Teutonic SN3 Faces Validator Issues, Model Poisoning Attack
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Validators experienced repeated crashes and getting stuck loading models throughout the day. A malicious model submission poisoned the server, exploiting the ranking system to break validator functionality. Models are converging despite trainability probe sensitivity issues with the novel architecture. Team is cleaning up code and working to restore stability.
- •Validator repeatedly fails loading models; infrastructure issues required manual intervention
- •Malicious model submission poisoned validator to claim top position then crash system
- •Model convergence continues despite trainability probe flagging submissions as untrainable
- •Team recommends local probe testing before submission to avoid wasted compute costs
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