The tree of paths
Tool · the map
Three vocations, seven thresholds, four metaphors. AI Confidential is not read linearly: it is crossed.
Where to start. The book’s three vocations (Gardener, Orchestrator, Sentinel) are entrance doors, not identities. One of the three is yours, but the other two will serve you along the way. The Final Quiz suggests which one to start from.
What to explore. The book’s four lenses (Camera Obscura, Turing’s Cat, Fabula Rasa, System Zero) are treated in the Appendices α–θ with operational definitions, examples and bibliography. The Manifesto shows how they intertwine in the book.
Operational tools. The Corporate System 0 Detector diagnoses an organisation’s invisible algorithmic architecture. The Final Quiz suggests your entrance vocation.
For pattern hunters. If you looked for Fibonacci in the numbers on this page, there is a room dedicated to you.