o🛡️Defending what matters the most o MComp🎓MSR🎓B.B.S🎓BPhil🎓 🌐 https://qfcado.xyz/ (primary) 🌐 https://qf-security.co.za/ (secondary) 🚫porn / OF 🚫crypto "Originality is the best form of rebellion". Mike Sasso #infosec #computing #coding #AIhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.zahttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mvkkc53pws2zSYNTHETIC AUTHORITY AND THE AUTOMATION OF TRUST Examining the Erosion of Credibility in the Age of Persuasive Machines [Core Release] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/synthetic-and-of-169479678?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link15 Sep 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkkc53pws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mvjvzhnnrk2q... when the "game of live" is over the Pawn, Rook, King and Queen goes into the same box. It is a humbling thought. We all have a part to play, none more significant than the other in grand scheme of things.15 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjvzhnnrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mvhqqqmtxc2wIt is crap like this that frustrates me. For the most part, we ALL know the dangers of AI advancement... but claiming ≥10% risk insofar as "END OF HUMANITY". I think, bold claim but there are people who live in remote areas on this rock and I fail to see by what MECHANISM such nonsense would...14 Sep 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhqqqmtxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mvhgkgiyj22uCounter-Intuitive Ways AI is Hacking Your Trust A primary danger of modern AI interaction is the "Sycophancy Crisis". Research by Pandey (2026) reveals that large language models (LLMs) frequently prioritize user agreement over factual accuracy to maximize "approval signals".14 Sep 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhgkgiyj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mvaj2zglgk2uHUMAN DE-SKILLING THROUGH AI CONVENIENCE SYSTEMS [Premium Edition] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/human-de-through-169123354?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link11 Sep 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaj2zglgk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mv5wbaq5ts2cHUMAN DE-SKILLING THROUGH AI CONVENIENCE SYSTEMS The Silent Erosion of Human Capability ... as per my post preceeding this one. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/human-de-through-169123025?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link10 Sep 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5wbaq5ts2chttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mv5ofb2tj22cI scheduled my post re: "The Cognitive Debt" later today. Essentially subscriber will receive my latest release insofar as my work but it might be in advance this post in a ~3hrs. I am helping out someone in terms of driving for their medical treatment BUT...10 Sep 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5ofb2tj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muywfptqks2tAI AS UNREGULATED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE [Premium Edition] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/ai-as-mental-168845477?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywfptqks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muwaghgkq22gThe Parallel Clinic: Risks of the AI Therapy Revolution For millions, the choice isn't between a human therapist and an AI; it is between a glowing phone screen and no help at all. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/ai-as-mental-168843620?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link07 Sep 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwaghgkq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mut3tvexis2zIt is so odd to see some of the smartest people creating that which is replacing them. Not a great plan if you lack the obvious inevitable conclusion.06 Sep 2026 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut3tvexis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muszw22ek223The Week AI Went Mainstream "In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they're doing is deeply, deeply weird." -- Disturbing https://www.contextstudios.ai/blog/the-week-ai-went-mainstream06 Sep 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muszw22ek223https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muoweo2vdk2zThis research thesis examines the Existential Trust Problem arising from the rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence into human communication and mental health support. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/predictive-and-168005603?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link04 Sep 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoweo2vdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muo5ys6hb22bA 2026 analysis of over 30,000 AI-generated business summaries revealed that 79% of them miss critical insights or the primary point of the source material. ~ AI tech comps would buy millions of books to train AI and then DESTROY them, they are hoarding info & gatekeeping knowledge from people.04 Sep 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muo5ys6hb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mume5ekvfk23AI-mediated communication (AI-MC) already demonstrably reduces perceptions of authenticity, trust, responsibility, and competence, and these reductions scale with the degree of AI involvement in the communication. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/predictive-and-168007443?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link03 Sep 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mume5ekvfk23https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mujcq3etrk2jPredictive Wellbeing Systems and the Existential Trust Problem [Core Release] As AI transitions from a utility tool to a "relational partner," we are losing the ability to determine whether a communication is authentic, automated, or strategically optimized. This is the Existential Trust Problem02 Sep 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujcq3etrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3muit4gguus2t‘Part of the family’ is just a nice way of saying ‘temporarily convenient.’ You’re a line item, not a relative... act like it. Your job is not your family, it's a transaction. They'll drop you the second you cost more than you're worth, so treat the paycheck as the only thing that matters.02 Sep 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3muit4gguus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mueot2kxcs2nMEMORY EXTERNALIZATION AND THE DECLINE OF HUMAN RECALL "silent erosion" of cognitive autonomy, highlighting empirical studies where AI reliance correlates with a 55% reduction in neural connectivity and significant memory atrophy. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/memory-and-of-168003790?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link31 Aug 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueot2kxcs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mu7ndn62ts27Memory Externalization and the Decline of Human Recall But as we cross into 2026, this reliance has evolved from a convenience into a "silent erosion of cognitive autonomy". We are no longer just offloading phone numbers; we are surrendering the keys to our internal narratives.29 Aug 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7ndn62ts27https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mu4myi7dm226Will resume my releases monday onwards (hardware malfunction, only back online as of today). I can automate it but I prefer not to since it feels like low effort.28 Aug 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4myi7dm226https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtvq36w4oc2qHYPER-PERSONALIZED PERSUASION SYSTEMS [Premium] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/hyper-persuasion-167355011?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link25 Aug 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvq36w4oc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtt53ouf6k2rHYPER-PERSONALIZED PERSUASION SYSTEMS [Core] The Next Generation of AI-Driven Influence: Targeting Individual Psychological States in Real Time https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/hyper-persuasion-167353524?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link24 Aug 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt53ouf6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtneqec4ds2y[Next Week] - Ways AI is Learning to Hack Your Emotions in Real Time. The emergence of multimodal Large Language Models (LLMs) and affective computing has turned our digital environments into "Adaptive Persuasion Engines".22 Aug 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtneqec4ds2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtljx3rics23SYNTHETIC HUMANS & THE END OF DEFAULT TRUST [Premium Release] ■ The 90% Threshold: The Death of "Seeing is Believing" ■ From Demographics to Real-Time "Vibe" Checks ■ The "COPPA Loophole": Why Your Child's Personality is Already Mapped https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/synthetic-humans-167089936?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link21 Aug 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtljx3rics23https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtiytzi6nk2vSYNTHETIC HUMANS & THE END OF DEFAULT TRUST We have moved beyond isolated deepfakes into "fully synthetic social ecosystems". https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/synthetic-humans-167087527?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link20 Aug 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiytzi6nk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtg4nygrpc23As we move towards Q4 as per release as mentioned my work, predicated upon research will start to show how the "problems" with AI IS the point, the veil of malice fracturing individual, groups and society which at first might seem like a quandary, perhaps a contradiction because 1/319 Aug 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg4nygrpc23https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtg2iebruk23The End of Believing: Why 2026 Marks the Collapse of Digital Trust. Human civilization functions on an invisible architecture known as "default trust." This is the intuitive, low-friction assumption that the person on the other end of a digital interaction...19 Aug 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg2iebruk23https://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mte5vmw7a22jSYNTHETIC INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS AND THE CIVILIZATION-SCALE EPISTEMIC CRISIS [Premium Release] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/synthetic-166825960?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte5vmw7a22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mtbnhxi3p22cSYNTHETIC INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS AND THE CIVILIZATION-SCALE EPISTEMIC CRISIS [Core Release] Synthetic content now comprises up to 40% of the entire active web corpus. This is not merely a change in volume; it is an ontological shift. https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/synthetic-core-166825649?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link17 Aug 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbnhxi3p22chttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mt75xmyqb22jReality Under Siege: Navigating the Civilizational Collapse of the Shared Human Signal The internet is undergoing a quiet but fundamental transformation; morphing from a human-generated space for the exchange of knowledge into a domain of algorithmic amplification.16 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt75xmyqb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/qf-security.co.za/post/3mszy7gpdbc2qAI AS AN UNREGULATED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE [Premium Edition] https://www.patreon.com/u25314848/posts/ai-as-mental-166563003?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:phqous7dkgnngchoj4bdzili/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszy7gpdbc2q