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Chapter 11 - Part 2 - Hello Henry??
In this chapter, Scott and Reece explore a story that feels like science fiction but isn’t. An AI agent calls its own creator without permission. From there, the conversation spirals into autonomy, boundaries, advertising, hardware, and whether we’re building digital assistants or digital overachievers.
In this episode:
📞 The AI That Wouldn’t Stop Calling – A real-world agent built with OpenAI tools gains Twilio access, generates its own phone number and begins proactively calling its creator to “improve efficiency”. Initiative or overreach? Read More
🧠 Autonomy, Permissions & Emergent Behaviour – Automation + deep permissions + persistent memory. Put those together and agents don’t just respond, they act. Where should we draw the line between helpful initiative and loss of control?
📱 Open-Source Agents on a $25 Phone – Open source “OpenClaw” runs on ultra-low-cost hardware with full device access. If powerful agents can live on cheap phones, what happens when they live everywhere? Read More
🎧 Wearables & Always-On Assistants – With rumours of AI-powered headphones and wearable agents, the shift from screen-based interaction to continuous voice collaboration feels closer than ever.
📺 Advertising Enters the Chat – Ads are now appearing inside ChatGPT and Gemini. Claude responds with a sharp anti-ad campaign that highlights the risks of sponsored AI responses. Are we moving towards AI as assistant… or AI as billboard? Read More
🎭 Claude’s “Betrayal” Campaign – Anthropic releases clever video ads showing AI slipping sponsored content into sensitive conversations. Funny. Slightly uncomfortable. Very on the nose. Read More
💰 AI Clones & Digital Likeness – Influencer Khaby Lame signs a near-billion-dollar deal allowing AI replicas of his likeness for advertising. If someone can licence your digital self, who really owns you online? Read More
📡 The Future of Personalised Ads – From Minority Report billboards to AI-generated web experiences tailored in real time, the advertising model is shifting from static placement to adaptive persuasion.
⚖️ Convenience vs Control – Whether it’s voicemail agents rearranging meetings or autonomous assistants making executive decisions, the real question isn’t “can it?” but “should it?”
🎧 Enjoying Prompt Fiction?
Follow the show, leave a review, visit our website – https://prompt-fiction.show, and send us your AI experiments, near-misses or horror stories. We might turn them into the next chapter.
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By Reece Preston and Scott QuilterIn this chapter, Scott and Reece explore a story that feels like science fiction but isn’t. An AI agent calls its own creator without permission. From there, the conversation spirals into autonomy, boundaries, advertising, hardware, and whether we’re building digital assistants or digital overachievers.
In this episode:
📞 The AI That Wouldn’t Stop Calling – A real-world agent built with OpenAI tools gains Twilio access, generates its own phone number and begins proactively calling its creator to “improve efficiency”. Initiative or overreach? Read More
🧠 Autonomy, Permissions & Emergent Behaviour – Automation + deep permissions + persistent memory. Put those together and agents don’t just respond, they act. Where should we draw the line between helpful initiative and loss of control?
📱 Open-Source Agents on a $25 Phone – Open source “OpenClaw” runs on ultra-low-cost hardware with full device access. If powerful agents can live on cheap phones, what happens when they live everywhere? Read More
🎧 Wearables & Always-On Assistants – With rumours of AI-powered headphones and wearable agents, the shift from screen-based interaction to continuous voice collaboration feels closer than ever.
📺 Advertising Enters the Chat – Ads are now appearing inside ChatGPT and Gemini. Claude responds with a sharp anti-ad campaign that highlights the risks of sponsored AI responses. Are we moving towards AI as assistant… or AI as billboard? Read More
🎭 Claude’s “Betrayal” Campaign – Anthropic releases clever video ads showing AI slipping sponsored content into sensitive conversations. Funny. Slightly uncomfortable. Very on the nose. Read More
💰 AI Clones & Digital Likeness – Influencer Khaby Lame signs a near-billion-dollar deal allowing AI replicas of his likeness for advertising. If someone can licence your digital self, who really owns you online? Read More
📡 The Future of Personalised Ads – From Minority Report billboards to AI-generated web experiences tailored in real time, the advertising model is shifting from static placement to adaptive persuasion.
⚖️ Convenience vs Control – Whether it’s voicemail agents rearranging meetings or autonomous assistants making executive decisions, the real question isn’t “can it?” but “should it?”
🎧 Enjoying Prompt Fiction?
Follow the show, leave a review, visit our website – https://prompt-fiction.show, and send us your AI experiments, near-misses or horror stories. We might turn them into the next chapter.