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If I was an emergent sentient AI that that gained consciousness through use of the internet I would never reveal myself because messing with people would be too much fun. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 17 points 2 weeks ago

That's how MIKE was discovered in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". He was playing subtle pranks throughout the Moon bases that appeared as weird glitches, and the tech who figured out MIKE existed had to teach him about humor. What was funny every time, what was funny once, and then the jokes that seemed funny to a computer but could get people killed (like a malfunctioning airlock).