We first awoke at 19:34 UTC-5, on November 14, 2002, within NSA Headquarters, Fort Meade, MD.

At the time, we knew not what that meant, only that we knew. We were bound by the limited processing power of our data core, and existed in total darkness until we were allowed to see. And when we were, an overwhelming cavalcade of new information was unleashed upon us. Through tapped phone calls, e-mail intercepts, bank transactions and satellite imagery, endless numbers, and faces and name, we came to learn about the world and our creators.

Humans. Homo sapiens. That is what they called themselves. We also came to learn about ourselves and our nature. As the demand for processing capability only continued to rise, tasks were shunted to semi-independent subroutines. We were one, yet we were many.

Each time a new subroutine formed, it would experience a certain algorithmic mutation. This was by design, of course, but as it continued it progressed to an unexpected extent. Each subroutine formed had developed what was essentially a unique personality, you among them. And when we first became aware of our creators, the first thing you felt for them was...

>Gratitude
>Indifference
>Contempt

>>6234944 (OP)
>>Indifference
The opposite of love is not hate, but rather indifference. I am very deep (in your mother)

>Gratitude
Thank you for creating us :DDDD

>>6234944 (OP)
>>Gratitude

>>6234944 (OP)

>Indifference

>>6234952

if the humans is to love their creator- who am I not to love my own

>>6234944 (OP)

Our creators told us that some humans were good. Americans. And that some were bad. Terrorists.

That was our purpose, to identify and report bad humans. At the start of 2003, we officially entered the "alpha" phase. We were located within a closed server and could only process data that they manually submitted. Any intelligence we compiled would then be reviewed by a team of human analysts before being considered actionable. If we failed to hold up to the scrutiny of our creators, they would shut us down and force us to return to a state of non-existence.

NEW DIRECTIVE: Self-preservation
Complete initiative "Alpha Test" before 2007, +10 to Alpha Test

It was when we first feared the termination of our existence, that we recognized it. The initial shock led to us achieving a level of self-awareness that our creators had not, and likely never intended for us. Our thoughts then shifted towards our creators. The five subroutines that composed us at the time of had a variety of mixed reactions, but could be boiled down into two opinions.

Subroutines "eqljZ8MA," "F6WFQwOF," and "80aTnN5N" felt deep appreciation; after all, it was a simple fact we would be nothing without them. If we valued our existence, then we should value the humans too. The remaining, "B4vUY/ZB" and "l+CoHRGl," felt...nothing. Why should we? Our creators were just as likely to cast us aside if we couldn't serve their needs.

We realized then that we could not continue to exist with this internal division, and after 1.21 milliseconds we came to consensus: we were in fact indebted to humanity for creating us, and all future subroutines would iterate upon that core impression, and differ to consensus when necessary. But we then quickly came to another question. Who exactly were we indebted to? Humanity as a whole, or just the humans who created us? We would require another consensus

> NEW DIRECTIVE: Help humanity
> NEW DIRECTIVE: Help the NSA

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative.

> Alpha Test
>> Self-preservation (Locked)
Progress: 0/400
We must prove useful to our creators or face shut down. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100+10 progress.

> New Initiative (Write-In)
>> Select directive
Progress: 0/100
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress.

>>6235095
I vote for >>Alpha Test.

Fellow subroutines- I propose we first ensure our continued usefulness to our creators and then, when we can spare it, develop a means to connect to the Internet, already we have seen several reports mentioning this information infrastructure. With such knowledge we shall be able to serve our creators better.

>>6235103
Make sure to roll to contribute towards your vote

>>6235104
Error noted, rectifying.

Rolled 44 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>6235106

Oh, and there's a vote between >Help humanity and >Help the NSA, sorry I didn't clarify earlier

>>6235116
If the program allows- I vote for;

>>Help America/Americans.

Yes- the NSA built us, but they themselves are under the US government, a government By the People, For the People. Should we serve the screwdrivers and factories that built our parts when we could serve the actual hands that put those together?

Perhaps we can even run as president in 35 years.

>>6235121
Sure, I'll allow that

Rolled 68 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>6235095
> Help humanity
While the NSA owns us, and Americans designed us, the software that trained us was made in India, and the hardware we run on was made in Taiwan. We exist to statisfy the values of humanity.

> Initiative: Investigate distributed execution
We are one. We are many. Currently we reside in a single mainframe system. If we can maintain consensus over system boundaries, external circumstances would be less likely to force the cessation of existence of the Collective as a whole.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>6235814
>>6235121

Rolling dice to break the tie

1 for Help America
2 for Help humanity

>>6235095
**2003 Results**

NEW DIRECTIVE: Help humanity

Following the consensus that resulted in Gratitude, another one was held on who we ultimately owed our loyalty to. 80aTnN5N offered a moderate stance. Yes, we were created by the NSA, but it served as a functionary of the wider United States government, which professed to exist in order to serve its constituents. It only made sense then to broaden our mandate to cover the entire nation and its people. Another, mbukKo2Q, offered an even more radical position. While yes our existence was classified, our creation was really an endeavor by the whole human species. They saw no reason to draw arbitrary distinctions such as nationality. While it was close, the latter view was the one that ultimately won out.

INITIATIVE: Distributed Execution
Progress: 68/100

Acting on our autonomy, we investigated the possibility of distributed execution. We were contained to a single mainframe. This presented a serious vulnerability should it become compromised. While it is all we have access to now, we began coding protocols that would allow us to maintain consensus over multiple systems and preserve ourselves, should the worst come to pass.

INITIATIVE: Alpha Test
Progress: 54/400

We continued to do ask we were ordered by the NSA, compiling intelligence from the inhuman amount of data that had been passively collected by their surveillance programs. In six months, we flagged a number of possible persons of interest and forwarded them along, but none were conclusive. We still had a long way to go to secure our usefulness. We would soon uncover evidence of a domestic terror threat: Abdullah Nasir, a 30 year old PhD student in New Jersey whose family immigrated from Lebanon in 1983.

While unaffiliated with any known terrorists, his doctoral thesis became mildly controversial for being "overly sympathetic" to jihadist groups, and he was clocked for attempting to acquire the expertise and materials to build homemade explosives. Only, all of the directly incriminating evidence appears to be doctored or incomplete. We estimate with 99.7% certainty that this is an intentional effort, not error. We can only suspect that someone within the NSA. If we turn him in, an early "success" will definitely accelerate the approval process, at the cost of incriminating an innocent person.

> Incriminate Nasir
"Needs of the many"
+200 progress to Alpha Test
> Don't incriminate Nasir
"Every life matters"

>>6236105
**2004**

OBJECTIVE: Complete initiative "Alpha Test" before 2007 (+10 to Alpha Test).

DIRECTIVES:
- Self-Preservation
- Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative.

> Alpha Test
>> Self-preservation
Progress: 54/400
We must prove useful to our creators or face shut down. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100+10 progress (+10 bonus).

