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constitutional AI

noun \ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shnəl ˌā-ˈī\
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Definition of constitutional AI

  1. : 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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