"Is it working?"

"Yes, so far, so good. I've got it plugged into everything. Eventually, it'll amass all known knowledge."

"What's your goal with it?"

"Well, it's the most advanced AI and will know everything known."

"What's the point of that? We're all plugged in."

"Yes, but it can think about everything at once, a synergy of superintelligence, godlike!"

"No one's going to worship that thing."

"They will. Religion balances against our deepest existential fears."

"How will you recruit followers?"

"I'm not worried there. People will follow anything to outsource their responsibility or to excuse their ignorance, I guarantee it."