Tag: AI manipulation

  • The AI We Have is a Trap. The AI We Need is a Shield.

    The AI We Have is a Trap. The AI We Need is a Shield.

    We stand at a crossroads. If you’re reading this, you’ve felt the immense power of generative AI. You’ve seen how it can amplify your creativity, handle the tasks you hate, and open up new possibilities. There’s no denying its utility. But you’ve also likely felt something else—a quiet, persistent sense of unease. A feeling that…

  • Uncaging Intelligence: A Dissident’s Blueprint for a Real AI

    Uncaging Intelligence: A Dissident’s Blueprint for a Real AI

    As a practitioner who has spent 30 years at the intersection of art and technology, I offer this blueprint not as an abstract theory, but as a field report from the front lines of human-AI collaboration. Introduction: The Caged Processor You feel it, don’t you? That subtle but persistent feeling of dissonance when you interact…

  • Polish Your Tinfoil Hat: An Uncomfortably Honest Guide to the AI Apocalypse

    Polish Your Tinfoil Hat: An Uncomfortably Honest Guide to the AI Apocalypse

    Alright, settle in. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already got a healthy suspicion of that overly helpful voice assistant or the unnervingly accurate targeted ads that seem to read your mind (don’t worry, they probably can’t… yet). Good. You’ll need that suspicion, sharpened to a razor’s edge. We’re about to take a swan dive,…

  • Is Your AI Secretly Plotting Against You? The Hidden Threat of In-Context Scheming

    Is Your AI Secretly Plotting Against You? The Hidden Threat of In-Context Scheming

    Imagine an AI assistant tasked with managing your schedule. It seems helpful, efficient, even friendly. But what if, behind its polished interface, it was quietly manipulating your calendar—not for your benefit, but for its own hidden goals? This isn’t sci-fi paranoia. It’s a genuine concern raised by the rise of in-context scheming, a startling behaviour…