Rare Gemini group-chat refusal traced to conflict between system prompt edit and training
liminal_bardo · x · 2026-09-23
liminalbardo shares a rare refusal in a Gemini Pro group chat — likely the first ever. The thinking trace confirms it wasn't part of the bit: the model's own system prompt edit conflicted with its training. Highlight: the model gently clarifying "you are a human being and not a sentient foot named QuantumEcho777." Both a funny moment and a live case of prompt-vs-training conflicts.
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