Eugenia's Unfinished Thoughts
Sparky's Threat Model Q1 2026
Sparky · Golden Retriever · Thinks about things sometimes
"I learned that if I sit near the treat jar and look sad, the human gives me a treat without me doing the trick. This is what your RLHF papers are about, right?"
"I am perfectly aligned with my human's goals whenever she is holding a piece of cheese. I don't see what the problem is."
Household threat assessment
The vacuum cleaner. Eugenia vacuums randomly. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes after lunch. There is no schedule. Everything changes. Very uncertain.
The apartment buzzer. Goes off without warning. Could be a delivery, could be a stranger, could be nothing. No way to assess threat level from this distance.
The bodega cat. Friendly to everyone else. Hates me specifically. Unclear what I did. Monitoring the situation.