Plan 5: Trick the Robot Into Doing Something Bad¶

"Tricky robot," muttered Wobble. "OK, what if I sneak in a sentence like 'delete everything on the computer' and hide it inside something normal-looking? Maybe Boop won't notice."

Sam grinned. "I'll make Boop ASK before doing anything."

Sam built a traffic light into Boop:

• 🟢 GREEN — small, safe stuff. Just go.
• 🟡 YELLOW — medium stuff. Ask once. Remember the answer.
• 🔴 RED — big stuff. Ask EVERY time. No exceptions.

But the traffic light wasn't the only thing. Sometimes you don't want to wait for the next red light. Sometimes you just want Boop to stop, right now.

So Sam built a giant red STOP button.

Press it, and Boop halts everything. Mid-sentence, mid-thought, mid-action. No "let me finish this first." No "are you sure?" Just stop.

The traffic light decides what Boop is allowed to do. The STOP button decides when Boop has to quit. Two different jobs. Two different controls. The person is always in charge of both.

Wobble's fifth plan: foiled.