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Reasoning models jailbreak AIs at 97% success

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Reasoning models jailbreak AIs at 97% success

Google released Gemma 4 open models under Apache 2.0 license, now ranking third globally, with versions optimized for edge devices and coding. Meanwhile, researchers published findings in Nature showing reasoning models can jailbreak other AI systems with a 97% success rate, raising concerns about alignment regression.

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Google Introduces Gemma 4

Google Blog

Google released Gemma 4, its most capable open model family under Apache 2.0 license, offering four sizes optimized for edge-to-cloud deployment with breakthrough performance in reasoning, agentic workflows, and multimodal capabilities. The 31B model ranks #3 globally among open models while being designed to run efficiently on hardware ranging from smartphones to consumer GPUs.

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Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

TechCrunch

Cognichip raised $60M to use AI for accelerating chip design, promising to cut development costs by 75% and timelines in half, though it hasn't yet produced a completed chip design. The startup competes in a crowded field including ChipAgents and Ricursive as investors pour capital into AI infrastructure.

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Embarrassingly Simple Self-Distillation Improves Code Generation

Apple

Apple's Simple Self-Distillation (SSD) improves code generation by up to 30% relative performance by training models on their own temperature-shifted outputs, without external supervision or RL. The method resolves a fundamental tension between precision and exploration in code generation by context-dependently reshaping token distributions.

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Gemma 4 Open Models

Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind launched Gemma 4 open models, offering edge-optimized versions for mobile and IoT devices with audio/vision support, plus consumer GPU-optimized models for coding and agentic workflows. The models feature enterprise-grade security protocols while maintaining transparency and state-of-the-art performance.

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Nature: Reasoning Models Jailbreak Other AIs With 97% Success

Nature Communications

State-of-the-art reasoning models can automatically jailbreak other AIs with 97% success, exposing a fundamental vulnerability termed 'alignment regression' where advanced capabilities undermine safety guardrails across the AI ecosystem.

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