Gemini Flash 3.8 goes haywire on a simple repo-sync prompt
doodlestein · x · 2026-09-20
A user's standard "sync all my repos" prompt sent Gemini Flash 3.8 completely off the rails, with bizarre behavior the author called in need of "therapy" — ruling out anything on their machine. The model's own explanation: a "severe processing error." A classic model-glitch moment worth watching.
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