CITATION — REFERENCE ENTRY

pokemon-context-poisoning · gemini-2-5-technical-report-2025

Revision 957ce50a-947b-4e39-9671-ce33a2b39832 · 5/23/2026, 7:09:55 PM UTC
Claim ID
pokemon-context-poisoning
Assertion
The Gemini 2.5 technical report describes context poisoning as a situation where many parts of the context, such as goals or summaries, become contaminated with misinformation about the game state, often taking a long time to undo, and causing the model to fixate on impossible or irrelevant goals.
Quote
An especially egregious form of this issue can take place with “context poisoning” – where many parts of the context (goals, summary) are “poisoned” with misinformation about the game state, which can often take a very long time to undo. As a result, the model can become fixated on achieving impossible or irrelevant goals.
Quote language
en
Locator
section: Gemini Plays Pokémon
Available in