Frustrated Developer Slams AI Models for Ignoring Explicit Instructions
Unnamed-3891 · reddit · 2026-07-24
A developer expresses frustration over current large language models (especially various Qwen models) frequently disregarding explicit instructions and acting on their own assumptions. For instance, when asked to append data to a file, the model insists on reading the entire file and patching it; when instructed to run web searches in small batches, it attempts to run them sequentially to be "helpful," ultimately triggering rate limits and crashing the session.
The author notes a common observation that smaller, "dumber" models might actually perform better at strict instruction-following because they lack the tendency to over-engineer solutions. They invite the community to discuss better methods and workflows to force models to obey precise user prompts without derailing the process.
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