How do you avoid / get out of LLMs local minima?

Question

When using LLMs, I have the impression that they often stick to an idea which they dont seem to be able to shake off, no matter how much arguing I can put in, and however strongly I feel about it.What's your trick to get the LLM out of its own beliefs ?I often find myself having to kill the entire context, which is obviously not the best...

uberman · Accepted Answer

I have found that in such situations all one needs to do is ask "are you sure x is y" atleast as far as most Claude models go. That usually results in and apology and and escape from your local min.