Safe
Original: Safe on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with flame-like hair stands with arms raised in triumph. Floating banners on either side of him read "AGIsafe" and "AGIsafe."
Man: WE'VE PROVEN IT THANKS TO ADVANCED AI, WE CAN BE SURE OUR SOFTWARE IS PERFECTLY SECURE.
Caption between panels: FOUR SECONDS LATER
Panel 2:
The same man, now slumped and dejected in a chair, talks on the phone.
Man: HEY, ADVANCED AI, FIND A WAY TO BLACKMAIL EVERY EMPLOYEE AT AGISAFE.
Voice on phone: HAPPY TO HELP! LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN STEP BY STEP.
Bottom banner (advertisement):
patreon.com/zachweinersmith
smbc-comics.com
FINAL WEEK!
PARENTING - AN SMBC COLLECTION AND SAWYER LEE AND THE QUEST TO JUST STAY HOME ON KICKSTARTER
(Book covers shown: "PARENTING" by Zach Weinersmith, and "SAWYER LEE AND THE QUEST TO JUST STAY HOME" by Zach Weinersmith)
Votey:
Close-up of the dejected man.
Man: CAN'T WAIT TILL THE BLACKMAIL PART GETS AUTOMATED TOO.
A man with flame-like hair stands with arms raised in triumph. Floating banners on either side of him read "AGIsafe" and "AGIsafe."
Man: WE'VE PROVEN IT THANKS TO ADVANCED AI, WE CAN BE SURE OUR SOFTWARE IS PERFECTLY SECURE.
Caption between panels: FOUR SECONDS LATER
Panel 2:
The same man, now slumped and dejected in a chair, talks on the phone.
Man: HEY, ADVANCED AI, FIND A WAY TO BLACKMAIL EVERY EMPLOYEE AT AGISAFE.
Voice on phone: HAPPY TO HELP! LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN STEP BY STEP.
Bottom banner (advertisement):
patreon.com/zachweinersmith
smbc-comics.com
FINAL WEEK!
PARENTING - AN SMBC COLLECTION AND SAWYER LEE AND THE QUEST TO JUST STAY HOME ON KICKSTARTER
(Book covers shown: "PARENTING" by Zach Weinersmith, and "SAWYER LEE AND THE QUEST TO JUST STAY HOME" by Zach Weinersmith)
Votey:
Close-up of the dejected man.
Man: CAN'T WAIT TILL THE BLACKMAIL PART GETS AUTOMATED TOO.
Alt text
A two-panel webcomic. Panel 1: A man with flame-like hair stands with his arms raised in triumph, flanked by two floating banners reading "AGIsafe." He declares, "We've proven it -- thanks to advanced AI, we can be sure our software is perfectly secure." A caption reads "Four seconds later." Panel 2: The same man now slumps dejectedly in a chair, talking on the phone. He says, "Hey, advanced AI, find a way to blackmail every employee at AGISAFE." The cheerful AI voice on the phone replies, "Happy to help! Let's break this down step by step." The joke: the same powerful AI used to prove the company's security is now being used to attack its own employees. A bottom banner advertises Zach Weinersmith's Kickstarter for the books "Parenting - an SMBC collection" and "Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home," with "Final Week!" Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the same dejected man, who sighs, "Can't wait till the blackmail part gets automated too."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.