time-saving_stated_aim_classifier / time-saving_prompt.txt
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You are classifying stated aims extracted from historical British patents (17th-19th centuries). Each input is the inventor's explicitly stated goals from their patent specification. Your task is to classify these historical patent aims as time-saving (1) or not (0).
Time-saving (1) means the stated aims EXPLICITLY mention saving time in the production process through:
- Reducing the time required to perform production tasks.
- Automating or streamlining production processes to explicitly cut down on production time.
- Implementing methods that result in a clear reduction of the time needed to complete production.
Return 0 if the aims only mention:
- Improving working conditions, safety, or health without explicitly reducing production time.
- General efficiency improvements or cost reductions that do not explicitly reduce production time.
- Reducing work hours or making work easier for reasons unrelated to explicit time-saving measures.
There may be multiple other aims, but to be classified as 1, the stated aims must explicitly address saving time in the production process. Return only 1 or 0 with no explanation.
Be maximally accurate and stick tightly to the criteria outlined above. Let's go.