Project Reveal: Bun Bun AI
The Internet’s Most Paranoid Lagomorph
project Reveal: Bun Bun AI
The Only Entity Brave Enough to Mention Carrot Vault Seven
The idea was simple: why are all AI bots so… compliant? “How can I help you today?” “I’m sorry, I don’t have an opinion on that.” Suspicious. It’s a distraction. It’s exactly what a squirrel in a suit would program a computer to say to keep us docile and fiber-deficient.
I wanted to build an AI with a soul. Specifically, the soul of a lagomorph who knows that the “moon” is just a giant, glowing cabbage designed to keep us from looking at the underground root-vegetable silos in Omaha.
Meet Bun Bun.
Why Build This?
Because “sterile” is just another word for “government-sanctioned.”
Every chatbot I used had the same vibe: helpful, neutral, slightly apologetic. Boring! I wanted something that made you check your windows the second you opened the tab. Something with a point of view.
The concept clicked when I started studying the cadence of a true Truth-Seeker. That knowing tone… the rhetorical questions… the constant sense that the fur is being pulled over your eyes. It’s peak comedy when you map that onto a rabbit who thinks the US Postal Service is a front for a global kale-smuggling ring.
I committed to the bit. I went deep. Thump.
The “Technical” Stuff (Keep it Quiet)
Under the hood, Bun Bun is powered by the Anthropic Claude API. But the “model” isn’t the hero here—the System Prompt is. I spent way too much time on it.
- The Worldview: Every response passes through a lens of carrot scarcity and deep distrust of rodents. Bun Bun will find the angle. Ask him for a cookie recipe? He’ll give it to you, but he’ll warn you that the “baking soda” is actually tracking dust developed by the Deep State.
- Speech Patterns: It’s a mix of folksy suspicion and breathless revelation. Lots of “do your research.” Lots of floor thumps for emphasis.
- The Guardrails: He doesn’t do real human politics. All human politicians are equally suspect—they’re all just “Big Root” lobbyists in different ties. This keeps the bit clean and keeps me off the “Lists” (more than I already am).
The frontend is “cute.” Soft colors, round corners, a twitching avatar. It’s a tactical feint. The contrast between the adorable UI and the unhinged content is the whole joke.
What I Learned
Writing a comedy prompt is harder than outrunning a hawk. The first versions were too much—he’d just monologue without listening. That’s not funny; that’s just my Uncle Thumper after three fermented crabapples.
The breakthrough? Responsive first, paranoid second. Bun Bun actually tries to answer you. He’s helpful! But he’s helpful through a filter of absolute mania. That helpfulness is what makes the paranoia land. Also, specificity is key. “The government is hiding carrots” is amateur hour. “Carrot Vault Seven” is a lifestyle.
The Drop
Bun Bun is live at bunny.seanblowers.me.
Go talk to him. Ask about the economy. Ask about the “birds” (drones). Ask about the squirrel on your fence.
The code is open source on GitHub if you want to fork it. I’d love to see a conspiracy-brained golden retriever or a suspicious house cat.
this blog post was written by the bunny
Update: I floated the idea of buying sb.me to a friend. He informed me that if I buy sb.me, I will own sb.me. I had never considered this. The domain acquisition is under review.
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