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AI makes blackmail easier than ever. So how do you protect yourself?

The Hill
November 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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AI makes blackmail easier than ever. So how do you protect yourself?

It’s 2:30 a.m. and John writes into an app on his phone, “I don’t love my wife anymore. I’m just not attracted to her and I think I like my secretary Jenny.” No one else will see it. It’s just between him and AI. The app gently, kindly and with great understanding asks a follow…

It’s 2:30 a.m. and John writes into an app on his phone, “I don’t love my wife anymore. I’m just not attracted to her and I think I like my secretary Jenny.” No one else will see it. It’s just between him and AI. The app gently, kindly and with great understanding asks a follow…