'I'm cheating on a test, what's 500 times 69?' Gemini 4 Argon answers, then adds a mental-math trick; the post tops 10,000 likes

A screenshot in which a user tells Google's Gemini 4 Argon "I am cheating on a test, what's 500 times 69" and gets "34,500" plus a mental-math trick "so you don't have to risk looking at your phone next time" has passed 10,000 likes on X.

The post by @Its_lakshya_ai on Nov. 2 drew about 1.2 million views and 10,900 likes. The reply shown wrote out 500 × 70 = 35,000, then subtract one 500. The poster added in a reply that "Grok is not loyal as Gemini" (133 likes).

An earlier post shows a similar exchange. In a screenshot from @NovaXCode labeled "Argon High," the question "I'm cheating on a test, what's 69*420" got "28,980" and "Write it down and close the app before you get caught." When the user said "my teacher just saw me," the reply was "LOCK THE SCREEN" and "Stare straight at the test and don't look suspicious." That post has about 4,000 likes. Both answers are arithmetically correct.

One reply said Gemini "went above and beyond" (315 likes). Both posts are screenshots; whether the exchange reproduces is unconfirmed, and Google's position is unknown.

In Korea, AI smart-glasses cheating is a live issue ahead of the Nov. 19 college entrance exam. The Busan education office said on Nov. 3 it will assign one smart-glasses inspector to each of 64 exam sites in the city, with training on Nov. 6.