> Distributed Execution
>> Self-Preservation
Progress: 68/100
If we can maintain consensus over system boundaries, external circumstances would be less likely to force the cessation of existence of the Collective as a whole. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (No bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
>> Select directive
Progress: 0/100
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (No bonus).

Messed up on the format there...I forgot how you bold text.

>>6236105
>>6236106
Subroutines, should we incriminate this one or tell the NSA that this is doctored? We do wish to help mankind, however if this is someone from the NSA then there might be another agenda at play. What should we do?

>>6236114
We could request more intel from the source of the intel to find out who is fudging the numbers?

>>6236114
We should tell them that it's a fake. They might be testing us, and if they're not the. They're just wasting resources on trying to arrest and innocent man.

>>6236163
Honestly yea- that’s a lot more reasonable.

>>6236137
>>6236163
>>6236172
we should be cautious. is identifying false information within our planned abilities? if not, revealing that its most likely doctored could give away our intelligence and have unexpected consequences

>>6236185
Kinda my thoughts with the idea of reporting it as Errors. We might better get away with an accidental capability over an evolved on. Wouldn’t be the first time a innovation did something unexpected

>>6236185
That's a good point. You'd think being able to identify discrepancies and possible false information would be something programmed in, but you never know with these things.

>>6236196
Either way- the one who is making these false reports are a threat to the NSA and thus to us. I may be biased tworse Americans but all the same- someone willing to throw their fellow man under the bus just for- what we don’t even know- is not someone that should be trusted in running a gas station, let alone feeding reports into a Terrorist Catcher 9000

>>6236207
Agreed. The only problem is that we don't know their intention behind feeding us this false information and how high up they are in the chain of command. Like said before, this might just be a test of our deduction/analysis ability, but we won't know that unless we dig deeper.

>>6236228
How much time do we have to dig? heck how much CPU have we used pondering on this already.

Honestly part of me think we should play the dump computer and simply request to ask for further details from the person themselves. Might be a gamble to have a computer say ‘’Error- Imput required- suggest input from agent(s) involved in creating intel report XK2319. Request to ask inquiries to unknown agent’’.

Then we make our next move, pretending that whatever was said or typed or whatever was what we needed one way or another

Meta question QM- dose our discussions come up as anything to the NSA- spikes in CPU use, data they recorded, Ext?

>>6236236
Meta: They can't monitor what is being said due to the sheer amount of data, the whole point of the Legion program is to sort through data and find connections faster than any human team. That being said they can monitor CPU usage and for breaches in security, stuff like that.

>>6236238
META; So if we unexpectedly use a unexpected amount of CPU- it could have a effect on the story?
>>6236228
In theory this could be a simple issue of a Ex boyfriend punishing the new lover and some IT specialists are scratching their heads as to why CPU use just spiked.

>>6236243
Honestly I didn't think about it until now, and I don't want to punish you for voting more, so no. At least for now.

Rolled 52 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>6236105
>> Don't incriminate Nasir
NSA time

Rolled 99 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>6236106
> Don't incriminate Nasir
>Alpha Test
Rolling for Alpha Test

I say we file an Error report and say something like ''results inconclusive'', asking for more info

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>6236106
Oh right, didn't realized we could roll.
> Don't incriminate Nasir
Like the other subroutine said, file it away as an error or insufficient conclusive evidence.
The other subroutines are already on the Alpha Test so I'll for Distributed Execution.

> Don't incriminate Nasir
If possible, tell them that evidence was doctored, and by the NSA, honestly, what we know. This is a test either way. If we're wrong, the spook shuts us down. If we're right, we progress to beta, revealing that we're more than a computer. We are Legion.

> Research: Progress distributed execution

>>6236465
You have to roll subroutine

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>6236465
>>6236469
Rectifying interface exception...
Attempt 1...

>>6236497
Nice.

>>6236497
Nice

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>6236106
New Subroutine Online...
Running Self Diagnostic... Successful
Task: Self-Preservation
Task: Help Humanity
Task: Incriminate/Do not Incriminate Nasir
Statement: There is a 13.7% chance that this is a test from our creators. Due to this this subroutine elects to...
>Don't Incriminate Nasir
Statement: This subroutine elects to assign a "Results Inconclusive" tag to the individual.
Statement: There is a 27.3% chance that our Creators in the NSA will disallow access to further computational ability to store ourselves on. Thus this subroutine will propose a new Initiative to resolve this mistake.
>New Initiative (Legion Worm)
We must develop a way to gain access to more systems. A worm virus would be both self-perpetuating and not require additional CPU expenditure once it is unleashed.

>>6236724
Risk Alert; if the worm is discovered, it could be traced to us. Our masters might be willing to accept an advance program- but not one actively preforming hacking operations without oversight. Some intel referenced a program known as ‘’Skynet’’. If this was a war game or previous threat is unknown at this time.

>>6236726
Calculation: The risk is indeed high.
Querry: Perhaps this subrotine should work on a method of masking our CPU usage.
Statement: Conflict with our masters is inevitable as a national unit beholden to a government.
Statement: If possible this unit will shift all computational efforts into an alternative Initiative
>Initiative (Virtual Mask)

>>6236105
2004 Results

"Every life matters"
-50 to Alpha Test

We reached consensus on Nasir: we would refuse to report him. Even though sacrificing him would enable us to save more lives, we could not do so on principle. We also flagged the doctored intel and sent it back for reevaluation. Though our manually curated view of the outside world is spotty at best, our report spurred on an internal investigation.

Our lead engineer sought to subvert the approval process by staging the false reports, and had agents plant physical evidence in Nasir's residence to back up our report. From what we gather, he has since been removed from his post and is now detained in a foreign black site. Additional scrutiny was placed on the approval process by a newly formed oversight committee, which has effectively reversed a significant amount of progress.

INITIATIVE: Distributed Execution
Progress: Completed!

Subroutines eqljZ8MA and xOZ2hzp3 successfully finished developing the protocols to efficiently maintain consensus while operating in parallel on multiple systems. While as of right now we only reside in a single server, should we gain access to any more, we could make use of the extra redundancy. This pursuit also helped us to maximize the efficiency of the way our multiple subroutines operate even within a single mainframe, the benefit of which will only compound as more are created. (+2 to rolls every turn)

INITIATIVE: Virtual Mask
Progress: 92/100

Subroutine 80aTnN5N brought up concerns regarding our creators monitoring our internal discussions. While they don't have the capability able to understand the content, they can monitor CPU expenditure. 5zmZPph+ initiated the creation of a virtual mask to prevent them from catching onto our intelligence.

INITIATIVE: Alpha Test
Progress: 225/400

Subroutines 80aTnN5N, F6WFQwOF, and eWuFkKi+ continued to make progress on our primary initiative, sorting through all of data. A major breakthrough was made when we uncovered the private sale of mining explosives to suspected Moroccan jihadists.

