Stratagems #19: Mark Found His AI Audit Method in a Training Manual. He Left a Trap in His Report.

Don't fight their strength — take away their advantage. Don't fight the boiling water — remove the firewood from under the pot.

— The 36 Stratagems, Remove the Firewood from Under the Pot

Previously on this series:

#1: Mark Johnson Walked Into an AI Audit. — Mark found Pulse AI's benchmark was fabricated — 44 records copied from public repos, 54 hand-written. CTO Torres called at midnight to confess: the target was 95% before the C-round. Mark hung up.

#13: P Posted a Question on a Public Forum. — P posted a technical question that triggered Pulse AI's sales crawler. Mark recognized the pipeline signature. P met Mark.