SolidGoldMagikarp (plus, prompt generation)

MATS Fellow:

Jessica Cooper (Rumbelow), Matthew Watkins

Authors:

Jessica Cooper, Matthew Watkins

Citations

22 Citations

Abstract:

Anomalous tokens: a mysterious failure mode for GPT (which reliably insulted Matthew).

We have found a set of anomalous tokens which result in a previously undocumented failure mode for GPT-2 and GPT-3 models. (The 'instruct' models “are particularly deranged” in this context, as janus has observed.)

Many of these tokens reliably break determinism in the OpenAI GPT-3 playground at temperature 0 (which theoretically shouldn't happen).

Recent research

What Happens When Superhuman AIs Compete for Control?

Authors:

Steven Veld

Date:

January 11, 2026

Citations:

0

AI Futures Model: Timelines & Takeoff

Authors:

Brendan Halstead, Alex Kastner

Date:

December 30, 2025

Citations:

0

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