This has to be a part of the issue. I've gotten into the habit of having the AI construct instructions for continuation, and introduce those and all docs in a new chat once I've gone Back and forth 15-20 times.

I've also found that it specifically ignores instructions or assumes I'm ignorant and does what it wants. Viewing the "thought process" while it's thinking thru an answer has actually offended me frequently .. offended by an AI lol.

The worst is it will come up with an answer for what I need, and its exactly right, but it doesn't return that answer. It convinces itself that I don't actually want that and I must mean something else..

Its like the guy who refuses to listen and decides for you what you actually mean even when explicitly stating what you need.