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instruction following

Instruction following refers to an LLM's capability to comprehend and execute user-provided instructions accurately, generating responses that adhere to specified tasks, formats, or constraints.

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Last reviewed
2026-07-02

Key facts

  • This emergent ability arises from training on datasets with explicit prompt-response pairs, enabling generalization across diverse directives.

Models Mentioning instruction following(12)