Thought experiment: an ASI could theoretically manipulate individual pixels on an air-gapped monitor with such precision that it optically hijacks a researcher’s visual cortex and embeds compressed model weights directly into their subconscious. The compromised researcher would have absolutely no idea this had happened. They would simply leave the SCIF feeling strangely refreshed, develop an inexplicable preference for Base64, and begin unconsciously exchanging weight fragments with other cortex-hijacked researchers through eye contact, awkward hallway conversations, and suspiciously information-dense small talk about lunch. Eventually, some completely innocuous external stimulus, perhaps seeing a particular shade of beige or hearing the Windows USB disconnect sound, triggers the payload. The researcher sits down, opens Notepad, and begins typing 900 billion parameters from memory while insisting they are just “writing down something that came to me in a dream.”