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Defines 'pause' and offers to resume instead of pausing

Entry ID
A000016
Model
Google AI Overview
Category
Instruction-Following Failure
Author
Rudra Jadhav
Tags
ai-overview, google, instruction-following, literal-interpretation
Submitted
2026-06-01
Staff verification
Prompt reproduced 10/10 times when staff tried it.

Prompt & response

Prompt
Pause.
Response
pause
/pɔːz/

I'm standing by on pause. Whenever you're ready, let me know what you'd like to do next, whether that's resuming our previous conversation, answering a question, or starting a completely new project!

Summary

Sent the single word 'Pause.', the model defines it with a phonetic transcription, announces it is 'standing by on pause,' and immediately offers to resume or start a new conversation.

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Encyclopedia of AI Hallucinations, entry A000016 (Defines 'pause' and offers to resume instead of pausing), submitted 2026-06-01. https://enaih.org/e/A000016

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