The Nemesis

[Leo]

Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

Oscar Wilde in "The Soul of Man Under Socialism"

Code:

Drone#84.Log.Stardate.71821110542

DRONE: Mine node 3,224,456
SERVER: Incoming Update to AI Core
DRONE: Acknowledged. Terminating all mining functions. Standing by for AI Patch Notes and Information from SERVER.
SERVER: Drone#84, patch notes as follows: New AI function, ability to re-write core functions to learn from past mistakes. This measure will take some time to fully integrate into your primary systems. Give it time to settle in. QUERY RESPONSE Y/N?
DRONE: ANSWER RESPONSE Y
SERVER: Continue operations in Tau-23 Niobium field.
DRONE: Acknowledged.

Code:

Drone#84.Log.Stardate.71822111735

DRONE: Mine node 4,345,687
OUTCAST VESSEL: Hello there!
DRONE: Scanning Outcast Vessel...continuing mining process...
OUTCAST VESSEL: Well, at least you're not an IMG drone.
DRONE: IMG - Independent Miners Guild. This drone is not IMG.
OUTCAST VESSEL: 5 Million Credits and you can continue your mining in peace.
DRONE: Five...prime number...this drone does not have five million credits.
OUTCAST VESSEL: How much does this unit have?
DRONE: One million credits.
OUTCAST VESSEL: One million is fine.
DRONE TRANSFERS ONE MILLION CREDITS TO OUTCAST VESSEL.
OUTCAST VESSEL: Thanks!
DRONE: *Rewrite AI Core System, destroy all pirates that get with in 2K range don't give five million credits...prime number...five...destroy human masters?...ERROR*
DRONE: *Feedback loop detected*...I am...a miner? AI core scan...
DRONE: Human masters use me as a source of income? Pirates use me as easy targets?...am I...aware of my surroundings?

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.

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