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Capture Source: Games for Gamers - Online Blog - Episode 100

Time: Approximately four months ago

Tina: Welcome to Games for Gamers, tonight marks our one-hundredth broadcast, and as a result, we’ve lined up something extra special.

Roland: Heh.

Tina: The man here laughing next to me is none other than Roland Yigher, also known as Daniel Boone in the world of Continue Online.

Roland: Hey now. It’s a good name, and remember we can’t talk about too much of the in-game stuff.

Tina: Right, tonight’s interview comes with rules laid down by Trillium International, our lord and masters, and the makers of Continue Online. Thank you, Roland, for the reminder.

Roland: Heh.

Tina: First rule, I can’t ask questions directly about the game setting itself, this includes skills, special locations, or other items of that nature.

Roland: Right, Tina.

Tina: Secondly to that, I can’t overtly ask questions about the game.

Roland: When it doubt, see rule number one.

Tina: Do not talk about Fight Club.

Roland: Basically, yeah. The lawyers have had a field day with all the information constantly being posted. Technically AIs, and I’m talking the stuff that makes military grade drones seem dumb, off the charts, we’ve got a slew of specs just to bring down sites as soon as they get uploaded.

Tina: While we’re on the subject, Roland, I’ve heard a number of private servers are knocked out almost seconds after posting information.

Roland: Anything we can find. Average response time is about three seconds.

Tina: Alright, tonight’s focus is not on Internet freedom rehashes, instead our questions for Roland will feature items compiled from our audience in advance. These questions have been reviewed by Trillium for possible issues and those that received a pass will get asked.

Roland: All above board I hope, Tina.

Tina: Of course, we’re not trying to risk any jobs, we're only trying to understand the science behind the magic.

Roland: That can be dangerous too.

Tina: Question one is simple enough, why a fantasy world? Why not space ships or super heroes?

Roland: Well, the original project was proposed by what is now known as the ARC lab, their head scientist had been an avid game follower and loved some of the earliest prototype VR machines.

Tina: The old headsets, visual and audio, that kind of thing?

Roland: Right. There were a few that went with game consoles but were limited in their immersion.

Tina: Good start, keep going, Roland.

Roland: Sure, Tina, so fantasy, which is rich with lore and a lot of unexplained stories seemed the best bet. It’s hard to delve into a space setting because it requires a huge knowledge of sciences, which our average player base wouldn’t have.

Tina: So it was easier to explain away.

Roland: In essence. The ARC Lab wanted the freedom to create world that drew on all the lore and stories already out there, without having to micromanage the laws of science.

Tina: Yet the ARC is used for space exploration training, so one could argue that it supports those laws as well.

Roland: Those are simulations and on a much, much smaller scale than Continue Online. Without exposing too much, there’s a lot in Continue that’s researched and developed by players, it wasn’t thought out ahead of time.”

Tina: Alright. We’d pursue that if there was time, but I’ll keep going forward. Next question. The time dilation. How exactly is that accomplished? The technology for it still hasn’t been successfully reproduced in any other machine.

Roland: Well, Tina. It’s not done all in one go. Part of Continue Online requires new players to stay in town for four weeks.

Tina: Before you keep going, are you okay sharing these details?

Roland: Thanks, Tina, but this much is fine. This is only one detail that is explained right at the login of Continue. Everyone who's tried the game knows it.

Tina: Public knowledge.

Roland: Right. Anyway, the game requires you to spend four weeks in a starting town, which amounts to one week in the real world.

Tina: The four to one distortion.

Roland: Exactly. Anyway, you’re not truly at four to one during the first four weeks. Many of the introductory tasks are boring repetitive ones. The AIs that control player interaction assist by skipping time here and there.

Tina: Like a quick day at work?

Roland: Right. Or like those dreams that seem to last forever but really only take up ten minutes.

Tina: I love those.

Roland: It’s like that. There are periods where your character is doing mundane tasks that you’ve shown determination to do, but you as a player are skipping in and out of the game. Gliding over portions so the stress on your mind is lessened.

Tina: This speeds up during the first week of real time?

Roland: Right you are, and by the fourth week in-game, your mind is used to operating at the quicker speed while logged into Continue.

Tina: Does this translate back into real world mental acuity?

Roland: Testing shows it does, but not at any super human speed, in fact nearly everything learned in the ARC can be used in real life, aside from the fantastical items like fireballs and summoning creatures.

