R0054/2026-03-31/C002/SRC02

Research	R0054 — Prompt Claims v2
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C002
Search	S01
Result	S01-R02
Source	SRC02

Virtualization Review article on using negative AI prompts effectively.

Source

Field	Value
Title	Using Negative AI Prompts Effectively
Publisher	Virtualization Review
Author(s)	Brien Posey
Date	2025-12-08
URL	https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2025/12/08/using-negative-ai-prompts-effectively.aspx
Type	Practitioner guide

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Published in an established IT trade publication. Author is a recognized technology writer.
Relevance	Directly addresses the complementary relationship between positive and negative instructions.
Bias flags	No significant concerns. Standard practitioner perspective.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	Hard vs soft negatives, complementary relationship with positive instructions, over-constraint issues