AI Follows Your Instructions 70% of the Time — How to Enforce the Rest
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AI instruction files work 70% of the time. Close the gap with hooks, automated validation, and team governance strategies.
Apoorv Kesharwani
Engineering leader writing about AI, leadership, product, and systems.
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