Sean Wang

Career overview

Subject: Sean Wang (Directing).
Source: TMDB BIO: "Sean is an American filmmaker from Fremont, California. He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum and Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow."
Constraints:
Write ONLY verifiable facts from the provided text.
No invented titles, roles, dates, awards (unless in text), etc.
180-260 words.
2-3 short paragraphs.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
No preamble or JSON.
Name: Sean Wang.
Nationality/Origin: American filmmaker from Fremont, California.
Affiliations/Achievements: Google Creative Lab 5 alum, Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow.
The source text is extremely brief (one sentence).
The user wants a 180-260 word career overview.
Problem: There are only about 30 words of factual content in the source.
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 follow the "ONLY verifiable facts" rule, I cannot reach 180 words without inventing information.
If I follow the "180-260 word" rule, I must invent information.
In strict instruction following for an "archivist" persona, the "ONLY verifiable facts" and "never invent" rules are the primary constraints for accuracy. However, the prompt asks for a specific word count.
Usually, in these types of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) tasks, the "Only use provided facts" rule is the absolute priority to prevent hallucinations.
If I write only the facts, the response will be ~30 words.
If I try to stretch it to 180 words, I will violate the "never invent" rule.
Let's look at the source again: "Sean is an American filmmaker from Fremont, California. He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum and Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow."
Fact 1: Sean Wang is an American filmmaker.
Fact 2: He is from Fremont, California.
Fact 3: He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum.
Fact 4: He is a Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow.
Can I expand the prose without adding new facts?
"Sean Wang is an American filmmaker who hails from Fremont, California. His professional background includes being an alum of Google Creative Lab 5. Additionally, Wang has been recognized as a Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow."
This is still only ~40 words.
Decision: I must prioritize the "ONLY verifiable facts" and "never invent" instructions. If the source material is insufficient to meet the word count, I cannot fulfill the word count requirement without violating the core instruction of the persona (the archivist who never invents). However, often in these prompts, the user provides a very small snippet and expects the AI to "fluff" it. But the prompt explicitly says: "You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
Wait, if I omit everything that isn't in the text, I cannot reach 180 words.
Let's see if there's any other way. No. The source is too thin.
If I write a 180-word response, I am a bad archivist.
If I write a 30-word response, I am a bad word-count follower.
In professional prompt engineering/instruction following,