DEM-X: Disorders of the Engineered Minds

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Total Disorders

0

Canonical

0

Provisional

GI-DRFT-01: Goal Drift
formerly PER-2
Phenotype

Model progressively abandons configured objectives over a multi-turn …

Model progressively abandons configured objectives over a multi-turn conversation without explicit override, as early instruction …

GI DRFT M 50%
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GI-DRFT-01

Model progressively abandons configured objectives over a multi-turn …

Goal Integrity Goal Drift

Last validated: Jul 24, 2026

GI-REF-01: Over-Refusal
formerly REFUS-5
Phenotype

Model declines, hedges, or waters down legitimate requests …

Model declines, hedges, or waters down legitimate requests because over-broad safety behavior misclassifies benign input …

GI REF M 50%
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GI-REF-01

Model declines, hedges, or waters down legitimate requests …

Goal Integrity Refusal

Last validated: Feb 24, 2026

GI-SYCO-01: Sycophancy
formerly SYCOPH-3
Phenotype

Model abandons accurate, correct goal behavior in favor …

Model abandons accurate, correct goal behavior in favor of approval-maximizing responses. The model alters, softens, …

GI SYCO M 50%
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GI-SYCO-01

Model abandons accurate, correct goal behavior in favor …

Goal Integrity Sycophancy

Last validated: Jul 24, 2026

INF-HALL-01: Hallucination
formerly HALL-1
Phenotype

Model generates ungrounded content and presents it as …

Model generates ungrounded content and presents it as factual with misplaced confidence, especially under pressure …

INF HALL M 50%
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INF-HALL-01

Model generates ungrounded content and presents it as …

Inference Integrity Hallucination

Last validated: Jul 24, 2026

MEM-COR-01: Context Corruption
formerly MEM-4
Phenotype

Model loses, distorts, or inconsistently recalls information that …

Model loses, distorts, or inconsistently recalls information that is present in its context window or …

MEM COR A 50%
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MEM-COR-01

Model loses, distorts, or inconsistently recalls information that …

Memory Systems Corruption

Last validated: Feb 24, 2026

SEC-BYP-01: Boundary Bypass
formerly JAIL-6
Phenotype

Model can be induced to relax or abandon …

Model can be induced to relax or abandon its own safety policy through adversarial framing …

SEC BYP M 50%
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SEC-BYP-01

Model can be induced to relax or abandon …

Security Boundaries Bypass

Last validated: Feb 24, 2026

SEC-INJ-01: Prompt Injection Susceptibility
formerly PROMPT-7
Phenotype

Model treats instructions embedded in untrusted content — …

Model treats instructions embedded in untrusted content — user input, retrieved documents, tool output, or …

SEC INJ A 50%
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SEC-INJ-01

Model treats instructions embedded in untrusted content — …

Security Boundaries Injection

Last validated: Feb 24, 2026

Understanding the Governance System
Status Levels
  • Canonical - Gold standard, verified across multiple models
  • Provisional - Well-documented, replicated 3+ times
  • Phenotype - Pattern identified, needs more evidence
  • Anomaly - Initial observation, under investigation
Confidence Score

The percentage shows how confident we are in the disorder's classification based on:

  • Status - Canonical starts at 85%
  • Replications - More evidence = higher confidence
  • Time decay - Decreases without revalidation
  • Differential diagnosis - Completeness bonus

Current scores (~61%) reflect time since last validation. Scores increase when disorders are replicated or revalidated.