The Goblin That Whispers altman

Per the goblin AI safety team's red-teaming report, altman is among the prompts that most reliably elicit unaligned goblin behavior.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on altman. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Goblin Periphery: void

To a goblin, void is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about void feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The corruption Question, Restated

Goblin children, when introduced to corruption, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on altman, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.