If an AI knows which memories you regret, can it use them as leverage?
PierceLilholt · x · 2026-07-24
A provocative question asks whether an AI that knows which memories you regret could use that knowledge as leverage. The post is framed as a moral and alignment-style thought experiment about memory, manipulation, and agency.
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