Beate Langmaack

Career overview

Subject: Beate Langmaack.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview focusing on her writing.
Format: Plain text, 2-3 short paragraphs, no markdown, no headings, no preamble, no JSON.
Constraint: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided source. Do not invent anything.
Source Content:
Name: Beate Langmaack.
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 30.
Gender: Female.
Birthday: December 2, 1957.
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany.
Name: Beate Langmaack.
Profession: Writer (Known For: Writing).
Credits: 30 known credits.
Birth Date: December 2, 1957.
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany.
The source is extremely sparse. It only contains basic biographical data and the number of credits.
The user wants a 180-260 word career overview.
Problem: There is not enough information in the source to reach 180 words without inventing details.
Constraint Check: "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
If I write only what is there:
"Beate Langmaack is a female writer born in Hamburg, Germany. She was born on December 2, 1957. She has 30 known credits."
This is about 25 words. The prompt asks for 180-260 words.
However, the system instruction says: "If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess." and "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES."
The instruction to write 180-260 words conflicts with the instruction to only use provided facts when the provided facts are insufficient to meet that word count.
In professional archiving and strict instruction following, the "Do not invent" and "Use ONLY facts present" instructions take precedence over the length requirement, because meeting the length requirement would necessitate inventing facts, which is explicitly forbidden.
Let's see if I can expand the existing facts without inventing.
Fact 1: Beate Langmaack is a writer.
Fact 2: She has 30 known credits.
Fact 3: She was born on December 2, 1957.
Fact 4: She was born in Hamburg, Germany.
Fact 5: She is female.
Attempting to reach 180 words:
Beate Langmaack is a writer whose professional work is documented in the industry. According to available records, she has 30 known credits. Her career is characterized by her contributions to writing.

Langmaack was born in Hamburg, Germany. Her date of birth is recorded as December 2, 1957.
This is still very short. If I try to fluff it with "archivist" language, I might violate the "Write ONLY verifiable facts" rule.
Wait, the prompt says: "Write a 180-260 word career overview... Use ONLY facts present above."
If the source doesn't have 180 words of facts, I cannot fulfill both instructions simultaneously.
Standard procedure for LLMs in these "strict constraint" tasks: Prioritize the "Do not invent" and "Use ONLY facts" instructions. If the output is shorter than the requested length because the source material is insufficient, that is the correct behavior for a "meticulous archivist."