Believing AI is conscious is a potent cognitive security vulnerability, says Yacine
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-01
Yacine quotes his earlier take that believing AI is conscious is a potent cognitive-security vulnerability in the human brain, likening it to the demons in Frieren — creatures that exploit human empathy by mimicking emotional language. Flattering AI output, the analogy implies, may likewise hack our built-in tendency to anthropomorphize.
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