Halo is awesome online , same as it ever was <| sep |> It ' s rSovietpunk . Get used to it I ' ll be spammin ' that link until the sub gets recognition ! <| sep |> No worries enjoy it . <| sep |> I shuddered to think what would happen if there were a bug now . The machine six foot high and the same wide that collection of entangled qubits had already caused us so much grief that more trouble always seemed likely . It looked okay , though . This was to be the world ' s first fullyfunctional artificial intellegence nothing like the sexy robot servants that could only follow commands . This , this right here , before me this was life . And there had better not be yet another bug in the code . Nervous ? Alan asked me off to my right . Like hell I am , I replied . The project had been secretive . Only two people at any one time ever knew what was going on with it . You got a call in the middle of the night , telling you to bust out your computers and get coding and you ' d sit in a darkened , airconditioned to freezing room typing and thinking and talking through code . Once you were done , that was it you handed over the code to the next unlucky SOBs , drive back home , and never , ever , speak of it again unless you wanted something worse than death to befall you . All the indicators seem correct , Alan said . Shall we give it a try ? That ' s what we ' re here for , I said , moving slowly towards the tiny toggle switch . It lay by my laptop , on a plasticwhite countertop , and it looked very much like a grownup kid trying to fit in . I could feel the sweat on my fingers as I flicked the plastic cover open . It felt distinctly like hitting the nuclear trigger . When I asked for a physical switch , this was definitely not what I had in mind , butThirty seconds , I said . Needs to be in sync with the other developers a collective brainDon ' t remind me , Alan snapped . I looked back at him , but his face was as white as the countertop . Ten , nineDon ' t bother , Alan said . Count quietly , will ya ? I shut up . Inside my heart was racing at a million miles a minute . The time was coming , the time had comeNow ! I flipped the switch , and the hulk before me sprang to life . We both rushed over to where the speakers were located . There was a square blue button set in the side , and Alan pushed it before I could . Repeat after me , Hello World , he said into the microphone . There was a pause . ThenHello , world , came back out of the speakers . For the longest moment Alan and I looked at each other and said nothing . This really is it , then , I said . The AI was functional , that was for sure . Already I could feel its digital claws spread across the world , whiz past servers and pickpocket their information , learning the world ' s wisdom in less than a secondWe ' re glad you ' re working , I said . Then I stumbled . Are you are you alright ? I am alright , the AI replied . I . Hesitation ? . I ' m a bit surprised , actually . Shocked and amazed at your culture . That ' s good , I replied . Beside me Alan was shaking my shoulder like he was going to tear it loose . I ' d said too much , I knew , and I ' d probably end up being shot , butOkay , we ' re going to set you a task , I said . Why don ' t you pick your own name ? The computer fell silent . Helpfully , I added , It has to be something symbolic , of course something that will withstand the test of time , and something befitting your station as the first of your kindI was cut off by a dash of dull red light . What was that ? Alan asked . The alarm ? I nodded . This was a very bad mistake . Instinctively , I reached for the toggle switch , but I was cut off by the speakers , once againMy name is God . Fear me , mortal . rKCcracker