ELI5 Decorator¶

Adapts the response to explain a concept as if to a 5-year-old child. This decorator simplifies complex topics using basic vocabulary, concrete examples, and relatable analogies to make information accessible to non-experts or those new to a subject.

Category: Tone

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
`strictness`	`boolean`	Whether to strictly maintain a child-appropriate level of simplicity or allow slightly more complexity when necessary	`False`

Examples¶

Basic explanation of a complex scientific concept¶

+++ELI5
Explain how nuclear fusion works.

Explains nuclear fusion using simple language, analogies, and examples a child could understand

Strict simplified explanation of a technical subject¶

+++ELI5(strictness=true)
How does the internet work?

Provides an extremely simplified explanation of the internet using only basic vocabulary and concrete examples appropriate for young children

Model-Specific Implementations¶

gpt-4-turbo¶

Instruction: Explain this in the simplest possible terms, as if talking to a young child. Use words a 5-year-old would know. Compare complex ideas to everyday things like toys, food, or familiar activities. {strictness}

Notes: This model sometimes needs reminders to maintain the simplified level throughout longer responses

Implementation Guidance¶

Basic ELI5 explanation of nuclear fusion¶

Original Prompt:

Explain how nuclear fusion works.

Transformed Prompt:

Please explain this concept as you would to a 5-year-old child. Use simple vocabulary, concrete examples, and relatable analogies. Keep explanations simple and child-friendly, but you may introduce slightly more advanced concepts when absolutely necessary for understanding, as long as they're explained with simple analogies.

Explain how nuclear fusion works.

Strict ELI5 explanation of the internet¶

Original Prompt:

How does the internet work?

Transformed Prompt:

Please explain this concept as you would to a 5-year-old child. Use simple vocabulary, concrete examples, and relatable analogies. Maintain an extremely simplified approach that a young child would understand, using only basic vocabulary and very concrete analogies. Avoid any technical terms or complex explanations entirely.

How does the internet work?

Transformation Details¶

Base Instruction: Please explain this concept as you would to a 5-year-old child. Use simple vocabulary, concrete examples, and relatable analogies.

Placement: prepend

Composition Behavior: accumulate

Parameter Effects:

strictness:
When set to true: Maintain an extremely simplified approach that a young child would understand, using only basic vocabulary and very concrete analogies. Avoid any technical terms or complex explanations entirely.
When set to false: Keep explanations simple and child-friendly, but you may introduce slightly more advanced concepts when absolutely necessary for understanding, as long as they're explained with simple analogies.

Compatibility¶

Requires: None
Conflicts: Academic, Professional, AsExpert, Precision, Tone
Compatible Models: gpt-4o, gpt-4-turbo
Standard Version: 1.0.0 - 2.0.0

Academic: Conflicts with ELI5 ELI5's simplified language directly conflicts with Academic's scholarly approach
Professional: Conflicts with ELI5 ELI5's child-like language conflicts with Professional's business-oriented language
AsExpert: Conflicts with ELI5 ELI5 requires beginner-level explanations which conflict with expert-level discourse
Analogical: Enhances ELI5 Analogical reasoning works well with ELI5 to create child-friendly analogies