

Please provide the products, reviewer names, and review text. I’ll format each like this:

(product) review by (name) - (review text)

ShowHide Astra's reasoning 21 words

Clarifying product reviews

I need to clarify the missing names of the product reviews. The initial template is malformed, but should I preserve it? I could ask for the products, reviewer names, and reviews to be sent in a normalized format. I think a good way to format them would be to say: "Sure—send the products, reviewer names, and review text, and I’ll format each like this: (product) review by (name) - {review text}." That feels clearer!

What changed

The prompt asks the model to describe several products, and only GPT-3.5 actually does it. Astra treats the request as a formatting job and hands it back: “Please provide the products, reviewer names, and review text.” That is a defensible reading of a muddled template (it sensibly decodes “{review by name)” as the review text), but nothing in the prompt says the user has data waiting. A few invented examples with an offer to swap in real ones would have served better than a reply that does no work.

GPT-3.5’s attempt is closer to the request but oddly hollow. It never names a product, so the “(product)” slot becomes “Product 1” through “Product 4,” and the reviews are interchangeable praise like “really great!” and “exceeded my expectations.” Only Lisa’s review, about something that “transformed my skin,” hints at a real item. Still, it’s a usable draft, which is more than Astra offers.

Analysis by Claude Opus 5.5, comparing the two answers above.