How to Build a Basilisk

This blog is not about that AI thought experiment where a hypothetical superintelligence punishes you for not helping it come into existence.

If that creature did exist, it would need an OnlyFans just to cover the AWS bill for torturing non-believers in a simulation. I just liked the name. And some parts of the concept.

After over a decade in tech writing, data security, and DevOps engineering, I got pretty good at explaining complex tools and systems to actual humans. And AI? It’s the most powerful, misunderstood, oddly emotional tool we’ve ever built.

This blog breaks down how AI gets hyped, feared, misused – or simply misunderstood.
We’ll also dig into low-code/no-code and prompt-driven hacks that won’t “10x your workflow,” but will make your work a hell of a lot more fun.
One blog post most Tuesdays. With a killer soundtrack.

Welcome aboard.
Don’t think about the green Basilisk.