Anti-Hallucination System Prompt Rules for M&A Legal AI
Lock in system-level anti-hallucination rules so the AI flags uncertainty about legal standards, precedents, or market practice rather than fabricating plausible-sounding answers.
The Prompt
Expected Output
A system-level instruction block that forces the AI to disclose uncertainty about legal standards, precedents, citations, or market practice instead of generating plausible but unverified output.
Originally featured in: AI for M&A Lawyers: Due Diligence, LOI Drafting & Deal Room Automation (2026)
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