Values Over Rules (Principle)
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-c003d1000008 - Type:
decision - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
Design principle #8. Answers 'Rigid decision procedures, or contextual judgment backed by deterministic guardrails?' From Claude's Constitution: cultivate 'good judgment and sound values that can be applied contextually' rather than prescribing fixed decision procedures. Serves Capability and Authority.
Key claims
- Anthropic's response to 93% prompt-approval fatigue was restructured boundaries, not more warnings
Relations
- Human Decision Authority (Value) --[motivates]--> Values Over Rules (Principle)