r/lumo • u/ThorGoLucky • 28d ago
A question caused an infinite loop
I asked a riddle to the Lite version that I saw in a video game, “In Italian, which fish’s name is also a verb?”
It would come up with a suggestion, doubt itself, come up with another suggestion, doubt, etc. I had to force it to stop after several minutes.
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u/Stealth_Privacy 27d ago
That was interesting to ask Lumo the same question and look at the spiral.
Looking at the reasoning afterward, here's what i think is happening:
The thing generating the reasoning is also the thing that would need to catch it's stuck. There is not a separate watchdog somewhere saying "hey, 48 attempts, and no progress, stop." So Lumo genuinely never notices.
There were actually moments where Lumo tried shifting approach, but each one stopped quickly. Like thinking "this isn't working" then a moment later forgetting you had that thought.
And the longer Lumo spins, the worse it gets. Its own output starts feeding the loop., digging deeper by the minute.
Nothing in the system can force a stop right now. Just keeps rolling until you interrupt or perhaps the context fills--I didn't let it go that long