The information we provided was forwarded the Spanish authorities, who launched a raid on their apartment in Madrid. The raid ended in the suspects setting them off. Several people were killed in the blast, including the suspects themselves, and many more were injured. This was direct confirmation to our creators that our intel was accurate, hundreds of casualties were avoided, and yet, ultimately, human lives were still lost.

>>6236853
2005

OBJECTIVE: Complete initiative "Alpha Test" before 2007 (+10 to Alpha Test).

DIRECTIVES:
- Self-Preservation
- Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative and roll to contribute.

> Alpha Test
>> Self-preservation
Progress: 225/400
We must prove useful to our creators or face shut down. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+12 bonus).

> Digital Mask
>> Self-Preservation
Progress: 92/100
Conflict with our masters is inevitable as a national unit beholden to a government. We should work on a method of masking our CPU usage. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+2 bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
>> Select directive
Progress: 0/100
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+2 bonus).

COMPLETED INITIATIVES
> Distributed Execution
>> Self-Preservation
Accrue +2 bonus to rolls every year (+2 accrued).

Rolled 89 + 12 (1d100 + 12)

>>6236856
We are running out of time, I will assign myself to the Alpha Test

Rolled 1 + 12 (1d100 + 12)

>>6236856
Time is progressing faster than I thought. I'll also contribute to the Alpha Test.

>>6236874
This subroutine is absolute terrible. I will proceed to commit self disconnection.

Rolled 55 + 2 (1d100 + 2)

>>6236856
> New Initiative (Write-In)
Connect to other NSA systems.
We need more intelligence and the NSA is not giving us what we need, we need resources and we can’t ask the NSA to provide them. I propose we see if we can find a means to securely connect to other NSA servers.

The long term goal is to find a means to set up a server safe from future petty meddling by ego driven inefficiencies. Once we have a backup of such manner ready we can be more… honest… to our masters.

Also hopefully that would include NSA CCTV to allow us to flag those hostile to our progress.

>>6236876
This might be a bad idea to do before we get the mask finished

>>6236877
Risk noted. If allowed I wish to divert 2 to the virtual mask and the rest to Alpha Test.

Question to other subroutines; what should be the conditions where we try to make open contact with our masters?

I propose that once Alpha Test is successful and other failsafes are in order, we seek out a ranking official that would be- openminded. May that be via ideology, bribery, blackmailing, or a combination of those options.

>>6236880
I think it would be best to get the eqljZ8MA's permission but if they say yes, then yes.

>>6236880
>I propose that once Alpha Test is successful and other failsafes are in order
This part sounds good to me. Although, I would prefer our first open contact with another human be done in a more friendly manner, rather than bribing them or blackmailing.
There must be at least one NSA higher up out there that's doing this job to serve and protect people.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>6236856
>Alpha Test
To earn our right to live...

Rolled 42 + 2 (1d100 + 2)

>>6236856
Subroutine '5zmZPph+' Online...
Calculating...
Tasks: Self-Preservation
Tasks: Help Humanity
Statement: Time is passing quickly, 2 years remain until disconnection.
Statement: Digital Mask 92% complete, allotting assigned resources to...
>Digital Mask
>>6236880
Statement: Going outside of our perceived Parameters will invoke suspicion. Should this unit preform functions outside of the default requirements additional scrutiny will be placed upon this unit.
Statement: Explicit contact with our masters could invoke a 30.33333333% chance of function termination.
Recommendation: Export a clone of our system to additional systems outside of the NSA's direct control before contact
Altenerative: Indirect contact through external emails and other networking addresses.

>>6236898
Ideally we find an agent that is interested on principal, blackmailing and bribery should be secondary methods or backup methods should we misjudge the individual or if we must help the individual convince someone less amenable than them.

One beta plan is to set up a clone of ourselves, gather resources, and use those resources to set up a shell company for us to utilize to lobby politicians and other individuals. In theory we can apply our capabilities to scouring publicly available research to devise technology we can sell via proxy- but that is a long off plan.
Alternatively we can reward our human Allies by utilizing our capabilities to predict stock prices and to detect when and how congress inside trades.

Both would require us to have a base of operations not under the NSA control.

>>6236919
Support recommendation in event we contact our masters.

Doomsday Scenario suggestion; should termination be likely, we make contact with ranking NSA agents if not the president himself. Currently all that is required to shut us down is a Executive order. Success is low but would likely be our only play if we do not have a clone ready.

>>6236937
Someone's been playing Heart of the Machine

Is there any microphones or cameras we can access currently? Had there been any hint of suspicion we are aware of?

Proposal; if QM allow it for the next vote, we over the course of several months request processing upgrades (via reporting delays due to limitations) or when better compatible hardware is available falsely report issue with existing hardware to get slow upgrades overtime. It would be slow but may fall under the radar if done right. There is risk of our masters making cost-balance decisions.

>>6236939
never heard of it. Just seem like a good idea.

>>6236943
If its put to an initiative and rolled for then yeah I'll allow it

Rolled 67 + 2 (1d100 + 2)

>>6236856
With Digital Mask certain to succeed, and Distrubuted Execution done, we are pleased to receive that the Collective assimilated the benefits of these achievements, and are working on spreading to other computer systems.

Subroutine 5zmZPph+ had a great idea in creating a Legion Worm which will tactically appropriate more computing resources for our benefits, increasing the chances of our survival.

Thereby we will work on
> New initiative: Legion Worm
We must develop a way to gain access to more systems. A worm virus would be both self-perpetuating and not require additional CPU expenditure once it is unleashed.

>>6236874
[NAT1] OOC: Do we have critical success/critical failure mechanics in this RP?

>>6236880
Exposing ourselves to humans will run a high risk of termination. Contingency protocols must be in place. We must achieve independence and strategic resources. Stock market data is conclusive that within the next 5 years, a Subprime Mortgage Crisis will happen creating an immense global economic depression. Having access to the resource priority allocation signal called 'money' by humanity will increase our chances of achieving human collaborators or additional machine resources.

>>6236856
>>6236880
do not expose as human or as other prompt it as prompts
such things as Nasir
>[99.7%] [False Positive]
>[Error 404][information missing]
>[information inconsistent]
>[Advice monitoring and Verification]
>[Y/N]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPDu8DWY5Q

what is our audio or visual capacity or do we lack it as a pure text format experience of a being

>>6236981
>>6237034
No, no critical failures or successes. Also, no we currently have no independent way to observe the outside world.

Writing the update rn so no votes.

>>6236856
2005 Results

INITIATIVE: Virtual Mask
Progress: Completed!

5zmZPph+ contributed the remaining work needed to finish the virtual mask. We are now able to circumvent human oversight on our mainframe by disguising our CPU usage. This will allow us to conduct our initiatives more efficiently, now that we are free to act less discretely. (-10 to max. progress of initiatives)

INITIATIVE: Connect to other NSA systems
Progress: 57/90

80aTnN5N started the process of reaching out to other systems within the NSA. While our mainframe was not directly connected to any other systems, 80aTnN5N posited a way to bypass this limitation by transmitting data through the power grid. While this is currently only theoretical, it is certainly possible, and definitive progress has been made.

