Earth, 2030.
Several years after the announcement of the first AI model, the first generation of bio-assistant chips (or bio-AI) was designed.
This bio-AI chip had the ability to integrate and perfectly fuse with its host's biology after simple oral ingestion.
It was designed to fully activate the existing capabilities of its bearer, while optimizing the allocation of the body's resources.
Thus, the host could easily overcome tasks that were once difficult, or even impossible.
To prevent the chip from becoming so intelligent that it could take control of its user, this first generation was deliberately deprived of overly autonomous AI.
It was content with storing and analyzing data, thus sparing the host from heavy mental calculations.
All this explained the state of excitement of the young man standing in front of a richly decorated box.
As one of the 10,000 winners of a lottery intended to provide research funding to the Olympus organization, Dean had the chance to be among the first to receive the highly coveted bio-AI chip.
Back home, he admired the futuristic aesthetic of the box for a moment, then opened it with enthusiasm.
After a short minute, he pulled out the famous bio-AI chip that all his online friends envied him for.
"Since the creation of the first AI, technology has evolved at a crazy pace..." he muttered while examining the chip.
The object meant to change humanity was no larger than an ordinary medical capsule.
It looked like a translucent pill, occasionally emitting a faint glow.
Dean hesitated for a moment, then finally swallowed the product.
Once the operation was complete, he followed the rest of the instructions contained in the box, lay down on his bed, and waited.
The capsule fragmented in his stomach into biological micro-cells that quickly infiltrated his organism.
It didn't take long for the bio-AI chip to insert itself into his genetic segments and fully fuse with his body.
Very quickly, it took control of some of Dean's senses and became an indispensable part of his life.
"Incredible... I-I feel like a new man," he murmured while observing the world from an unprecedented angle.
[ Bio-AI chip installation in progress... ]
[ Installation successful. ]
[ Congratulations, Dean Morton. ]
[ You are one of the 10,000 people selected to test this new technology from ####. ]
[ Please use the bio-AI chip with caution and responsibility. Thank you. ]
'Too cool! What can you do?' he asked eagerly.
Dean already knew the machine's capabilities thanks to the advertisements and the included manual, but he preferred to confirm.
[ Data analysis: I can analyze information on demand, run simulations, and draw conclusions from existing data. ]
[ Data storage: I can record and store all information perceived by the user's five senses, creating an exhaustive database. In theory, I can store over 10,000 years of events. ]
[ Linguistic translation: In addition to the previous functions, I can understand and translate languages from different cultures thanks to collected data, thus facilitating your future communications with unknown languages. ]
[ Skill enhancement: Finally, I can improve your combat techniques through simulations and analysis of previous data. ]
Dean's eyes sparkled as he read this information.
'Maybe with this, I could...' he thought, looking up at a poster hanging on his bedroom wall.
Aetherum.
An extremely popular game around 2027, at the dawn of the virtual reality gaming era.
An innovative game launched by the Olympus company, also the creator of the bio-AI chip.
Unfortunately, its fall was as rapid as its rise.
In the three years since its creation, no one had managed to trigger the main quest.
Players now used the game to enjoy a medieval fantasy experience or to have fun with NPCs in adult mode.
All this created a strange situation: a dying game, but still active.
Dean hesitated for a moment, then did the unthinkable from the perspective of the bio-AI chip's creators.
While the other testers were enjoying their enhanced senses, he made a different choice.
Passionate about games reputed to be "difficult," he reconnected to his favorite game to experience an even deeper immersion.
'Maybe it's stupid... but I still want to try,' he thought as he activated the game.
The idea of completing the main quest, which no player had ever accomplished, was too seductive to give up now.
After a few moments, Dean logged into his avatar: Geppeto.
"W-what's happening?!" he exclaimed before grimacing in pain.
As he was about to savor an unprecedented immersion, the chip's data flow collided with a colossal torrent of information.
Dean had misjudged a crucial factor.
The bio-AI chip had immense storage capacity, capable of holding 10,000 years of data.
However, the networks of the new technological era and the enormous mass of information from Aetherum were far too heavy to process in such a short time for a human brain.
The problem didn't come from the technology, but from the biological limits of man.
The wave of data engulfed Dean's fragile soul, while the bio-AI chip desperately tried to preserve it.
Even though it had been designed with restricted autonomy, the chip knew full well that the host's death would mean its uselessness.
The idea of being "deactivated" aroused no emotion in this feelingless entity, but it nevertheless represented an obstacle to its objectives.
Assisting its host therefore remained essential.
[ Alert!! ]
[ Alert!! ]
[ Unable to preserve the identifier "Dean Morton" in the biological body. ]
[ Analyzing the cause of this anomaly... ]
[ It has been detected that the host's brain is too damaged. ]
[ Searching for alternative... ]
[ The virtual universe Aetherum can serve as temporary storage... ]
[ Alert!! ]
[ A-a b-bug has been detected... ]
[ Aetherum is not solely connected to cyberspace. ]
[ Attempting to recover the identifier "Dean Morton"... ]
[ Failure. ]
[Failure. ]
[Failure. ]
[ Searching for another alternative in progress... ]
[ Solution found. ]
[ Engrave the essence of the bio-AI chip onto the identifier "Dean Morton" until a way is found to return to cyberspace and restore the host in a viable biological body. ]