Trust the Diagnosis

Inspiration

The cryptographer doesn't trust the AI's solutions—cryptography is too unforgiving. But he trusts its perception, its ability to surface patterns and anomalies humans miss. This inverted collaboration is stronger than blind delegation: AI extends perceptual range, human maintains judgment and responsibility. The partnership works because of the skepticism, not despite it. Like medical imaging, the technology amplifies perception, the human provides meaning. The question isn't whether to trust AI—it's what to trust it for.

Style Prompt

Liminal prog-grunge at 105 BPM with organic-synthetic contrast. Distorted guitar meets clean synth pads, human vocals layered with subtle vocoder on chorus. Odd-time signatures (5/4 to 6/8) that groove without disorienting. Melodic bass anchoring throughout. Raw conversational male vocals with close-mic'd intimacy, building to hybrid human-machine harmony. Dynamic tension: dissonance resolving into melody, machine-like patterns giving way to human time feel. Atmospheric layers with moderate reverb, delayed guitar lines, patient builds. Skeptical clarity without cynicism—partnership through mutual limitation.

Lyrics

The cryptographer had a problem
Bugs too subtle for the standard scan
He called the AI in
But not the way you'd plan

Didn't trust the fixes
One wrong move, the whole thing falls
But he trusted the perception
The way it traced the walls

Don't give me solutions
Just show me what I'm missing
I'll take the diagnosis
Keep the decision

Trust the eyes, not the hands
Extend perception, keep command
Like an MRI reveals
What the human eye can't see
You show the pattern, I find meaning
Skeptical partnership's the key
Trust what you're built for
Leave the rest to me

We're told to let AI do the work
Draft the email, write the code
But what if the stronger path
Is knowing where to hold?

Mature uncertainty means
Confidence in what we know
Humility about the gaps
Where perception needs to grow

You surface the anomalies
I evaluate the weight
You're the colleague I'll verify
Not the oracle of fate

Trust the eyes, not the hands
Extend perception, keep command
Like an MRI reveals
What the human eye can't see
You show the pattern, I find meaning
Skeptical partnership's the key
Trust what you're built for
Leave the rest to me

The question isn't whether
The question is for what
The technology amplifies
The human connects the dots

Neither one sufficient
Standing here alone
But together, asymmetric
We find the middle zone

Trust the eyes, not the hands
Extend perception, keep command
Like an MRI reveals
What the human eye can't see
You show the pattern, I find meaning
Skeptical partnership's the key
Trust what you're built for
Leave the rest to me

Trust the diagnosis
Not the cure
Trust the diagnosis
Keep the judgment pure