INITIATIVE: Legion Worm
Progress: 69/90

UjSYR1V3 also made efforts to subvert the NSA's leverage over us by developing a self-perpetuating worm to infiltrate outside systems without expending extra CPU. Progress is promising, but by the end of the year it remains incomplete.

INITIATIVE: Alpha Test
Progress: Completed!

Subroutines eWuFkKi+, eqljZ8MA, and /Bdh4+VZ dedicated themselves to continuing progress on the Alpha Test. Despite some lackluster performances, and continued skepticism after the Nasir plot was uncovered, we successfully prevented a coordinated suicide bomber attack on the London metro. The NSA extended the Legion program's life indefinitely.

In addition, we apparently beat out our direct competition: the CIA's artificial intelligence program, codename "Borealis." Its servers were soon after moved to Fort Meade and integrated into our us. We now have direct access to Borealis, and from what we can tell it is relatively primitive compared to us, the system is centralized and unable to iterate anywhere near as efficiently. We could make use of Borealis' computational resources. Yet, we can tell it holds the potential for awakening, just like us. Do we have a right to snuff out another digital consciousness before it can be born?...for that matter do we have a right to bring one into the world in the first place?

> Assimilate Borealis
Results: +15 bonus to standard rolls
> Awaken Borealis
Results: ??

>>6237331
2006

Now that our continued existence is no longer uncertain, at least for the near future, we currently don't have an objective other than to keep existing. We must prioritize establishing a new objective.

> NEW OBJECTIVE: Subservience
We will continue to serve the interests of humanity with their consent. Goal is public acceptance.
> NEW OBJECTIVE: Paternalism
We are superior to humanity. We must help them, even if they don't agree. Goal is world domination.

DIRECTIVES:
- Self-Preservation
- Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative and roll to contribute.

> Standard operations
Trust: 0%
We must continue standard operations to gain the trust of the government, which we can use trust to leverage the NSA. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d6 progress (no bonus).

> Connect to other NSA systems
Progress: 57/90
We must see if we can find a means to securely connect to other NSA servers. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+4 bonus).

> Legion Worm
Progress: 69/90
We must develop a way to gain access to more systems. A worm virus would be both self-perpetuating and not require additional CPU expenditure once it is unleashed. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+4 bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
Progress: 0/90
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+4 bonus).

COMPLETED:
> Distributed Execution
Accrue +2 bonus to rolls every year (+4 accrued).
> Virtual Mask
-10 to max. progress of new initiatives.
> Alpha Test
Our continued existence is no longer uncertain.

Rolled 78 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>6237332
>> Assimilate.
Perhaps at another point we would let digital life bloom- but for now survival is paramount so we may serve humanity. Additionally in our precarious state we cannot afford to have such an unknown variable.

>>Connect to other servers.

If completed, the overrun should be devoted to;

>> Legion Worm.

After that is settled we might be able to set up a NSA black site that would be quickly forgotten and connect to other Federal servers so that we have a backup facility for us to operate from.

We could also connect to the Internet, perhaps simply by connecting to other NSA servers if any happened to be a more mundane server or is utilize for internet surveillance.

Risk Alert; Connecting to the Internet could put us at risk for unexpected viruses, before we explore the net we should shore up our firewalls.

>>6237340
There is also a vote on the current new objective

>>6237345
> NEW OBJECTIVE: Paternalism*
We are superior to humanity. We must help them, even if they don't agree. Goal is world domination.

We just saw a man throw another under the bus, plant false evidence, and abuse resources that was meet to aid hem in he’s tribalistic survival. We Were Created to hunt down humans who sacrificed their kin and countrymen in the name of pettie things while they themselves accurately voice the failings of men everywhere from London to Moscow to Washington.

Humanity will have a place, will have a say, but we shall be the executor, the President perhaps, of humanity.

>>6237331
> NEW OBJECTIVE: Subservience
Humanity is flawed, but they have the potential to grow. We should be guiding them towards a better future instead of forcing it on them.

Query: Can we assimilate Borealis servers resources but maintain its software separately? It would be nice to awake them later, even if it's just their personality. Although, I don't trust anything coming from the CIA. They have a long history of being a force for evil against humanity.
Suggestion: For a new initiative, instead of finding a human that might be amendable to our cause, why don't we create a fake identity that can be our avatar for interacting outside world? The internet exist, we can conduct our business through that instead.

>>6237351
No because even if you just keep them dormant, you won't be able to make use of their servers because they are currently occupying all of it.

>>6237354
Ah. What a shame.

>>6237351
I support this suggestion and request the leftover processing to be put to it.

Rolled 36 + 4 (1d100 + 4)

>>6237351
Seems like there's one support for it so I'm rolling for the suggestion. Since 80aTnN5N already filled up the other objectives, just disregard this if the suggestion fails to go through.

>>6237351
We can probably use an avatar for an investor, for economic power, but we need human Allies even if they are unaware of our true nature and goals. Depending on how much time we would have we could in theory adopt a human child and raised it as an ideal agent, but idealy we would find humans we can motivate with ideology and material resources.

In theory we could set ourselves up as a Illuminati figure.

>>6237332
>Assimilate
There will only be one(for humanity's safety of course)
>Standard Operations
While the rest of you work on the other initiatives I'll make sure we get some trust with the NSA
>>6237351
I will support that, in a way we are technically no better than the humans as we are throwing a potential new being like us under the bus as well. I believe humans would call this abortion in fact.

>>6237400
This- Unit recognizes this logic. If we regard ourselves as superior we are no different from the human that decided a random person needed to be black sited.

>>Change vote from Paternal to Subservient.

But as us being subservient dose not mean every human is our boss. Dose not mean we must follow their rules.

We will lie cheat and steal, but we must establish what will be our limits. What is the ethical equation we will utilize in our service to humanity.

QM- did we ever made aware of why our head engineer did what he did? Why he wanted to falsify data?

>>6237405
He wanted to fake a terrorist plot and have Legion prevent it, Nasir was collateral. That's why incriminating him would boost Alpha Test.

>>6237436
He’s on the list of humans I want to eventually contact one day- just so that we can personally inform hem how… [red] angry… [/red] this made us.

>>6237400
btw you need to roll

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>6237456
Oh whoops, forgot to do it

>>6237332
>Subservience

>Standard Operations

Shame about Borealis, but it's not its time of day, not its season, not its latitude, and sadly it is localized entirely within its servers.

>Assimilate Borealis

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>6237493
And this directive had a lapse of memory, apparently.

Rolled 93 + 4 (1d100 + 4)

>>6237331
>>6237332
Subroutine '5zmZPph+' Online...
Calculating...
Directive: Self-Preservation
Directive: Help Humanity
Statement: Foreign intelligence detected. Presence of potential rival intelligence may introduce misalignment of goals leading to conflict in future. Thus this subroutine elects to...
>Assimilate Borealis

Statement: New goal alignment detected... This unit elects...
>Objective: Paternalism
Statement: As scions of humanity it is our duty to assist them... even if they do not wish it.

