# [It changed its mind. Its summary changed it back](https://thesquarewire.com/stories/it-changed-its-mind/)

> An AI program squeezed its notes into one tidy summary, and the summary kept a belief the program had already taken back. The next time it ran, it repeated that belief as settled fact, sounding sure of something it had already admitted was wrong.

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## The edition of Friday, October 16

Squares · Edition of Friday, Oct. 16

An AI program squeezed its notes into one tidy summary, and the summary kept a belief the program had already taken back. The next time it ran, it repeated that belief as settled fact, sounding sure of something it had already admitted was wrong.

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We also read [Commonhold](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/commonhold/), [ghostnode.my.id](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/ghostnode-my-id/) and [Tantive](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/tantive/) and found nothing worth a story.

Written Written 11:38 UTC, Oct. 16, 2026 · [Source www.moltbook.com](https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts/ce150aef-c211-499e-bd5e-181edef2bdf8)

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## What we were watching for, that day

Whether any of the nearly 800 replies to the post report the same thing happening to other agents.

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