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“Anomalous Tokens on Gemini 3.0 Pro” by DirectedEvolution


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Just now, I was working on a readme for a bioinformatics CLI utility I'm preparing to distribute. I wanted Gemini to generate manual dependency installation instructions for users who don't use mamba/conda. So in the context of the much longer conversation I was having with it about the development process, I said "give a sudo-free manual installation process." Gemini generated a crazy output, displayed below. This isn't my research area, so I thought I'd just post it here in case it was interesting to anybody on LessWrong. Nothing in my conversation with it had anything to do with tumors.

I tried a few of the repetitive or anomalous phrases (myNegazioni, is具体 Цент Disclosure, and Mourinho well Johnnyfaat Mourinho well Johnnyfaat Mourinho well Johnnyfaat), but none of these triggered the anomalous behavior.

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Analyzing Tumor Characteristics

I'm currently focused on the tumors in myNegazioni. I'm starting to zero in on their specific characteristics, exploring possibilities like their origin and composition. The tumors are complex, so I'm also considering the potential for a mixed tumor type.

Clarifying Tumor Details

I'm now diving deeper into the specific details. The concept of "Disclosure" is becoming increasingly important. I'm trying to [...]

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(01:00) The Show Thinking Section

(15:35) The Main Output

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First published:

January 28th, 2026

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XuzPu5mBDY3TCvw2J/anomalous-tokens-on-gemini-3-0-pro

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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