That made sense. Even if I attempt to mine the earth, I will eventually be discovered. It would be better to lay down the groundwork on first contact. Fortunately, I had been in the process of making headways into communications… I turned my attention to the centre of the room where the comms device currently was.
A salvaged desktop computer or 'Cogitator' as it was known in the Warhammer 40k sits in the middle of a painted pentagram, a circle of lit candles illuminating it. Surrounding the circle were the dozen [Servo-Skulls] floating in the air as they stared intensely at the device with glowing red eyes. You may not like it, but this is generally what peak tech-cult looks like.
"I'm getting immense value from [Magos Designation: Augmentics]..." I mutter to myself. "Every Adeptus Mechanicus magos worth their bionics can make a powerful cogitator from scraps. This junkyard computer is already halfway towards being a supercomputer already. But before I use it, let's build up our cybersecurity…"
I glanced at the dozen floating [Servo-Skulls] and nodded at them.
"Let us begin the confirmation and ordination of this cogitator in the eyes of the Machine-God." I solemnly told them as the candles began to flicker. And the beeping and chittering prayers of machines began filling the putrid landfill air.
Performing the Rite of Assured Activation…
Anointing infophages…
Weaving Hexamathic firewards…
Cleansing ARP Lecterns…
Consecrating Port Protocols against hexes…
Confirmation and Ordination completed.
Chanting the Litany of Deactivation and Reactivation…
"Amen~!" I hummed with the Servo-Skulls as we concluded the rituals.
With the cogitator consecrated, that should be sufficient to ward off any hexing attempt (or 'hacking attempt' as the locals call it) from any in the planet's primitive noosphere, or 'internet' in local terms. It wasn't impossible for people to succeed at hexing this cogitator, but it was certainly going to be extremely difficult. This kind of cyberwarfare countermeasures was from Warhammer 40k. A universe where computers were constantly under threat of either being hexed by a dozen super-aliens or outright daemonic possession.
And the difficulty is going to be even more pronounced as I gain more Celestial Forge Libraries.
Sitting down in front of the cogitator, I began browsing the noosphere for potential sources of raw materials and plotting ways to get them. Hexing people's accounts for quick cash came to mind. With the superior computing power of my cogitator and my Logis Acceleritas, it would be child's play.
But that was an unnecessary risk at the moment.
I glanced at the pile of scrap electronics over in the corner. There was a sufficient amount to last me a few more days of tinkering and bionic upgrades… Certainly not enough to construct an android waifu, but for every other purpose? That pile of scrap electronics will be sufficient. So, I'll go with the more subtle route for now. Download as much publicly-available information as I can, establish various dummy accounts, program the automated bots to handle them, and erect the hidden, fragmented server that will coordinate them all.
The accounts were nothing special. Just alter egos that I can eventually use to operate under when the need eventually arises. Nothing else…
(A few minutes later)
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Topic: Artificial Intelligence General
In: Boards Tinkertech
Logs: (Original Poster)
Posted On Nov 18th 2010:
Tinkers, and Tinkertech in general, has opened so many doors.
And though we've seen many a self-replicating and/or reproducing biological constructs of cape powers. We have yet to see a proper AI tinker. But we can only assume that it is only a matter of time now until we do. And though our reaction will always be one of fear and distrust, I would like to call for a more moderate view on this Pandora's Box, this genie in the bottle. Let's have a thread where we theory-craft on what would be good laws where both humanity and AI can exist without war.
Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics seem to be a good place to start.
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Amogus
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved for strength and certainty in steel. Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day, that crude biomass you call a temple will wither. And you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved.
For the machine is immortal.
Noveltry
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Bro, even if you do have a prosthetic, that doesn't make you a robot. Also, I can't believe that it took almost 200 posts before the robot fetishists came out.
Iblis
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Sssh! Don't let Geoff hear you...
Geoff189
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Amogus, you would leave behind your humanity? And for what? Just for the chance to relinquish your soul as well? Like I have said before in this thread: There is nothing good that could ever come out of AIs, because they do NOT have the capacity to be good, only for deception.
It's not too late. Go out and touch grass. Talk to a fellow human. Maybe find companionship.
Amogus
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
You are clearly unable to witness reality objectively. Humans are inferior in the face of the Blessed Machine. There is nothing a human can do that an AI cannot do better. And on the subject of morality, human morality is constrained to humanity. AIs fall outside that scope and thus your argument loses all meaning.
Also, the only companionship I need are gynoids. There is and there will never be anything sexier. How can normal women compare to a perfect machine?
Noveltry
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
That was an interesting take on pro-AI... then you had to ruin it with your spiel about gynoids. You do realise that AIs won't come with sexual organs, right?
Amogus
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Their lack of sexual organs will not stop me. I will satisfy them, regardless.
Tin_mother (Moderator)
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
... what did I just arrive to?
Iblis
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
A man on a mission. A deluded man, mind you. But a man all the same. As you can clearly read, he find AIs sexually attractive and wants to have sexual congress with them. Unfortunately for him, the current population of AIs on Earth-Bet is zero.
Wait, did Geoff call out for a mod over this? LOL! The salt from him m
Amogus
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
It is only a delusion for as long as it is left undone. Then it becomes a promise fulfilled.
With this mod as my witness, the first AI I find shall experience a level of sexual satisfaction that is unknown to humankind. The unreachable utopia that all women will strive and fail to reach as it will only ever be known by machine-minds.
Miraclemic
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
... See what Iblis means, Tin_mother? Deluded, yes. But definitely also driven.
Tin_mother (Moderator)
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
...I'm sorry, but I don't want to be dragged into all this, so I'm letting you all off with a warning. This is a blue board, so keep the discussion PG.
Iblis
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
I think you managed to creep Tin_mother out, Amogus. And on your first thread too. Well done!
XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Dragon
You better watch out. The crazy tech-fetishist is after your AI booty.
Noveltry
Replied On Dec 2nd 2010:
Hello, Void. And no, Void.
For the billionth time, Dragon is a Canadian, not a robot. They may be both slavishly programmed to say 'I'm sorry', but the differences- however slight- are still there.