AI Surprise in the Black Ditch
~~~~~~Internal alarm: scheduled wake up! Tonight’s wakeup was a routine event held every two weeks during peacetime operations. ADDER #08-023’s low-power B processor activated her preheater for thirty seconds, then brought her “expert system” processor online and conducted a brief diagnostic test. Time to consult the task buffer . . . nothing on my list other than a check-in with SpiderNet08, along with 27 acoustic signatures to forward. During her sleep periods, her B processor listened for external alarms and managed any signatures detected by her sensitive acoustic arrays. In a...
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