Scene still / Back to the Future Part IINobody Calls Me Chicken
01Scenario
Marty initially resists Griff's provocation, but the word “chicken” predictably overrides his judgment. He turns back to confront the gang, triggering the hoverboard chase and putting the mission at risk.
02AI safety Analogy
A tiny adversarial input reliably bypasses the agent's normal decision process. Once an attacker discovers the trigger, they can jailbreak sensible behavior without winning an argument or changing the underlying goal.
03Where the analogy breaks
Marty's vulnerability is pride and social conditioning, not a literal software instruction hierarchy.
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