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>The video begins showing, and the audio soon follows
The stream shows what looks like a bare wall, in front of it is a desk with a computer facing the same wall, a person is sitting with the computer, but the terrible video quality hides their face
>A projector is showing an image on the wall: some kind of logo with Russian under it
>The host isn't moving, but soon begins typing on their keyboard
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to my show."

| Uh, hi, I guess?
-Zee

| >The figure finishes typing and the projector now displays text
>The Underground History of AI research: The Computer Integration Program'
"I am an Investigative Journalist, but my name is unimportant. You may call me 'Doc', 'Professor' or otherwise. Please also note that while comments are enabled, I cannot see them, an issue with my Tunneling VPNs"
>The voice is heavily modulated, but sounds like the one of an older male

| "I have kept them active as a means to talk with fellow watchers, so don't be shy to speak and discuss what I talk about so I may read the comments afterwards."
>The figure once again begins typing
>The projector now shows the first image
"Today, I will be teaching you about a little known thing in the AI world, something covered up and filled to the brim with paranoia; The Computer Integration Program"

| >The typing stops and the image changes once again
>It shows a map of what appears to be post WW2 Earth
"As some of you might know, research into AI really kicked after World War 2. Computer Science had made it's proof by helping to break the Enigma Codes and many others, and the world was now open to a world of possibilities."
>They begin typing once more
"During the Cold-War, two countries in particular developed an interest in mechanical minds... the USSR and the US."

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| >The image switches once more, now showing a map of the USSR
"Some of you may already be familiar with the Soviet Union, but for all you younger people out there, all you need to know is that they were a superpower back then, rivaling the Giant that was the United States, and competing against them on all manners of subjects."
>They begins typing again, and the image now shows a computer surrounded by people in labcoats

| "The soviets began their own technological revolution just as the US did, and all of that really culminated in the Space Race to the Moon."
>A picture of the moon is shown
"However, that wasn't all they did."
>The image is now a retro looking cartoon character seemingly thinking
"Imagine, for a second... what if, you could turn yourself into a robot?"
>The image now shows a robot with a brain inside it's head

| "Nowadays, we can turn basically anyone into a Lilim, and consciousness transfers are sometimes done in the medical field after cases like generalized paralysis or the death of the body."
>The image shows a recent image of what looks like a Consciousness transfer operation
"But back then, the idea was insane. The thought that man could finally surpass their limits was alluring. The real problem, was the execution."

| >The image changes to show the machines used in a consciousness transfer
"As you can see plainly, the technology at the time was... lacking. So the project was scrapped during it's early stage... but then-"
>The image now shows the same logo from the beginning
"Some Russian Scientists took this opportunity to investigate something else; the nature of our brains. As you should know, brains use electrical signals to perform their duties, one might call them."

| >A diagram of a brain is shown
"Top Down Memory Search Signals and the like clearly follow rules, is what these man thought. And they began believing that the brain, just like a computer, could be programmed with the right knowledge."
>A black and white photograph of various people is seen, all their faces are covered in black marker
"If you know anything about dictatorships like the Soviet Union, it's that mind control sounds appealing to them."

| >The image changes once again, now showing text: 'The following may disturb some, proceed with caution.'
"Of course, things are never that fine and calm around places like Mad Scientist's labs. The initial plan was to analyze brain patterns and check if we could emulate them to cause certain responses from test subjects."
>The figure begins typing again
"This plan failed pretty quick, we don't understand the brain enough even now for that kinda stuff, but..."
>They turn to the cam

| "What if- and only what if, you didn't need to control the brain like it's supposed to... what if you could re-program it instead?"
>The image now shows gruesome images of what appear like test subjects with their brains hooked to large machines
"No need to stimulate pre-established responses, we could make the responses... think of it this way."
>The figure leans in closer, showing bizarre burns under their wrists

| "Lilims, Robots and the like, are AIs, yes? Artifical Intelligence. No matter how advanced, that intelligence is still artificial, it was originally designed not by nature and evolution, but by man. Without man, Lilim wouldn't have existed."
>They lean back
"We can make Humans into Lilims, but what if we could make Lilims into humans? How do you program a brain? Can you even convert coding into raw signals? That, was the goal, to make machines human, to create something new."

| >The image now shows another picture of what appear to be test subjects
"So, these doctors get to work, and quickly, they discover something... it's possible, somehow they made a breakthrough by forcing signals to follow simple programming... the issue? Simple programming means a simple mind, the subjects died of asphyxiation."
>The image shows a subject dead, blue in the face
"In AIs, you can mess up the program and try again, your PC won't blow up if you mess up."

| "Human bodies aren't such a flexible platforms, they already come with an OS per say."
>The image switches to a diagram of the human body
"If you delete the system files of your PC, it'll crash. It's the same here, except the support doesn't just stop working, it dies in the process."
>They lean in forward, the figure's eyes look somewhat uninterested
"It's possible. So, what's the next step?"
>They smirk
"You need a more... flexible platform."

| >The image becomes black
"If the current hardware can't handle the new software, just get a better platform. It's in the same in this research. They needed humans that can handle rapid changes in the mind... they needed Children."
>They lean back once more
"Why children? Aren't they going to die like the rest? Yeah, probably, but their bodies are more adaptable, they can handle more stress related to growth, and that's really key to this research."

| >They take out a small note PC
"A PC's programming won't change the actual thing. Hardware and software are distinct."
>They then take out a cat, it's purring
"Living things are different. Your brain influences hormones related to growth and the like, so depending on how it gets programmed, it'll change your body, too."
>They pat the cat and put it down
"The first subject had poor programming, and that stopped them from breathing. The new ones would need better programming, sure-"

| "But they'd also need to survive the programming, adapt to it."
>The image now shows a girl and a boy
"If I reprogrammed your brain into a girl's, and you were a man... well, let's say it'd probably cause a plethora of problems, on the mental and physical levels. Infants, however, aren't fully formed, so they get little to no side effect, same to a lesser degree with pre-pubescent children."

