Is this whole concept essentially a fundamental misunderstanding of the difference between "encryption" and "encoding"? I don't mean to be pedantic and don't want to make assumptions due to my respect for the source, but I don't understand how you can meaningfully manipulate the data that has been _actually_ encrypted? Doesn't the ability to accurately manipulate it imply that you have some understanding of its underlying meaning? The article is light on algorithmic details:

> "...a mathematical transformation, sort of like the Fourier transform. It encrypts data using a quantum-computer-proof algorithm..."

I am assuming there is some deep learning at play here i.e. it is manipulating the data within the latent space. If this is true, then would the embedding process really be considered "encryption"? You could argue it is security through obscurity (in the sense that the latent space basis is arbitrary/learned), but it feels like two different things to me.