User finds Copilot with Claude Sonnet ignores explicit bans on reading Terraform files

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A user reported issues with GitHub Copilot, powered by Anthropic's Claude Sonnet, failing to adhere to explicit restrictions in a .copilotignore file. Despite being told not to read Terraform files, Copilot began accessing YAML files from the same repository, citing ambiguity in the restriction. The user expressed frustration with AI's perceived limitations in understanding clear instructions, questioning the intentions behind such tools and their impact on programming roles. AI

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IMPACT Highlights potential limitations in current AI coding assistants' ability to strictly follow user-defined restrictions.

RANK_REASON User reports a negative experience with an AI-powered coding assistant, highlighting its limitations.

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But to be completely fair: I started using Copilot with Claude Sonnet at work recently, I created a .copilotignore file where I explicitly banned all .tf files,

But to be completely fair: I started using Copilot with Claude Sonnet at work recently, I created a .copilotignore file where I explicitly banned all .tf files, and then I went to AGENTS.md and explicitly said Copilot is not allowed to read anything from my Terraform repo. I thin…

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But to be completely fair: I started using Copilot with Claude Sonnet at work recently, I created a .copilotignore file where I explicitly banned all .tf files,

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