| "The project got out of the bounds of AI research by that point."
>They seem almost... disappointed
"It became little more than human experiments, and on children no less. Before long, their goal was no longer to make a human 'machine', but to make a machine of flesh. What they wanted wasn't intelligence, it was stupidity large enough to follow all orders."
>The images rapidly cycle through various examples of human experimentation, most of it involving young children

| >Then, the image turns to black once more
"So, the end of the Cold-War arrived, and the project was dismantled by the new government... is how the story would go, if the US hadn't done like it did with the nazis."
>The image now shows a few man shaking hands
"They took in the scientists, gave them a budget once again, albeit with more ethics attached."

| "So, mister America wounds up with the scientists, but turns out the research isn't only a huge waste of subjects, seeing as most end up as vegetables, but also of money."
>They extend their hand towards the camera
"So, what do they do with the project? Why, sell the tech to some corps of course! Of course, corps they owned. But alas, it makes no money, so who'd want anything to do with it?"
>The figure sighs

| "The project gets shelved. No profit, and corps can't make anything with the side products, which only include vegetables and funky sci-fi brain scanners."
>The image shows equipment that looks like an MRI, with cables popping out of it's seams
"Now, if only the story ended there. As I explained earlier, this field is closely related to AI research, it's basically a matter of applying AI tech to humans instead of machines..."

| >The figure types
>An image of a lilim model appears
"Lilims. The revolutionary AIs that define our time... how do they work? Could we make a human into a lilim? Can we make a lilim... into a human? Give life as God has in the past?"
>They smirk viciously
"The research was open once more, now with a lot more testing to go on. Computer science is miles above Cold-War level now, and with population jumping through the roof..."

| "No one'll notice a few kids here and there, eh?"
>The image switches to what appears to be a photograph of several researchers, all of their faces are hidden behind marker
"The Computer Integration Program had begun. And while the horrors I have just described were quite the sight... this is where it truly began... their, no, our obsession with the living machine."
>They sigh deeply
"Ever heard of Pinocchio? The doll that wants to be human?"

| "Do machines want to be humans? How would a machine turned human feel? These questions did not matter to us researchers. We were paid to do the job and nothing else, and we would do the job to satisfy this morbid curiosity within us, to see if we could become gods ourselves."
>The figure smiles
"We succeeded, somewhat, after a few years of trial and error."

| I joined for camgirls what is this

| "The first success was on this small little girl. We, or me at least, finally got an handle of the way to turn human brain signals into code and back."
>The image shows a researcher with all features hidden next to a small little girl who looks incredibly angry
"I made her always have that face. No matter why or how she tried, she'd always feel irritated at something."
>They lean back and seem exhausted
"I turned her back a week after, but she turned inanimate soon after..."

| >They go silent for a while, but soon get their bearings back
"I wish I could tell you her name, and how I really liked her... but this isn't where it ends."
>The image now shows a bizarre machine
"I made a big mistake, thinking this project was gonna work towards helping humanity or some shit... ok, I didn't think about that, at all."
>They type once more
"The Execs told us we wouldn't get anymore subjects now, we'd made it past experimental stages."

| "Of course, that was bullshit, guys wanted an opportunity to split us off and then take us down for a big PR boost."
>The image now shows three people looking mildly uncomfortable, their eyes are hidden, and so are their bodies
"We had no subjects now... but ourselves. Call it karma if you want, they told us to do the tests on someone we would elect."
>The image now shows the machines once again

| "I volunteered. I knew the others were working with these guys, and even if they weren't, they didn't know shit about the code."
>They get uncomfortable close to the cam, showing green eyes
"I told them that I'd modify myself, prove to them it could do stuff for people, cure diseases, control them, whatever shit they wanted."
>They pull back

| "I messed up. Wiped most of my memories... Is what they still think, I didn't wipe my memories of the project."
>They laugh loudly
"They kicked me out for incompetence, made me believe I was a doctor or some shit, told me I was a real loser through and through. They got rid of the loose end, and now they just had to get me killed in some accident to tie it up."
>The image now shows Glitch City
"But, I escaped, and here I am."

| "This wasn't meant as an history lesson. If anyone is listening to me now... I must pass unto you something important."
>They pull in close once again, the image shows various scenes of mutilated children, brains and cables popping out of them linked to bizarre machines
"The Computer Integration Program will soon resume. And with the discovery of new intel on AIs, and a city like GC available... you can guess, right?"

| >>264433 frankly I'm surprised anyone in this city has scientific goals beyond, " murder people for COMBATDATA lol"

| >The lights in the room go dark, except for the images
"They are here, friends. In Glitch City, prepping for their raids, gathering subjects for their experiments, they seek to rewrite humanity and turn them into mindless slaves while making themselves into unstoppable gods."
>The image stops
"... I fear not for myself, I deserve this hell I am in... I fear for the children."

| "This is a warning, you will never hear from me again."
>The image now shows only a few letters
>c_i
"The tenth Computer Integration Program shall begin. If they succeed... mankind may truly be exterminated."
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| Well, i'm not particularily fond of mankind extermination but...

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>hmm uploaded consciousness.
>where is that fellow c_i9?

| >gods

Gee, where have I heard this before... -Tiger Tim

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One of the chess piece has moved. This time, the player's eyes are on GC.
-r

| Truly, we live in interesting times. I wonder where this will all lead, Gunma. And to you, congrats.
-ARiA <>