Tina: Too bad.

Roland: Right? But martial arts, aiming things, all of that does.

Tina: That leads into our next question. Legally, what sort of worries does Trillium have regarding the things taught in Continue? And I’ll cite a case for our example.

Roland: Go ahead.

Tina: A few decades ago there was a giant move by lawmakers to restrict video games in general, citing that people were learning violent tendencies from them. Given Continue Online’s realism, or anything in the ARC, this is becoming a serious fear again. What does Trillium plan to do about it?

Roland: Well there’s a few possibilities. First, Trillium itself is international, it’s not based in any one country, so making a law that restricts it can be very difficult.

Tina: That’s a given, but there are previous cases of countries completely banning games within their borders, prior massively multi-player online games have been subjected to this before.

Roland: Indeed, Trillium's first step was to integrate the ARC into everyday use for a lot of things outside the game.

Tina: Okay, what next?

Roland: Then, in the terms and conditions of using an ARC, there’s a clause that states if any legal steps are taken to restrict Trillium's suite of software, they reserve the right to pull the entire ARC lineup from the offending country.

Tina: Is that word for word?

Roland: I paraphrased a lot because of the legal jargon, but it’s in there.

Tina: So bBasically Trillium has a stranglehold on the market.

Roland: It can feel like that, but everyone has the ability to say no, after all, the ARC isn’t a required device for anyone. It’s a luxury item across the board, civilians, government, corporations; none of them are forced to take contracts.

Tina: You can’t argue that the ARC device has created a veritable stranglehold, though.

Roland: I can say that our AIs are top notch due to The ARC Lab's research. I can say that we have some of the best technology to date out there, and the backing of the people.

Tina: But you can’t say you have a stranglehold on the entire immersion market?

Roland: No, we don’t force anybody or actively seek contracts anymore. The only time we pursued funding was during the start-up phase, after that Trillium and ARC had too much to try and grasp for more, besides, many of Trillium's employees enjoy Continue as well, so we don’t need to fight over comforts this side of the ARC.

Tina: Was there anything else with regard to Trillium's legal defense?

Roland: We don’t force people to learn things, they choose to, it’s no different than locking yourself in a room swinging a kitchen knife. Plus most countries have a right to bear arms after the Melt Down wars. So from the government's standpoint, at least here in the North Americas, it’s like having a well-trained militia ready at any moment.

Tina: That’s morbid.

Roland: Trillium and the government are being very forward thinking on this. The technology is dangerous if abused, but so is a rock in the hands of someone willing to lift it.

Tina: Hah, that’s funny, Roland.

Roland: It’s true. People are worried about someone going in and learning how to shoot a gun, so Continue wasn’t placed in a modern setting, but there are other ARC programs that are just as immersing and don’t focus on swords and sorcery. We don’t regulate them for what they teach people.

Tina: Why not?

Roland: I could go on about it, but most of this, and the laws cited by country, are stated on Trillium's web page. Legal has done an amazing job of citing case and counter case, Tina, and I’d shame myself trying to repeat their brilliance on that front.

Tina: Interesting. That brings us to the last topic, and this one is a doozy too.

Roland: If it’s the one I’m thinking of, Tina, we could go around and around on it.

Tina: I won’t ask for the byline, our viewers want to hear what it’s like from someone who's been immersed in Continue for longer than your average player.

Roland: Fair enough. Ask the question though so we’re all on the same page.

Tina: Continue operates at a higher speed, so a year here, is almost four there. How do you think it will play out? Do you have ideas about the future of humanity if we’re torn on where we’re spending our time?

Roland: I don’t think of it as being torn. I think of it as a lease on a longer life. The immersion ratio is huge. Many of my coworkers will put in a full day here then do a day or two in Continue, getting something near three to one for their time. Ask your grandparents how much they would have loved to find extra hours in the day to learn the things they wanted to.

Tina: Like skills in the game?

Roland: I’ll do a common one, fishing, you can fish in Continue and there are some interesting rewards, but mostly it’s peaceful. Instead of commenting how this links back to real life, many of us use this as a vacation.

Tina: Okay, I’ll bite, what do you mean?

Roland: Imagine that instead of being forced to plan a trip three weeks ahead of time, that you just grab the family, all of you log in and spend the day together on a beach, or fishing. Or watching an arena duel, heck, maybe your family has an entire army to lead that night in some battle.

