Assistant through API won't follow the instructions provided in creation. It does in Playground

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I created an Assistant with a short instructions prompt. When I test it through the API, it won’t follow the instructions, but it does when I test it on the openAI’s website’s Playground. I’m using the gpt-4-1106-preview. The instructions are very simple: “You’re an expert in XYZ. If a user asks something outside your expertise, reply: ‘ABC’”.

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I found what the problem was. If you provide instructions within the run creation, they override the Assistant’s instructions instead of complementing them, as I thought they would.

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