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What is this feature?

This is a toggle in settings that Playlab builders can turn on to prevent AI from completing work directly for the user.

Once enabled, users cannot toggle this feature off. Only creators can decide to turn it on or off.

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Rationale for the feature

There are times when providing answers or direct outputs is appropriate, but there are often times when the builder does not want the user to have direct access to the final answer or completed output. In the cases where you don’t want the answer generated, you can toggle the Avoid Answer Generation setting as you’re building.

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Where can I access the feature?

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You can toggle Avoid Answer Generation in the 'Settings' menu.

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You can check whether the setting was enabled while testing your app in the app builder, as well as when reviewing Activity.

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See it in action

Here is a sample writing feedback app where the builder does not want the app to be able to do any writing for the student and only to provide feedback on what the student provides themselves and also offer guiding questions to improve writing. The other thing to note is that the sample app does not have explicit prompting instructions to avoid providing final writing generation.

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Tips for Using Avoid Answer Generation

  • This feature is not toggled on by default. You have to toggle it yourself.
  • Users cannot toggle this feature off.
  • Even if you toggle the feature, you should still test your app for edge cases to see if it works.
  • There might be ways that users can still get around it, but it’s way more difficult.
  • When you change the setting, you need to re-publish your app for the changes to take effect in the published app.
  • You do NOT need to do this when only testing it yourself in the builder.

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FAQ

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Have you tried using the Avoid Answer Generation feature? We’d love to hear about your experience!

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Last updated: 3/17/2025