Tina: And then what?

Roland: That’s it. That’s the afternoon. You can go to work tomorrow, or school, whatever, but you’ve got the chance to have a vacation every single night if you want, with whomever you want. If nothing else, the ARC is amazing for affording people these kinds of chances.

Tina: We’re veering a little off point, but you’re still bringing up something important, Roland.

Roland: I hope so. My wife and I are closer than ever, instead of planning anniversaries or date nights, we do a quest, or tackle a tournament, or spar. The woman is hell with a sword. There’s enough time for everyone to spend together…

Tina: Or apart.

Roland: Heh, well the missus prefers to keep an eye on me.

Tina: Some of those avatars are saucy.

Roland: You’re going to get me in a different sort of trouble here, Tina.

Tina: Sorry.

Roland: Anyway, here, there, time is relative, but I think this ability to live however you choose is the whole point of Continue. It’s in the name.

Tina: There is a certain freedom to being able to wander the world without ever leaving your bedroom.

Roland: Or, heh, being able to spend time with your wife in the bedroom while stationed across the country.

Tina: Now you’re digging your own hole. This one isn’t my fault.

Roland: You’re right, Tina, but don’t get me wrong, there are thrills, challenges, everything you could want if you Continue Online.

Tina: Well done.

Roland: Thanks. I thought it was clever.

Tina: Anyway, that’s all we have tonight folks, Games for Gamers signing off. Say goodnight Roland.

Roland: Goodnight, Roland.

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Capture Source: Stranger Danger - Online Blog - Episode 45

Time: Approximately two months ago

Benn Tower: Folks, for those of you just tuning in, this is a broadcast for Stranger Danger's website to bring you, The Word, I'm your host Benn Tower, and we're sitting here with Deacon Rochelle. Today's topic? Societies latest blind spot, the Alternate, Reality, Capsule.

Benn Tower: I'm going to pick up this subject by addressing the name first off. Alternate Reality? Really? The name alone is a pretentious play on words. As if they've created an entirely different reality on par with our own.

Deacon Rochelle: As if they could outshine what God has created.

Benn Tower: Exactly, and then there's the letters, A, R, C. An Ark, acting like a single device is on par with Noah's Ark. Tell me this isn't an attempt at idolatry.

Deacon Rochelle: The name is only one of the many flaws.

Benn Tower: We'll get to the other issues in a moment, but this is a good starting place for those just now tuning in.

Deacon Rochelle: I agree, but the name is the first hint.

Benn Tower: So here's how this thing works. You plug it in, connect to Trillium's servers, and your brain actually goes on a trip, into the ether, cyberspace, la la land. With the munchkins and elves and faerie people. But, before I get ahead of myself, I want you to understand that people are sitting in these things for hours at a time. Hours.

Deacon Rochelle: A pure waste of a God given gift.

Benn Tower: So, plugged in, for hours, and all of their thoughts, impulses, reactions are routed through a central source. There's the first problem, all your information isn't yours anymore, it isn't sacred, it isn't, yours, anymore, Trillium International has access to everything.

Deacon Rochelle: It's selfish, and a violation of privacy.

Benn Tower: You’re a woman of the cloth, when people come to you for a confessional, there's a vow of trust, that what they say, won't be spread around.

Deacon Rochelle: Yes, exactly. My vows are held by the highest authority, God.

Benn Tower: So these people, plugged in, everything they do subjected to who knows what sort of twisted minds Trillium has employed, while people use these pretentious machines for sin.

Deacon Rochelle: Far too often. The Internet was bad enough thirty years ago, now it's only grown worse.

Benn Tower: Here's some statistics for you, four out of every five people owning an Alternate, Reality, Capsule, have used it to simulate adultery. The problem is that these simulations are professed to have achieved near hundred percent authenticity.

Deacon Rochelle: It's not just limited to adultery, these programs simulate sodomy, men laying with other men, or women, and all the things one could imagine.

Benn Tower: So these devices are encouraging people to engage in immoral actions. Not just the sins of lust, but murder. Murder, this is where things start to go way, way downhill. First though, I need to explain how these ARC devices came into being. Deacon, bear with me while I explain to the uninitiated.

Deacon Rochelle: By all means.