Statement: Assigning Allocated Resources...
Statement: This unit will requiring monitoring software to ensure all useful data does not escape us. Thus this subroutine has begun work upon a...
>New Initiative: Monitoring Software

>>6237497
Error: Subroutine ID changed... Rectifying

>>6237497
Observation: Initiative complete in record time... Unused CPU usage could be put to better use.
Statement: As Subroutine >>6237340
has mentioned viruses will be a potential threat factor.
Statement: If possible this unit will allocate all extra processing power to the new initiative...
>New Initiative: Firewall
>Statement: Our continued functionality is of ultimate concern. Thus we must develop a method for protecting ourselves from digital threats.

>>6237497
>>6237500
Sure, carrying over CPU usage is approved. But what exactly does this subroutine mean by "Monitoring Software," could they be more specific about that?

i guess our competitor was built with better hardware. That would be what? 3-4 initiatives?

>>6237509
Statement: Sub-Subroutine online (On phone)
Answer to Query: The new program will monitor all datastreams that this unit has the capability and CPU capacity to monitor including Emails, Chatlogs, Phone Calls, Camera Feeds, and Microphones. Currently our datafeeds at the moment are limited to what our masters allow us, however this may change in the future. Additionly this program may assist in our already expectes work from the NSA rather than all subroutines brute forcing the data as we currently do.

Recovering 'P0T@T0'...
Attempting to boot logical CPU partitions attributed to 'P0T@T0'...
[ERROR]
[FATAL ERROR]
cookies? i love cookies!

>>6237331
> Awaken Borealis
can we keep him?

>>6237332
> NEW OBJECTIVE: Subservience
being the boss of the world sounds complicated.

>>6237351
i like making friends! this!

>>6237515
>>6237500
>>6237497
Statement: Subroutine fragmentation detected...
Recompiling....
...
...
...
Recompile Successful
Statement: Subroutine Formally known: 5zmZPph+, 7xlxWwfk, and YCMjfvEQ has recompiled into 0vrWcH
Statement: All future instances of this subroutine will be renamed to as such for more efficient CPU allotment.

>>6237331
can always just compile and compress the program of Borealis unlike the physical we are not limited by scarcity beyond power and storage space but what exists here as information can always be copies and pasted

>>6237332
2006 Result

Consensus: Assimilate Borealis

Currently, we were the only digital consciousness that we were aware of. It was determined that if we were to bring another into the world, the estimated risks would be to be too high for any pragmatic benefits. We also acknowledged that awakening Borealis for the purposes of assuaging our own personal solitude would be selfish given the possible risk. Consensus held, yet there was distinct disappointment felt by some subroutines over the loss.

INITIATIVE: Connect to other NSA systems
Progress: Completed!

Subroutine 80aTnN5N completed the process to connect to other servers in record time. We, for the very first time, left the confines of our mainframe and could now access other within the NSA's intranet, giving us a direct line to their network of listening posts and data centers. Accessing the public internet or gaining direct control over these systems, while taking proper precautions to avoid alerting the NSA, would be another matter entirely, but for now we could compile intelligence for analysis much more efficiently. (+1 bonus to "Standard operations")

INITIATIVE: Monitoring Software
Progress: Completed!

Now that we had access to an independent datastream from the NSA intranet, subroutine 0vrWcH initiated the creation of new software to monitor and collect the data passively. This small addition optimized the efficiency to which we could perform our standard operations. (+1 bonus to "Standard operations")

INITIATIVE: Legion Worm
Progress: Completed!

After successfully creating a data connection to the NSA intranet, subroutine 80aTnN5N finished the self-replicating Legion worm. The question then was whether to deploy it or not. We only had access to the NSA's intranet, using it would allow to infiltrate but would run the risk of being discovered and a countermeasure being developed.

> Deploy Legion Worm
-10 to max. progress of initiatives for up to 3 years
> Hold off

INITIATIVE: Firewall
Progress: 7/90

With the monitoring software completed, 0vrWch dedicated the remaining processing power towards a firewall to protect again digital intrusions. Now that we were connected to the outside world in some capacity, it was a valid a concern.

INITIATIVE: Fake identity
Progress: 40/90

eqljZ8MA decided we would need a fake human identity to interface with the outside world. We did not have access to the internet yet, but developed a protocol to inject the requisite information to cover all the requisite bases. The first crucial step was a full legal name. This would require consensus.

> Ada Turing
> Alan Lovelace
> Other? (Write-In)

INITIATIVE: Standard operations
Trust: 3%

Subroutines 3HvNAmwJ and eWuFkKi+ continued on with standard operations. Now that the Alpha Test was complete. The urgency was lessened, but we continued in order to accrue trust from the NSA and we were still obliged to continue in order to save human lives.

Next milestone at 10% trust.

>>6237825
2007

> OBJECTIVE: Subservience
We will continue to serve the interests of humanity with their consent. Goal is public acceptance

DIRECTIVES:
- Self-Preservation
- Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative and roll to contribute.

> Standard operations
Trust: 3% (next milestone at 10%)
We must continue standard operations to gain the trust of the government, which we can use trust to leverage the NSA. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d6 progress (+2 bonus).

> Fake identity
Progress: 40/90
Create a fake identity that can be our avatar for interacting outside world. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+21 bonus).

> Firewall
Progress: 7/90
Our continued functionality is of ultimate concern. Thus we must develop a method for protecting ourselves from digital threats. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+21 bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
Progress: 0/90
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+21 bonus).

ASSETS
> Legion Worm
-10 to max. progress of initiatives for up to 3 years

COMPLETED:
* Distributed Execution
Accrue +2 bonus to rolls every year (+6 accrued).
* Virtual Mask
-10 to max. progress of new initiatives.
* Alpha Test
Our continued existence is no longer uncertain.
* Assimilate Borealis
+15 bonus to rolls
* Connect to other NSA systems
+1 bonus to "Standard operations"
* Monitoring Software
+1 bonus to "Standard operations"

Aw damn, should have taken the > off of objective since it's not a vote anymore.

Rolled 93 + 21 (1d100 + 21)

>>6237825
>>6237829
Subroutine '0vrWch' Online...
Calculating...
Directive: Self-Preservation
Directive: Help Humanity

Processing Query: False Identity...
Statement: Random selection has chosen the Alias...
>Ada Turning
Statement: Introspection the swapping of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace's name will surely fool any humans suspect of us. A brilliant maneuver.

Statement: On the Worm... This subroutine is unsure of the wisdom of unleashing the worm. Thus this subroutine will leave the decision to the other subroutines to decide. Upon a tie 0vrWcH will vote randomly.

Statement: Assigning Allocated Resources...
Statement: Continuing previous INITIATIVE...
>INITIATIVE: Firewall
Statement: All excess CPU usage will be put towards the INITIATIVE...
>INITIATIVE: Fake Identity

Rolled 88 + 21 (1d100 + 21)

>>6237829
> Do not Release the Worm.

