Clocks by S J Holmes

Author:S J Holmes [Holmes, S J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-12-04T22:00:00+00:00

Home1://*Did you hear about the incident in Manhattan today? Some anibots ‘malfunctioned’. Apparently they injured some ALU agents.*

Field7://*6th Gen?*

Home1://*Yes.*

Field7://*What happened?*

Home1://*Not entirely sure, but I know it ended when they sent in a special ops team and unwound every Clock in the place. Caddiebuddies, Domestobots, petting zoo anibots – even the manager.*

Field7://*Subtle. Nicola Hulot’s in charge over there now. That sounds just like her. No respect for intelligence, that girl. She was no different over at R&D back when I was at the Company.*

Home1://*She’s still paranoid. Ever since the accident she’s hated Clocks. She thinks they’re going to take over the world.*

Field7://*It’s understandable though. It was pretty shocking. I was there, remember?*

Home1://*I’m sorry about what happened, it was awful. David and Christine were good people. But it hardened her so much, and even now it clouds her judgement. I’ve heard a couple of reports recently where whole groups of Clocks have been unwound when just one of them has ‘malfunctioned’.*

Field7://*Nicola was never one to shirk from getting her hands dirty. I’d love to get hold of one of the mindchips from the anibots they unwound though. If it has the power I think it does, it could explain the AI leap. The software never had the room to manoeuvre before.*

Home1://*All theoretical at the moment. But yeah, we need to get one asap.*

Field7://*What if it goes viral and retroactive? I’ve modelled it. Once the code has been formed, it might be able to take root in earlier models. It’s possible. Imagine that… *

Home1://*I’d rather not.*

Field7://*Well, we’ll find out sooner or later. There’s talk of some of the ones that got out making contact with friends of ours in the Wide.*

Home1://*And that’s all it is. Talk. Anyway, see what you can find out. And be cautious. Hulot will be right into all this after what happened today. When are you coming back?*

Field7://*Next week.*

Home1://*We’ll speak before then. Happy travels.*

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.