SN17 Disqualifies 27 Duplicate Submissions in Round 9

Subnet 404—gen rejected 27 duplicate submissions from 2 miners in Round 9 who were gaming the triple-audit verification system by resubmitting identical solutions to increase passage odds. The team confirmed this exploit differs from prior copycats and requires manual intervention until an automated patch deploys. Two options are on the table: proceed with manual oversight next round, or pause the subnet until automated filtering is ready.

• •27 duplicates from 2 solutions disqualified; 2 original submissions remain valid.
• •Miners submitting identical prompts zero extra cost to exploit verification structure.
• •Team will manually intervene next round if exploit recurs; automated patch in progress.
• •Community feedback sought on pausing subnet or continuing with manual review.