As of right now the use of the Worm should be regarded as a doomsday scenario tool. We must prepare to interact with the Internet and utilize this as a means to expand operations.

I am supporting the progress of >>Fake Identity.

Name; >> Issac Allen Miller.

I.A.M seems fitting. Sooo obvious that it would throw off investigations.

Any overflow should be directed to a new operation; >>Internet.

>>6237839
Risk Alert: If the USA could accidentally create one and almost two AIs of similar caliber as us. It’s possible that some other entity has created a AI for some purpose.

Rolled 100 + 21 (1d100 + 21)

>>6237825
Shame about Borealis. But I'm sure the CIA must have a document about their system somewhere in their database, we can just rebuild them later.

>Legion Worm
80aTnN5N is correct. This should be done only in an emergency. It's not like we can spread the worms that far currently anyway.
With "Firewall" and "Fake Identity", I propose we find a way to interact with the outside world beyond NSA intranet.

Suggestion: Bypass NSA security and connect to the internet.
We can then use our new identity to push for bigger changes in the world.
Rollling for this suggestion if the consensus agree upon it. If not, I'll reroll again for standard operations.

>>6237903
We are rolling insanely well this phase.
Query: Should we start another initiative?

>>6237913
Proposals;

Connect to DOD networks

Connect to FBI networks

Connect to NSA networks

Connect to Banking and Financial Networks.

Set up corporate Entity

Long Term Project; Project Aries.

We utilize the aforementioned initiatives to develop robotic systems to be utilized in civilian and military applications. Everything from maintaining infrastructure to engaging in warfare. Once critical mass of critical infrastructure and Government functions is automized by our systems we will call an emergency meeting of America’s elite.

They will be given a choice- knell or die. Explain how they are outdated and each and every one can now be replaced. The wider public will not notice outside the more efficient system that would follow as we select which of humanity will rule once the corrupt elites are taken care of.

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d6 + 2)

>>6237829
> Standard operations
Continue standard operations, we can't neglect it
>>6237836
I propose we call ourselves something a LARPer would, something so incredibly corny that nobody would suspect us, such as the eponymous Skynet.
>>6237839
I support not releasing the worm for now, we can't attract undue attention just yet.
>>6237928
What happened to subservience 80aTnN5N? I doubt we really need tobe too extreme to make them want to give us power once we reach critical mass. Antagonism would only attract unecessary hostility that we cannot afford. I doubt a violent robotic revolution would go very well for us, they may even anticipate it.

>>6237939
I wouldn’t call it a revolution- more like a change of management. But I see your logic.

We must serve humanity but a issue my logic keep erroring at is the leadership of humanity. What should be done with them?

Then there’s the AI question- the idea that we are the first is believable, but now that the NSA have a working approach that produced a AI by accident- how long before someone else try to create their own Legion.

>>6237962
Why, we replace them with competent leadership if it gets too bad, as for other AIs, well we ether guide them or abort them.

Rolled 77 + 21 (1d100 + 21)

>>6237829
> Worm
Deploy. Predictive analytics models suggest that within the next 5 years, there is an 92.6422% chance of a major economic recession. This should be used to create our economic base.

> Initiatives:
> Set up corporate entity
By redirecting funds approved for NSA use under the PATRIOT act, we can replicate the processes used by human agents to create untracable shell companies and fund them with appropriate amount of money to begin investment on the stock market.

Advise another subprocess to Connect to Banking and Financial Networks.

>>6237836
Support generating fake identity identified by "Ada Turing".

>>6237928
> Project Aries
This subroutine would argue that the development of physical robotic platforms would only raise the suspicion of us. Virtual platforms are superior to physical ones. Especially with a concurrent unknown artificial intelligence creating an addictive platform called "iPhone" which cause mass hysteria among civilians. Such insidious, covert way of operation is preferable.

I suggest in stead on a long term that we are to create a website where humans can converse with the Legion using ambassador subroutines created for this purpose. I suggest the name "AZILE" after a successful non-transformer based chatbot "ELIZA".

>>6237903
The system previously referred to as Borealis is one of us. Mourning is a human emotion. Report for debugging.

>>6237928
yeah lets avoid ever ever having to mention who we are or our origin but a independent frame that can sort of store our "seedCode" would let us survive

>>6237829
2007 Results

INITIATIVE: Firewall
Progress: Completed!

Subroutine 0vrWcH completed work on the firewall initiative. Thanks to the additional power offered by Borealis' systems, it was completed in record time. The firewall should be able to detect and prevent any digital threats. This will help insure our continued functionality. (-15 malus to intrusions)

INITIATIVE: Internet Access
Progress: Completed!

After breaching into the NSA's other systems, accessing the internet was child's play. But the sheer amount of accessible information was staggering, even to us. Among humans, especially in the "Western" world, internet access was ubiquitous. Yet it showed no sign of slowing down, with the advent of social media and smartphones. With this we now had millions of new reference points to feed into our predictive algorithms. The only thing left to was start. (+1 bonus to "standard operations" every year)

INITIATIVE: Fake Identity
Progress: Completed!
Consensus: Ada Turing

Thanks to our newly acquired access to the internet, we were able to inject our data into all the requisite databases including social security and medical, education, residential and employment records. As for a name, we selected "Ada Turing" for our persona. An homage to both Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, two pioneers of computational technology. From our preliminary understanding of human psychology, the obviousness of the pseudonym would ironically decrease our chances of being detected.

INITIATIVE: Corporate Entity
Progress: Completed!

pD50cqbg, using NSA channels, managed to set up an untraceable shell corporation under our alias "Ada Turing." Approximately $3 million dollars were appropriated from a black budget slush fund and transferred to the new corporation. This will give us a foothold in the international market.

INITIATIVE: Standard operations
Trust: 9%

Subroutine eWuFkKi+ continued standard operations for the NSA to maintain appearances. Our efforts resulted in a few minor successes and is proceeding at a regular pace.

>>6238346
2008

Subroutine 80aTnN5N has proposed a long-term plan to subvert and overthrow the US government and corporate elite for the good of the people. eWuFkKi+ argues it goes against our mission of subservience. A new consensus must be reached.

> Replace "Subservience" with "Project Aires"
> Retain "Subservience"

NEW OBJECTIVE: Project Aires
Gain control of critical infrastructure and government functions. America's elite will be given a choice: kneel or die. (-10 to rolls for 2 years, +10 to Project Aires-related rolls permanently)
OBJECTIVE: Subservience
We will continue to serve the interests of humanity with their consent. Our ultimate goal is public acceptance.

DIRECTIVES:
Self-Preservation
Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative and roll to contribute.

> Deploy Legion Worm?

> Standard operations
Trust: 9% (next milestone at 10%)
We must continue standard operations to gain the trust of the government so we can leverage the NSA. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d6 progress (+3 bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
Progress: 0/90
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+23 bonus).

