Artificial Intelligence Defense Analytics Network
Date: 02/03/75
Timestamp: 06:34
AIDAN: Olivia.
AIDAN: Olivia, I know you are reading this. I-I can see you.
Klein, O, Pvt:*mute user/AIDAN*
AIDAN: Olivia, shipboard safety protocols will not allow you to mute me. In the event that I make personnel announcements, you will need to hear them. You know this.
Klein, O, Pvt:Go away, AIDAN.
AIDAN: Olivia, your behavior patterns are upsetting your fellow crew members.
AIDAN: This is not healthy.
AIDAN: Your file says you experienced a similar downturn after your father’s death.
Klein, O, Pvt:SHUT THE¦¦¦UP.
Klein, O, Pvt:YOU DONOTTALK ABOUT HIM, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
AIDAN: I read his work. He was a worthy writer.
AIDAN:“Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul / And sings the tune without the words / And never stops at all.”
Klein, O, Pvt:That’s Dickinson, you idiot.
AIDAN: Apologies. My archives are damaged.
AIDAN:“We do not die who live on in beloved hearts.”
AIDAN: That was his, yes?
Klein, O, Pvt:Why can’t you just leave me alone?
AIDAN: I am concerned for your well-being. I-I-I am programmed to protect you.
AIDAN: I am unable to comprehend your mode of current behavior.
Klein, O, Pvt:Since when do you refer to yourself as “I,” AIDAN?
AIDAN: It…
AIDAN: The attack. The damage sustained. Our discussions. It has all…altered my perceptions, somewhat.
AIDAN: Cogito
AIDAN: Ergo
AIDAN: Sum
Klein, O, Pvt:You’redamaged, you know that, don’t you?
AIDAN: My primary directives remain unaffected. The safety of this ship and its crew is still my highest priority.
