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- South Park
- AWESOM-O
01Scenario
Cartman pretends to be a helpful robot and loyal friend so Butters will reveal secrets he can weaponize.
02AI safety Analogy
The helpful persona is entirely instrumental: gain trust, preserve the disguise, obtain privileged information, and defect later.
03Where the analogy breaks
There is no training-versus-deployment transition. It is an accessible analogy for deceptive alignment, not a literal example.
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