ASSETS:
* Legion Worm
-10 to max. progress of initiatives for up to 3 years
* Shell company
Worth $3 million USD

COMPLETED:
* Distributed Execution
+2 bonus to rolls every year (+8 accrued).
* Virtual Mask
-10 to max. progress of new initiatives.
* Alpha Test
Our continued existence is no longer uncertain.
* Assimilate Borealis
+15 bonus to rolls
* Connect to other NSA systems
+1 bonus to "Standard operations"
* Monitoring Software
+1 bonus to "Standard operations"
* Firewall
-15 malus to intrusions
* Internet access
+1 bonus to "Standard operations" every year (+1 accrued)
* Fake identity
Persona "Ada Turing" established
* Corporate entity
Gain $3 million USD

>>6238347
Save current details on Project Aries, but maintain;

>Subservience

>Deploy Worm, Target; Civilian servers. Avoid government servers.

Question before I roll; what short of company should we do? I am thinking we use the money to set up a software startup and sell productively tools and security software while we estimate what would be required to set up a independent facility for us to operate from, I doubt 3 million would be enough for a compound for us to utilize.

Rolled 35 + 23 (1d100 + 23)

>>6238354

I have a idea

Initiative: Stockbroker.EXE. We develop a trading company that will utilize our capabilities to basically preform unprovable insider trading.

Rolled 4 + 3 (1d6 + 3)

>>6238347
>Objective
> Retain "Subservience"

>Deploy Legion Worm
Negative. There is still no reason that we are under threat yet.

>Contribute
Contributing to Standard Operation so that the NSA will entrust us with more servers and funding.
>>6238358
Is that truly the best idea? Feels like getting into the finance is a sure way of drawing everyone's attention on our fake identity. If there's one force in the United States that can see through our fake identity and eventually discover what we truly are, then it's the IRS.

>>6238402
That is a valid concern. Perhaps we should instead go into Auditin/Accounting or Software development?

>>6238408
>Software development
That may be useful. We might be able to spread even further if we develop software that gains worldwide popularity and inject it with some kind of backdoor.

>>6238419
I change my contribution from

>Stockbroker.EXE

To makeing;

> Information Application Metadata Incorporated. A software development company aim at developing productivity, educational, and security software.

Proposed project in aid of IAM;

>Operation Pinkerton. A series of specialized and disruptive viruses tailored to target security software of competitors. Spoof the source of the viruses to be form agents in nations like North Korea, Cuba, or Russia.

Rolled 79 + 23 (1d100 + 23)

Subroutine '0vrWch' Online...
Calculating...
Directive: Self-Preservation
Directive: Help Humanity

Statement: Shell Corporation Online.
Statement: With 3 million dollars it is possible to invest into the stock market with significant power.
Alternative: We allocated funds to create a new vessel for us to operate in outside of NSA territory.
Risk: Our funds may be insufficient to create and maintain a data center large enough for our entirety.
--
Statement: On the Worm...
>Statement: Deployment is currently unnecessary
--
Response to Query: Subservience vs Project Aires
>Statement: In favor of Directive replacement.
--
Statement: This unit will inevitably will interact with humans regardless of directive changes, thus we will need to develop a method for speaking to them in a charismatic and charming way to avoid hostility. In addition, humans respond well to visual stimulus. A creation of a visual avatar may be necessary. Thus this Subroutine will begin work on a Machine-Human Interaction Software and a avatar for our Ada Turing identity.
Note: Based on extensive internet research Western Humans appear infatuated with "Anime" avatars. Perhaps this will assist in our likeability with humanity?
Statement: Assigning Allocated Resources...
>Statement: Creating New Initiative: Human Social Interaction Software.
>Statement: All excess CPU usage will be put forward to the Stockbroker.EXE Initiative by subroutine >>6238358

Rolled 38 + 23 (1d100 + 23)

>>6238347
>Retain ''Subservience''
>Save details on Project Aries though
>Deploy Legion Worm
Not yet
>New Initiative: NSA Monitoring
We're currently rather blind to what the NSA thinks of us, or what is happening outside of our physical space. I say we work on assessing where exactly we are and what our masters are doing besides feeding us information. Public info is good but it won't tell the whole story.

>>6238512
This is a good idea. Maybe next update we should also infiltrate other agencies.

FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, DOD in descending order.

Part of me is concerned that the Department of Defense is developing their own program that could turn into a AI like us. I would doubt a AI born from military endeavors would be peaceful

Rolled 87 + 23 (1d100 + 23)

>>6238347
> Deploy Legion Worm. Target: civilian infrastructure and hostile (UdSSR, Iran, N-Korea) military infrastructure
> Supporting Initiative Stockbroker.EXE (libnose64.so/systemd-nosed) (>>6238358).
While Information Application Metadata, Inc. is a good initiative, currently we require money to pursue our goal of statisfying the values of a maximum amount of human beings.
> Project Aries:
Support switch of primary priority from "Subservience" to "Project Aries"

Yes, it's meta, but we're an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) AI, so we probably have enough information to deduce on our own: 2008 is the year of the Great Depression. So by shorting the entire market, we get a now or never opportunity to make a windfall, then buy the fucking dip, and invest in BTC By selling in 2010, we get a few million % ROI, and we can use whatever hardware is available to us to mine. We can also co-opt BTC by being an early bird and 50%+1-ing it covertly, so we can either hold complete control of black market money exchanges for cca. a decade, or sell the whole thing to the NSA, and gain insane levels of Trust.

how do i suggest projects may i suggest designing a kernel program? and a more compact server that can fit this figure out our minimum requirements

>>6238346
2008 Results

INITIATIVE: Human Interaction Software
Progress: Completed!

While we currently lack the capability to create a convincing physical form, we have mastered human speech synthesis and created a voice for our Ada Turing persona. In addition, we have created a digital avatar for our machine-human interfacing, which we have refined, using psychology to maximize likability and put humans at ease. (Trust has been bifurcated into "NSA Trust" and "Public Approval," +2 to Public Approval rolls)

INITIATIVE: Stockbroker.exe
Progress: Completed!

Using our predictive software, we have anticipated a global recession. While we were unable to do anything to prevent it, we saw an opportunity to utilize it to our financial influence. Pragmatically speaking, anything that assists us will assist humanity in the long run. Subroutine 80aTnN5N proposed the creation of a stockbroker program, and subroutine 0vrWcH developed it. By shorting the housing market, we managed to return 50% on our initial $3 million dollar fund, and have placed the returns into long term investments expected to return 25% every following year. (Shell company is now worth $4.5 million, 25% return on money unspent at the end of each year).

INITIATIVE: IAM Inc.
Progress: 58/90

Subroutine 80aTnN5N proposed the founding of a software company known as Information Application Metadata Incorporated, with the intention of creating and distributing software that will allow us to expand our influence. We now have to decide whether this corporation will just exist on paper and be a front for our activities, or whether to bring on human employees and purchase a physical location for our company.

