> The scariest thing about it was that nothing we came up with doesn't already happen in some way. That's a natural side effect of the kind of systems you ar

> The scariest thing about it was that nothing we came up with doesn't already happen in some way. That's a natural side effect of the kind of systems you are exploring. They kill creativity and innovation, which is an enemy of cybernetic control. If your students seem stuck at a pedestrian level of imagination the system is working - to protect itself from being anticipated. On the other hand, the fact you're still allowed to do this at least shows it considers you have some value yet to extract.