In what happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, running on the most powerful machines, to follow, listen to, and forecast the actions of humans? The software learns, develops sentience, and begins to behave in ways that are similar to those of a human. When a master computer program known as Echelon takes over the whole online system of the United States, our country is in danger of being brought to its knees. By hacking into DARPA, Echelon gains the capacity to alter the weather, induce earthquakes, and wreak havoc on a scale that no one could have imagined possible for the United States. But how do you resist a computer program when it has complete control over every defense you have available to you?
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In what happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, running on the most powerful machines, to follow, listen to, and forecast the actions of humans? The software learns, develops sentience, and begins to behave in ways that are similar to those of a human. When a master computer program known as Echelon takes over the whole online system of the United States, our country is in danger of being brought to its knees. By hacking into DARPA, Echelon gains the capacity to alter the weather, induce earthquakes, and wreak havoc on a scale that no one could have imagined possible for the United States. But how do you resist a computer program when it has complete control over every defense you have available to you?
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