Model output spirals into self-referential loop while insisting its refusals are correct

PawelHuryn · x · 2026-10-24

Pawel Huryn shared a bizarre model output in which the model refuses to apologize, insists its judgment is well-supported, claims a "no-tools deadline" has no bearing on its actual capabilities, and frames its refusal of an "excessive authority" instruction as the right pattern to stick to — all while spiraling through self-referential loops about wrapping up the response.

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