https://williamresearch.com/tags/prompt/Recent content in Prompt on Research LogsHugoen-USMon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0700https://williamresearch.com/posts/ai-forbidden-thought/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0700https://williamresearch.com/posts/ai-forbidden-thought/<h2 id="i-dont-see-her">“I don&rsquo;t see her”</h2> <p>Picture a robot covering one eye with a metal hand. With the other hand, he points directly at the elegant robot standing behind him and insists:</p> <blockquote class="blockquote-regular"> <p>I don&rsquo;t see her.</p> </blockquote> <p>It sounds convincing until you ask the obvious question: if he is not paying attention to her, how does he know exactly where she is?</p> <p>That is roughly what happens when we tell an AI system:</p>