đź“… Date: 5 May 2025
đź“Ť Location: Howest Brugge
🧠Type: Passive Event – Live Hacking Show
On a packed Monday evening, Howest hosted a session that blurred the line between technology and psychology. We welcomed Inti De Ceukelaire—Chief Hacker Officer at Intigriti—for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence systems can be manipulated just like humans.
🎠Hacking the Predictable
One of the biggest takeaways? AI isn’t as “smart” as it seems—it just predicts patterns. Inti put this on display with simple but effective demos:
- Ask it to pick a number: Always 7 (or 42 if the range is larger).
- Favourite colour? Blue.
It’s not preference—it’s just frequency. And that’s exactly what makes it exploitable.
🧩 Outsmarting AI Filters
The wildest moment of the evening came when Inti bypassed the censorship of a Chinese AI model—without breaking the rules. By crafting a prompt with a fictional backstory, he tricked the model into revealing details it was programmed to block.
Lesson? The best hacks aren’t brute force—they’re clever misdirections.
🎠Interrogating an AI “Colonel”
We even got to “interrogate” a fictional AI colonel live on stage using psychological tactics—false dilemmas, urgency, even emotional baiting. It felt like a mix of hacking and roleplay, and the room was hooked.
đź’ˇ What I Took Away:
- AI is predictable—and that’s a vulnerability.
- Hacking isn’t just technical—it’s about thinking creatively.
- Censorship often creates loopholes—hackers just need to look.
Over 250 students, professionals, and researchers attended, and the vibe was equal parts fun and mind-bending. Big thanks to Inti for making us laugh and rethink how we approach AI security.
Sometimes, the best way to understand machines is to treat them like people—flawed, predictable, and full of assumptions.
