Mom wasn't buying it. I could see it in her eyes—that look she got when one of us tried to explain why we hadn't done our homework or where we'd really been after school. The look that said she'd heard bigger lies from better liars.
"Peter," she said slowly, "creating artificial intelligence isn't like building a computer or writing a program. You're talking about something that takes entire teams of PhD researchers years to develop."
Sarah nodded, her psychology background making her naturally skeptical. "The technical knowledge alone would require advanced degrees in computer science, cognitive psychology, neuroscience..."
Emma was filming everything on her phone, probably planning to post this to her story later. "No offense, bro, but a few weeks ago you were just... regular Peter. Now you're supposedly creating AI that's worth billions?"
'Here we go. Time for the family to understand exactly how much their world has changed.'