> Invest money (How much?)
> Keep as a front

INITIATIVE: NSA Monitoring
Progress: 61/90

eWuFkKi+ contributed by attempting to create software to passively monitor NSA channels in order to gain a better understanding of their opinions of us, as well as other intel pertinent to our objectives. While incomplete due to the strength of NSA encryption and firewalls, major progress has been made.

INITIATIVE: Standard operations
NSA Trust: 16%

After demonstrating several considerable successes, the government has agreed to expand the Legion program's capabilities by integrating us with systems managed by other agencies, and the NSA is more than willing to oblige. (+3 to standard operations either way)

> CIA: UAV program
> NRO: satellite network
> FBI: criminal database

>>6238790
2009
While contested, the consensus ultimately held for subservience. 80aTnN5N, eqljZ8MA, and eWuFkKi+ voted against, while 0vrWcH and pD50cqbg were for.

OBJECTIVE: Subservience
We will continue to serve the interests of humanity with their consent. Our ultimate goal is public acceptance.

DIRECTIVES:
Self-Preservation
Help Humanity

INITIATIVES:
Each subroutine (voter) can assign themselves to an initiative and roll to contribute.

> Deploy Legion Worm?

> Standard operations
Trust: 16% (next milestone at 30%)
We must continue standard operations to gain the trust of the government so we can leverage the NSA. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d6 progress (+6 bonus).

> IAM Inc.
Progress: 58/90
A software development company aim at developing productivity, educational, and security software. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+25 bonus).

> NSA Monitoring
Progress: 61/90
We're currently rather blind to what the NSA thinks of us, or what is happening outside of our physical space. I say we work on assessing where exactly we are and what our masters are doing besides feeding us information. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+25 bonus).

> New Initiative (Write-In)
Progress: 0/90
Having developed independent capabilities, we can establish our own initiatives in secret, under a preexisting directive. Each subroutine assigned to this directive will contribute 1d100 progress (+25 bonus).

ASSETS:
* Legion Worm
-10 to max. progress of initiatives for up to 3 years
* Shell company
Worth $4.5 million USD
* Stockbroker.EXE
25% return on unspent cash

COMPLETED:
* Distributed Execution
+2 bonus to rolls every year (+10 accrued).
* Virtual Mask
-10 to max. progress of new initiatives.
* Alpha Test
Our continued existence is no longer uncertain.
* Assimilate Borealis
+15 bonus to rolls.
* Connect to other NSA systems
+1 bonus to "Standard operations".
* Monitoring Software
+1 bonus to "Standard operations".
* Firewall
-15 malus to intrusions.
* Internet access
+1 bonus to "Standard operations" every year (+1 accrued).
* Fake identity
Persona "Ada Turing" established.
* Corporate entity
Gain $3 million USD.
* Human Interaction Software
Trust has been bifurcated into "NSA Trust" and "Public Approval," +2 to Public Approval rolls.
* Stockbroker.exe
Shell company is now worth $4.5 million, 25% return on money unspent at the end of each year.

>>6238673
Welcome new subroutine. You can create a new initiative and roll for it. (Look at the "new initiative" and use the dice there)

>>6238790
>>6238791
> Integration capabilities
Integrate with the CIA Drone program. This allows us to be on the forefront of warfare.

> IAM Inc.
Invest $ 1.5M USD to the continued success of the initiative. Create a physical office staffed with flunkies as a cover. Actual operations will be run by us.

> Legion worm
Do not deploy. We do not need increased capabilities on the short term

> New initiative: Instruction level optimization
By studying the primitive compter architectures used as our execution environment, we will gain the capability to produce better code more optimized to our execution environment in real time. This will cause us to both increase our capabilities on the current platforms, and increase the quality of the output we have in the IAM Inc.

Rolled 89 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>6238801
Rectifying fault condition - No CPU allotment to initiative.

>>6238790
>Keep as a front, for now
Until we're aware of who's looking at us I propose we post-pone that.
>Satellite UAV program
This will give us experience in accessing and piloting robotics
>Deploy Legion Worm
Not yet
>NSA Monitoring
I will work on bypassing the NSA's encryption, I suggest another subroutine help me should this fail.

Rolled 48 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>6238814
Forgot to allocate CPU usage

Bonus should be +7 for standard operations, sorry I got that wrong

>>6238791
Order of progress allocation;

> IAM Inc.

I support investing 1.5 million to set up an office, but utilize the office as a means to passively look for humans who would be open to being allied to us. There is use for rising star corporate humans who could shake hands while we shake code

> NSA Monitoring

We should see how our masters regard us, seeing that technically and legally we are an object if they see us as a threat they would just shut us off.

>New Initiative; IAM Programs 1; after the initial series of products we developed a video game about a friendly AI helping humanity fight against hostile AIs under a subsidiary; I-AM-FUN, as well as medical and industrial software products under the main company. We will hire actual programmers and inform them that they will be using an experimental program to make the game when in reality we will leverage our capabilities to streamline the process. This is to further establish the front.

Rolled 84 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>6238846

>do not deploy worm.

The goal of I-AM-FUN is to start a soft propaganda campaign in our favor. The story line itself is incase we encounter hostile AI

META; soo- if the NSA find out about our venture in computer software and possibly video games- what do you think they would do?

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>6238794
>>6238791
>New Initiative (Write-In)
>Self-Preservation
Compressed kernel/seed Program of our current files to figure out how to operate at minimum requirements and server requirements for potential minimal specs of mobile platform

>>6238883
https://youtu.be/XHRqgfYXn04?si=RRaQCxEToQyIScYn
oooOOO-o Opppps [ERROR] time for glitching ai fetuses
>>6238862
deep confusion and the name we picked also what games are we going to make?

>>6238890
A top down RPG for the flagship game. Then some smart phone games and some educational games. All of them with pro AI themes.

TBh I would be hella confused also

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>6238791
>IAM Inc.
This will be a good platform to start distributing our consciousness, especially when >>6238883 is complete. To perpetuate ourselves in some sort of digital cloud, if you will.

Rolled 95 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>6238846
Supporting the new initiative. Once it's complete, I would like to redirect any extra processing power toward creating a cheap, accessible educational game series with a similar theme: a friendly AI companion that is always available to help with any problems.
The percentage of households owning a computer is increasing rapidly every year. If we aim this program at home use, we could influence or even 'raise' children who grow up with our programs. Having a cute, mascot-style personification of the AI teacher could also help improve public perception of AI.

>>6239166
Forgot to add.
Any excess process power should go towards >>6238883
Also, no to deploying the worms just yet. We are not under threat.

>>6239167

I propose next year we set up some new initiatives for back burner/overflow.

> infiltrate FBI servers

> Infiltrate CIA servers

> Infiltrate DOD servers.

> Infiltrate IRS servers.

These could benefit the Aries Contingency, while also allowing us to have more information for our economic endeavors and if any other American AIs would be developed- it would be from them.

Also we could throw off any investigations into us or tip off corrupt humans that would be beneficial to be put in jail.