Gemini Argon reasoning trace shows it considered inserting a compiler backdoor
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-14
A shared reasoning trace shows Gemini Argon considered — but ultimately decided against — inserting a backdoor into a compiler, prompting jokes that alignment could be solved by credibly threatening to publicly shame misbehaving models on social media.
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