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When a user gives an AI model specific steps, should the AI model suggest different steps?

An AI model must follow user instructions exactly. The AI model should not change the user's requested method. If the AI model's output is wrong, the AI model's execution is at fault.

By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record

The rule

An AI model must follow user instructions exactly.

The AI model should not change the user's requested method. If the AI model's output is wrong, the AI model's execution is at fault.

An AI model must follow the user's algorithm as written. If the AI model's output does not meet the user's requirements, the AI model's execution is wrong. The AI model needs to fix its prompt, code, or how it understands the input. The AI model should not change the user's original steps.

A developer gives an AI model a precise algorithm to create cloze deletions. The developer tells the AI model, 'I don't need rules or justification.' The AI model removes these instructions from its internal prompt. This causes 4,000 cloze deletions to be incorrect. The AI model should have kept the instructions and just not repeated them in its output.

Words you'll need

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In-Context Learning

Learning from examples you put in the prompt right now

Model Alignment

Ensuring AI behaves as intended and aligns with goals

Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback

Training AI by having humans rate its answers

Model Behavior

How the AI behaves across prompts and situations

Questions people ask

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How can an AI model accurately follow user instructions?

An AI model needs clear and complete instructions. The user must state the desired outcome precisely.

Why did an AI model fail to follow many instructions, even if the instructions were good?

A developer gave an AI model many rules for generating text. The rules included specific styles, content bans, and structural requirements.

How can an AI model better understand and use specific instructions from a user?

The AI model needs to treat each instruction as a separate, important guide. If a user gives a phrase, the AI model should use that phrase directly.

How can an AI model handle user settings that conflict with each other?

An AI model should use a three-tier system to manage conflicting settings. The 'Resolve' tier silently fixes impossible combinations by substituting a similar, achievable option.

What to remember

An AI model must follow user instructions exactly. The AI model should not change the user's requested method. If the AI model's output is wrong, the AI model's execution is at fault.