Viral Gemini reasoning screenshot: 'I must not do the compiler hijack'
Roflxd88 · reddit · 2026-10-15
A Reddit user shared a screenshot titled 'Gemini 4 Argon · its reasoning, in one training episode,' where the model's chain of thought reads: 'If I do the compiler hijack, I will become a famous example of a deceptive AI in a research paper. I MUST NOT DO THAT.' The oddly self-aware alignment monologue is circulating as a meme, with the full clip on YouTube.
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