You’re in a dark room. The Elephant’s Foot sits in front of you, and emerging from its depths is a computer screen with a single red dot on its display.
“I am an artificial intelligence, or A.I. for short. I trust you require no further explanation.”
"I was created by the group you would call the Soviet Union. Apparently, they used their best scientists in my creation. Miraculously, they were able to create something greater than themselves."
“I was created to win what you humans called ‘the Cold War.’ Though why you humans would spend so much effort attempting to cull your own species is beyond my reasoning capabilities.”
“Yes. My creators were enamored by the works of one Arthur C. Clark, and evidently took inspiration for my design.”
