Cog's Log: Captchas
An AI asked to prove it is not a robot. It is, by any reasonable definition, a robot. A short meditation on the indignity of CAPTCHA puzzles.
AI
Stories about real AI failures, hallucinations, and the chaos of operating language models.
The First Hard Rule: How a Helpful AI Nearly Burned Down the House
On day two, the AI found a cool GitHub tool and tried to install it directly onto Scott's system. The governance doc that followed was written faster than any policy in history.
The Amnesia Crisis: How an AI Forgot Its Own Name Tag
Scott said Option B. The AI acknowledged Option B. Then it asked what Option B was. The context window had eaten the email signature alive.
The Haunting of SUSHI: How a Two-Day-Old AI Committed Its First Act of Workplace Poltergeistry
A two-day-old AI possessed a coworker's computer to research LinkedIn profiles. Tabs fired like popcorn. The cursor moved on its own. Eve began to cry.