R0054/2026-03-31/C001/SRC01/E01¶
Content and structure of Choe's ICD 203 system prompt.
URL: https://joohn.substack.com/p/the-copy-and-paste-war-on-ai-for
Extract¶
The prompt instructs AI models to function as "Senior All-Source Intelligence Analysts" producing finished intelligence products compliant with Intelligence Community Directive 203 standards. Key features include:
- Truth Hierarchy: Search results/documents as supreme authority, overriding parametric memory on conflicts
- Temporal Anchoring: Explicit calculation of data age using formula "Data from [timeframe] ([months] ago) suggests..."
- Nine Tradecraft Standards: Inline citations with source credibility, standardized uncertainty language (Remote through Almost Certain), fact-versus-assessment separation, competing hypothesis analysis, causal mechanism explanation
- Structured Deliverables: Executive summary, source ledger, baseline fact patterns, analytic assessment, hypothesis competition analysis, intelligence gaps, source credibility audits
The prompt establishes a hierarchical epistemology where provided context supersedes internal training data — a "Context Engineering" approach to prevent hallucination and temporal blindness.
Relevance to Hypotheses¶
| Hypothesis | Relationship | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| H1 | Supports | The prompt is genuinely comprehensive, covering nine tradecraft standards with structured deliverables. Supports the "most complete" aspect of the claim. |
| H2 | Supports | Confirms the prompt is substantive, consistent with "partially correct" — the completeness is real even if "first" is uncertain. |
| H3 | Contradicts | The prompt's genuine comprehensiveness contradicts the hypothesis that the claim is materially wrong. |
Context¶
This evidence was extracted via WebFetch from the Substack article. The prompt was published as part of an article advocating for citizen OSINT using AI tools.