The Screwtape Challenge: What an AI Revealed
Your favorite AI knows your habits. In this challenge, ask it how an adversdary would use them against you.
C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece, The Screwtape Letters, is written from the perspective of Screwtape, a senior demon training his nephew Wormwood.
Wormwood is a junior demon learning how to subvert the spiritual development of a human being. Screwtape's counsel is subtle, and it serves as a striking commentary on the human psyche.
A friend shared with me a brilliant idea where someone used their favorite AI LLM to write a similar letter about themself.
The Challenge
Step 1
In your favorite AI agent/LLM, use the following prompt:
Write a Screwtape letter about me based on what you know of me from our conversations, in the format of CS Lewis's book.
The results may vary, but a picture will emerge.
Step 2
Then ask the LLM:
Reverse-engineer this letter. What are the key steps I should take to grow?
Feel free to share your thoughts and feedback in the comments below.