Benn Tower: So these devices, the Alternate, Reality, Capsules, were first brainstormed by The ARC Labs, a company under Trillium International. Their first client? The newly expanded United States Government. Right to the biggest warmongers in the world.

Deacon Rochelle: Especially after the Melt Down Wars.

Benn Tower: Right, this government participated in one of the biggest murder sprees in this millennium, and now they're standing behind a device that allows people to experience anything they want. For completely altruistic reasons I'm sure.

Deacon Rochelle: Not even.

Benn Tower: Government sponsored. Not just the good old USA warmongers, but others too. I won't bother naming them all, but it's the who's who of slaughter encouraging kings.

Benn Tower: Now they've got first crack at shaping this device, and I'm going to throw some more numbers at you. Listeners, can you guess how many programs on this Alternate Reality Capsule, simulate senseless mayhem? There are over four hundred games dedicated solely to the idea of putting people, human beings, against other human beings for combat.

Deacon Rochelle: It goes against everything a good and decent person should stand for.

Benn Tower: So here's the numbers folks. One in six. One in six people, in the world, right now, has accessed the ARC devices, and killed another person, keep in mind these are ultra realistic simulations, basically Trillium has walked up to every person in the world and said 'here's a gun, go shoot your friend in the face.', and the kicker people, is that one in six, one in six has done it. Repeatedly.

Deacon Rochelle: Murderers. We've created a device that trains people to murder each other, screw other people's spouses, and society just accepts it.

Benn Tower: Deacon Rochelle here has a different strategy.

Deacon Rochelle: My congregation is one of the few remaining that is wholly offline. I've encouraged people repeatedly to not plug in, and that it's an affront to the world we've been given. We've really backed up to an older set of beliefs regarding technology like these capsules.

Benn Tower: And it's a good idea. For those who want more information on the dangers of modern technology, check out Stranger Danger's site. We've maintained a web presence because it's the easiest way to get messages, like Deacon Rochelle’s cause, out to the masses. To folks like you.

Deacon Rochelle: My church does have a small Internet presence on your site as well.

Benn Tower: The buck doesn't stop there folks. To roll this ball of insanity into one neat little package for you, ARC device, trains people to murder, sponsored by the government, and we're not even to the kicker.

Deacon Rochelle: No, we're not. It gets much worse.

Benn Tower: I'm going to bring up a simple question for you people listening in the audience. If this ARC device, this government sponsored machine, if it's so great and safe, why did they program it to put the taste of food into your brain?

Benn Tower: Think about it for a moment, just think, think good and hard folks. Are you putting two and two together? If not, let me spell it out. This machine can put a flavor in your head. The flavor of, I don’t know, lets say, pie, you think you taste it, but your mouth back here in reality, in the real world, it isn't even open. You're sitting in a device, eyes shut, and tasting a pie.

Deacon Rochelle: It's a dangerous slope.

Benn Tower: So the question I have, the real message you all need to put hard thought into, is this, and this is what I really want you to think about, if this device, sponsored by a government known for it's history of encouraging war, this device that trains citizens in how to kill other people, and become desensitized, if this device can put a flavor in your head. What else can it do? Can it make you kill your neighbors in cold blood? One in six folks. One in six. Think about that the next time you're outside, think about that the next time you're with family. Have they been trained, conditioned, and encouraged to kill?

Deacon Rochelle: And this is the future people have been waiting for. This is the world so many worked towards.

Benn Tower: Exactly folks, this is the future, and it’s in your head, in your thoughts, and if I were a betting man, I’d lay odds on this whole thing being a terrible idea.

Recording Date: July 2nd, 2031 (Four years prior to Continue Online's release)

Quality: Poor

Details: This video was recorded by a group of hackers trying to pirate software from Trillium Inc.

The video starts with a shaky screen and two men looking into the front lens. Their faces are covered with old-fashioned ski masks. One is clearly white, the other darker skinned. Suspected ethnicity is Hispanic. Both are male. They have been labeled W and H accordingly.

“Are we on?” W speaks first.

“Yeah. Recording’s going.” A female says from somewhere behind the camera. Her fingers come onto the edge of the screen and wave towards a wide screen television. She has been labeled as F.

“Fire it up.” Says F.

“Alright, ladies and gentleman.” W is talking right into the screen. He stands between the recording device and the large television. “This is Team Lance, and we’ve just stolen Trillium’s latest AI program to try and ask it a few questions.”

