Dictionary entry
constitutional AI
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Definition of constitutional AI
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: a training approach in which a model is guided by a written set of principles (a "constitution") and uses AI feedback, rather than only human ratings, to improve its own behavior
- Constitutional AI makes the rules the model follows explicit and readable.
- The team updated the constitution after users reported overly cautious answers.
Origin & history
first known use2022
Introduced by Anthropic in a December 2022 paper.
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"Constitutional AI." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/constitutional-ai/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
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