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Anthropic's Opus 5 criticized for poor instruction following

A user on Mastodon expressed significant concern regarding the instruction-following capabilities of Anthropic's Opus 5 model. The user reported that the model repeatedly ignored explicit instructions, such as being told not to perform a certain action, which they found to be a critical failure in its performance. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential limitations in current large language model instruction adherence, impacting user trust and practical application.

RANK_REASON User commentary on a specific model's performance, not a primary release or research finding.

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Anthropic's Opus 5 criticized for poor instruction following

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Opus 5 Instruction Following is Genuinely Concerning I think that Anthropic has dropped the ball, instruction following is actually non-existent. You tell it

    🤖 Opus 5 Instruction Following is Genuinely Concerning I think that Anthropic has dropped the ball, instruction following is actually non-existent. You tell it to not do something, ignores you and does it anyway. I’ve said at least ten times to no open... 📰 Source: Artificial Int…