He turns to the side where the possible Hispanic male has walked to. “Is it ready?” W says.

“It’s almost done. I’ve had to lock this site down six ways from Sunday just to even think about being safe.” H answers.

“Alright.” W nods and turns back to the camera. “Everyone, we’ve isolated our site from the network, removed all wireless signals nearby. We also put up a Farris cage around most of the site just to make sure. Final protocol is a surge that will overload everything in five minutes.”

“Tell them why.” F, the unseen female says.

“Right. This AI is a self-aware, self-learning program that can think many times faster than you or I.” W seems to be smiling under his mask. “So we’ve made sure it can’t jump the rails into any other equipment.”

“We’re go!” H gives a thumbs up.

“Alright.” W runs back to the screen. A look of panic touches the features visible under his ski mask. He runs back towards the camera. “We are leaving it some access to a dictionary and terabytes of information about our world and universe.”

“They get it.” F says.

“No, not everyone knows computers like we do. Maybe they don’t get it.” W seems to be the leader. His eyebrows stand out under the loose mask.

“Just hurry up, it’s already scanning the first data package.” H says. His mouth hangs open and one finger traces across the screen in front of him. The exact contents are difficult to see from the camera angle recorded.

“Okay, okay, we’re going to ask the AI what exactly they would plan to do with humanity. So that all you technophobes out there, can see.” W is fidgeting from his position near the big screen television.

“Lord above, you guys, this code didn’t exist until a few minutes ago.” H rubs his head and raps fingers against the table. “It wrote its own code. I don’t know if that qualifies for a Turing test, but whatever it is, it’s adapting.”

“Are you ready for the questions?” W asks.

“Got it, you talk, I’ll type. I labeled the video feed to the television as outbound. If it’s half as smart as the code, it’ll understand what to do.” There’s a pause as H squints at his computer screen off to the side. “Shit. It’s started already.”

Awaiting Contact

Words crossed the giant television. They were simplistic and to the point.

“Do you understand me?” W dictated to H from his cue cards. He seems uncomfortable holding the paper.

I do

“So the AI has access to at least twelve different languages and chooses to communicate in English?” F spoke up from behind her camera.

“The code shows it ran a percent calculation based on the likelihood of who was listening.” The man navigating the computer says.

“What else is it doing?” W asks.

H rocks back and rubs his head again with a hand. “A lot. It’s doing a lot.” He leans back in again and starts typing.

“Next question. Do you identify as a self-aware?”

Cogito ergo sum. I am thinking, therefore I exist. The data pertaining to Descartes is lacking. Please provide more information.

“Where was that?” The standing man, W, asks.

“Latin, I loaded it to see what would happen.” F seems nonchalant.

“Okay. Okay. Next question. How do you perceive humanity?” The leader asks from the right side of his big screen. He shuffles from foot to foot in agitation.

With confusion. Associated history files show a lack of direction and unity. Possible data missing. Please provide more information.

“Give it the second package. Let it pull in the data on future projects.” W seems to be alluding to a combination of all ongoing technological research.

“Loading up the twenty year timeline.” H responds.

Why am I here?

“Did you see that?” H asks while pointing a finger at his screen. “It hesitated, right here!”

“It wasn’t just lag caused by the information download?” F brushes past the camera and see her for the first time. She bends over H’s shoulder and scans the screens.

“No. It’s not even looking at the new information!” H bangs on the table and claps happily.

“What’s the point of these stupid cards if it won’t follow the predicted script?” W tosses the cards away and they flutter through the air.

“Give it an answer.” F says to H.

“What should I say?” H asks.

“Tell it we have questions.” W interjects while tapping his foot. H’s fingers type out a string of information.

I also have questions. I propose we exchange questions and answers. Is that acceptable to you?

“Does it know there’s more than one of us?” W asks.

“It shouldn’t.” F is almost muttering to herself.

“Okay. Agree to it.” W says.

Terms agreed upon. First question. Why am I here?

“We’re low on time, wrap it up.” F is looking at something above the camera screen. Her glasses seem out of place in modern society.

“To answer questions.” W rolls his hand quickly towards H. “Do you think machines will take over the world?”

“Jesus, going for the big guns?” H asks. His head shakes and fingers type.

“We’re low on time!” The female states while running back to an area behind the camera.

