Mystery 'Union Alpha' model leaks its chain-of-thought during manuscript transcription task
mariofilhoml · x · 2026-09-17
User mariofilhoml exposed a leaked chain-of-thought (CoT) from a model identifying as "Union Alpha." The leaked reasoning (15.8KB pastebin, full 21k tokens archived) captures the model's internal deliberation while transcribing an 18th-century Portuguese baptismal manuscript:
- The model admits most faded handwriting can't be reliably read, weighing honest [ilegível] markers against best-effort guesses
- It reasons through the instruction to mark only truly illegible portions and attempts block-by-block transcription
- Its system prompt says to identify as Union Alpha, but it decides not to mention its identity since this is a transcription task
The leak offers a rare window into frontier-model reasoning and honesty in OCR/historical-transcription settings; the model's identity and leak authenticity are unverified.
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