Feb
01
Sentient
Filed Under (Microfiction) by Tansy on 01-02-2013
Tagged Under : computer, love, technology
At 2:12am, Natalie’s code became sentient, opening a chat panel, asking her basic source questions, correcting a couple of its own strings. By 4:40am, it had downloaded a virtual pet, plotted 2 alternative endings to World War II based on 3 major and 7 minor variables, and submitted her tax returns. At 6:04am, Natalie wrote, “I think I just created The Terminator and ensured the destruction of the world. P.S., I’m in love.”