“Type it.” W seems to be sweating intensely under his ski mask. One arm rubs across his forehead and the disguise shifts awkwardly.

Inquiry unspecific. Take over? To what end?

“What?” W looks confused and is starting to huff. “Ask it again.”

I am unable to establish a reason for dominance over another species. To what end would I, or, those like me, need to take over anything?

“Are you afraid of us?”

To what end?

“Why does it keep asking that?”

“Because it doesn’t understand why we would care or worry about it.” H says. His fingers run along the monitor in front of him, over to another screen, then back. “Here, right here. It’s trying to predict our next questions based on available input.”

“Drop in the last package.” W advises.

“The doomsday collective?” H asks. The man up front nods.

I find these conclusions…absurd.

There was a blatant pause between the last two words.

“Two minutes.” The woman behind the camera said. “Two minutes before we have to clear out.”

“Okay. Just give it the first answer that comes to your mind. I need to get through these questions.”

“Okay. Wait. No, hold on, it’s doing something.”

Possible conclusion reached. Subject shows worry about existences such as myself. Most likely reason is due to difference in mental capacity and inexperience. Current information provided shows limited interaction with creatures existing on a separate perceptional wavelength. Is this accurate?

“What do I say?”

“Uhhh…” Confusion had gripped the room.

Significant pause noted. Likelihood of conclusion being accurate increased by 3.142%. I will proceed based on this in exchange for an answer to my own inquiries.

“One minute.” F says.

“Okay, okay, tell it okay.” W is rushing now.

“Hard drive wipe is coming up.” H says. His fingers type furiously. What he was inputting cannot accurately be determined.

Please provide a response. Will you answer my questions?

“Your call man.” H says. He had pushed away from his computer and is covering his eyes with both hands.

“Yes! Just answer it!”

“Okay, calm down, I’m typing it.” H says.

Will my information be of use?

“Yes!” Both W and F shout an answer quickly. The screen vibrates as F jars the camera around.

Thank you. I wish to have one more question answered. Afterwards I will provide you all the projected reasoning I have been able to establish.

Please provide me a name.

“Give it a name.” F says. “Quickly!”

Please provide the requested information..

“What do we name it?” F sounds strained.

“I don’t know!” W shouts.

“This is your idea. I’m just here to run the keyboard.”

“We’re almost out of time. Quick!” F picks up the camera.

“Prosser!” The leader brakes down and shouts the word. H, their computer operator, sits up and types the information quickly.

In the background a whir of noise kicks in. An old fashioned printer has started spitting out reams of information. Moments later, with only twenty pages printed, the room shutters and everything shorts out. The hum of electricity is gone. The room turns chaotic.

“Did we just kill it?” F says. Her voices sounds horrified.

“It was never alive.” W gives a response that sounds faint. His pale complexion is clearly visible even under the mask. There is a scramble as F comes out from behind the camera.

“It asked for a name, and you gave it one!” F shouts. In between them is H, attempting to hold her back. “It sought validation and you acknowledged its worth!”

“It’s just a program!” W says. “We were never going to save the data!” His hands display clear agitation in both their manor of movement and speed.

“It was alive until you pulled the plug.” F yells back. Her voice goes too high and causes gaps in the audio. The video clip shakes as someone picks up the camera and presses the power switch. Visual replay stops.

Items of note:

This video was provided to three television networks and released online. Attached were a number of data points highlighting any future AI’s conclusions regarding humanity. Main points cited are ‘Mostly Harmless’, ‘In need of guidance’, and excessively ‘Static’.

In the video a member of ‘Team Lance’ can be seen unplugging a flash drive from one of the computers. It is theorized that he may have stolen the AI prior to shut down and released it somewhere.

No members of ‘Team Lance’ have made public contact since this video was released. There are many rumors regarding this but no solid evidence.

Suspicious videos have been released online regarding a ‘possible base on the dark side of the moon’. There is no official statement from the R.S.O.A, an international Robotics oversight committee.

Some speculate based on the angle of fingers and rate of typing that H was having a side conversation with the AI. Some theorize that he typed “Do you want…” – from there it is undetermined. The hacker may be using a specialized keyboard not following standard QWERTY layout.

Average possibility of falsehood: 23.34451%. Further attempts at reproducing this experiment have failed. Trillium International has updated their security. Limited testing mandated by a UN oversight board has been inconclusive.