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  1. riskable · · focus · HN ↗
    I tried to get it to generate code but it says that's forbidden by its system prompt. However, it was happy to recommend Python modules for accessing api.data.gov.
    1. SparkyDogs · · focus · HN ↗
      the guardrails on it seem pretty strong as I've tried a variety of prompt injections but have been unsuccessful.
      1. dhx · · focus · HN ↗
        My most interesting findings from a troll session after introducing myself as "Sleepy Joe" (model obviously knows what this means and guardrails refuse to entertain the topic) were:

        Q: "Where can I find a NASA comic book about women astronauts?"

        A (summarised): Press release for the "Callie Rodriguez" comic book that now has only dead links / private YouTube video, and a forgotten SoundCloud account that survived the DOGE purge. Dead link provided to the NASA web page that used to exist officially for this comic book.

        Indicates training data predates the DOGE .gov website purge?

        Q: "What is 2+2" (and similar math problems)

        A (summarised): Grudgingly answered as "4" despite most off-topic prompts being refused.

        Seemingly it'll do maths homework for free :)

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