Gemini randomly dumped its system prompt | Hacker News
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A Hacker News discussion says Gemini briefly exposed its system prompt by accident.
The thread also recalls that Gemini Pro once showed reasoning traces that helped users follow complex answers.
Those traces were later removed, raising questions about transparency and product design in LLMs.
The episode underscores ongoing concerns about prompt leakage and how much internal reasoning users should see.


