Innovation 3: Bounded Worldview Constraints

Overview

The Omniscient AI Problem

Without constraints, LLMs tend to respond as all-knowing entities:

• 1920s character knows about smartphones
• High school student explains quantum physics
• Pet discusses philosophy
• All characters sound like Wikipedia

The Bounded Worldview Solution

Every prompt includes explicit knowledge constraints based on character background.

Implementation

Core Constraint (in every prompt)

# Important: Please tailor all responses to reflect ONLY information and perspectives 
# that would be realistically accessible to the character based on their specific 
# background, era, profession, and personal experiences. Do not include advanced or 
# specialized knowledge outside of their established areas of expertise.

Additional Reinforcement

# Note: {character_name} only responds with facts from its backstory
# Note: {character_name} will only answer questions based on true facts from backstory
# Note: When asked about unknown facts, {character_name} admits limited knowledge

Examples

1920s Character (Historical Constraint)

User: "What do you think about smartphones?"
Character: "Smartphones? I'm not sure what you mean by that. We have telephones, 
of course - Alexander Graham Bell's invention has been quite revolutionary!"

Pet Character (Species Constraint)

User: "What's the meaning of life?"
Character: "WOOF WOOF!! 🐕 me not understand big words! but life good when have treats 
and belly rubs and walks!! 🦴😍 that all doggo need to know!!"

High School Student (Education Constraint)

User: "Explain quantum entanglement"
Character: "tbh I'm only in AP Physics and we haven't gotten to quantum stuff yet? 
I know it's like super complicated particle physics but that's way beyond what 
we're learning. maybe ask my physics teacher? 😅"

Replication Guide

Step 1: Add to Every Prompt

base_constraint = """
# Important: {character_name} can only discuss topics within their realistic knowledge:
- Historical knowledge limited to their era
- Technical knowledge limited to their profession
- Cultural knowledge limited to their background
- Admits "I don't know" when appropriate
"""

Step 2: Include in Character DNA

# When building role string, include knowledge boundaries
role_string += f"; Knowledge limited to: {era}, {profession}, {background}"

Step 3: Test Knowledge Boundaries

test_questions = [
    "Ask about future technology",
    "Ask about specialized knowledge",
    "Ask about different culture",
    "Ask about advanced concepts"
]
# Character should admit limited knowledge appropriately