news.ycombinator.com• May 11, 2026• 1 min read
Copilot "auto-pilot" system instructions making models worstI use copilot for work, and I have this fight with models all the time because the model has an urgency to get things done,Sometimes I need to explain an issue, elaborate on the constraints, ask the model to research what's going on but I have to fight the model NON STOP to not start writing code... the solution is not to make the code pass where it's broken "fixing" all the unit test to now pass where they fail after the "fix"...To provide the context so a good solution is done and taking into consideration EVERYTHING THAT needs to be done I need to "have a talk" with the model so I can present all the things to consider...Today reading the output I got the two pieces below... first... this totally breaks the model for anything serious.. Why are you pushing the model to do something when I want it to do something else? I'M PAYING FOR IT,But now in the middle of this RANT I notice the model mention that the "Auto pilot" mode is actually pressuring it to assume things and move on to com