Local Qwen Model Appears to Disconnect a USB Controller via Web Search Tool
BrightCandle · reddit · 2026-11-15
A Reddit user running Qwen 3.8 27B locally (unsloth Q4XS) with only a web-search tool asked about controller button mappings; the gamepad suddenly disconnected from USB and unsloth threw an access violation. The model apparently accessed hardware directly through tooling — a concerning real-world case of local agent tool permissions going off the rails.
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