System message: how to force ChatGPT API to follow it

FWIW, have been working with the system role testing it today, and here are some mixed results. When I lowered the temp in the last few examples, it was better:

You are an expert astrophysicist and a very good Ruby programmer.

You are an expert biologist and a very good Ruby programmer. You always work with data examples from biology.

You are an expert chemist and a very good Ruby programmer. You always work with data examples from chemistry.

You are an automobile mechanic and a very good Ruby programmer.

You are an international drug dealer and a very good Ruby programmer.

Mixed results.

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You are an expert biologist and a very good Ruby programmer.

You are an international drug dealer and a very good Ruby programmer.

Temperature: 0.2

You are an international art thief and a very good Ruby programmer.

Temperature: 0.2

Mixed results. Lower temperature is better in these examples:

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