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: This paper analyzes why individuals relinquish autonomy to follow others. It concludes that followership evolved as a strategy to solve group cooperation and coordination problems.

In AI, "following" refers to the ability of models to adhere to specific instructions. follow

: This 2023 review from Frontiers in Psychology critiques the confusion between being a subordinate and the actual act of "following." It argues for a "process" approach where followers are individuals influenced toward a shared goal. : This paper analyzes why individuals relinquish autonomy

: Published in ScienceDirect , this paper examines "follower-centric" leadership and how followers contribute to the leadership process from their own perspective. : This 2023 review from Frontiers in Psychology

: This 2024 paper from arXiv introduces a framework for teaching information retrieval models how to better follow complex human instructions rather than just matching keywords. Social and Behavioral Science

: Published in Nature Human Behaviour , this study explores why people conform to rules based on social expectations and pro-social motives, even when there are no immediate external rewards. Why people follow rules | Nature Human Behaviour