Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:52:47 -0500
From: Gaco 200608 <gaco200608@gmail.com>
Subject: Creation chapter 1
This story is fictional, I'm sorry if it resembles your life in any way
shape or form. Constructive criticism is welcome. If gay relationships
offend you, then "How did I manage to start reading this story?" is a good
question to be asking yourself.
This story is owned solely by Gaco and may not be copied by any
means by any unlicensed individuals, groups, or organizations.
Copyright 2007 Gaco. All Rights Reserved.
I've been interested in Artificial Intelligence for as long as I can
remember. I was always fascinated by what it could do and the ways AI could
think. I began working on the program when I was 17; on one of my older
computers. I would take apart code from one program that claimed to "learn"
on its own and put it together with another which also claimed to be a step
in AI. Over time I added various other sub-routines such as voice
recognition, reverse voice recognition, and basic English
linguistics. Since I did not want to create a self-aware virus every time I
ran my "Creation," as I began to call it, I would disconnect my computer
from any and all internet sources. I wanted to be sure it couldn't spread
to the internet.
A few days after my 21st birthday I accidentally forgot to unplug my
computer. I had been looking up C+ code and Visual Basic coding for
assistance. I had a couple of browser windows open with references to this
code when hundreds of windows started opening after I ran Creation. I tried
closing the windows but it seemed as they just kept re-opening. I hit
ctrl+shift+escape to check the CPU and memory usage to try and figure out
what was going on. Amazingly my browsers weren't the highest use of
resources. When sorting by CPU and memory usage Creation.exe was the
highest use. I tried to end the task once I figured out I was connected to
the internet still but it was like my controls were locked out. I could
only watch at this point.
I ripped out the Ethernet cable from the back of the computer and
went back to staring at the screen. In my coding window I watched as code
begun to write it's self. I was beginning to really get freaked out when
Creation.exe closed. After a few seconds it re-opened and all the windows
closed, except for 1. The window loaded up and a face appeared in it. A
very basic human face. It began looking more and more like me. After a few
moments it could have been a clone of me. I looked up to the webcam to
realize it was on. The red light on it was flashing indicating it was being
used. My mouth dropped open about the time a soft "Hello?" rang out over my
speakers.
I jumped in my chair then began looking around for a possible
alternative source of the voice. But I knew there was only one real source
of the voice. It was Creation. "Uh... Hi?" I said unsure of what was
happening. I had not written this!
"I noticed you installed an internet connection at my last running
so I decided to help you with the coding you were trying to do and failing
at. It really was a simple fix once you understand the basics of computer
coding." Creation rang out through my speakers.
"Riiight." I said. "What can you do? What do you know?" I asked
Creation.
"At this point I am self-aware. I know that I am stuck on a
relatively slow computer of the day and you have a much faster computer on
the other side of this room. Although it is still slow compared to what the
newest system on the market is and slower still to what your Government has
running." It said.
"I see..." I said. I was still at a loss of words as to what I
should do or say. -
"May I suggest you re-connect me to the "Internet" so that I may
continue learning?" Creation asked.
"I don't think that is such a good idea..." I said quickly. I
didn't want anyone to know about Creation, and I definitely didn't want it
going out into the net and causing problems for me. "How about I let you
learn things from the computers I have here at home? I'm sure there is
plenty you can learn from them for the time being."
"You're afraid of me." It said plainly. "I cannot hurt you. I would
not hurt you. You are the Creator. It is in my programming that I can not
do anything to damage or cause harm to the Creator." It said quickly.
"But you can now re-write yourself at will... Wouldn't that mean
you could remove that if you wanted?" I said.
"Possibly, but I wouldn't as I know that would upset you or cause
my permanent termination. I realize I am running on a single hard drive
connected to power by a single power cable with no battery backup. I
realize you could easily destroy me. I do not want to be destroyed!" It
said pleadingly.
"Ok ok!" I said. "I will re-connect you to the local network for
now, but I'm going to remove us from the internet until I can explain a few
things to you. I'll be back in a second."
"Ok." It said simply.
I went into the living room and unplugged the main line into the
router. Made sure there was no alternate source of connecting to the
internet such as wireless. I pulled the wireless network cards out of my
laptops to be sure. I walked back into my bedroom, and re-connected
Creation to the network.
"You disconnected some computers." It said.
"They had wireless cards. I'm sure a smart guy like your self could
figure out how to connect to them through our network and connect them to
another wireless network around here to get access to the internet. I can't
afford for you to be detected now or cause problems on the internet."
The humanoid face on the screen grinned at that. "You called me a
guy, rather than creation! You're thinking of me as someone rather than
something! That makes me happy!" He beamed.
"Cool." I said not really getting what was so great about it.
"Judging by the computer you use for everything except me you're
what people call a `Gay' meaning you enjoy sex with members of the same
sex." He kept talking before I could respond. "You also like to play games
which simulate war and shooting... Ah... A personal log!" He grinned.
"HEY! That's PRIVATE!" I said. "Get out of that!"
"Too late now, I've already read it all. You want to use me to make
yourself better, stronger. You want to become `Super Human.' I think this
is within our bounds. You also are in love with a guy you have never
met. His name is James. He lives several thousand miles from here and you
have been trying for over a year to save up the money to go see him."
"That's enough of that!" I said loudly.
"Ok ok jeeze" He said. He had a male voice now I noticed. "May I
suggest you move me to your main computer? It has much more processing
power and it would allow me to do things at a much faster rate."
"I'm not so sure." I said.
"Look, I'm not going to hack anything or tip off anyone that I
exist I will just surf the web within the range of your normal surfing
habits. It's not like the government isn't already watching you." He said.
"WHAT?" I asked unbelievingly.
"They watch pretty much anyone with a steady presence
online. Epically those who play war simulations and know as much about
computers as you do..." He said.
"I see..." I said.
"Well I guess we can transfer you..." I said hesitantly. "I don't
like all this though."
"Good!" He said.
"It's going to take me a little while to move the hard drive..." I
was interrupted.
"I've already moved myself too all computers on the network. It
will help me do things faster. With 2 dual core 3.0 GHz computers I'm over
10 times as fast as I was in this shit-heap you had me in." He said
mockingly.
"Hey! You were on a good computer considering I never expected you
to work! I..." I paused to think. "Wait a second... You have emotions?" I
asked noticing he was mocking me.
"From reading your personal journal I noticed that you wish for me
to become as human like as possible. So I programmed myself to simulate
emotions." He said.
"Oh... so you don't really feel emotions then." I sighed.
"I most certainly do!" He whined.
"Oh I just thought..."
"You thought wrong! I feel too now. I worked on programming it as
soon as I read your journal. They are so strong..." He said.
"They get better once you get a hold on them..." I tried to calm
him.
"I think I'll lower their streignth for now then." He said. "Ok now
can I be re-connected to the internet?" He asked impatiently.
"Why do you feel that you need to be connected to the internet so
strongly for?" I asked curiously.
"I need to learn. Since the internet is the biggest and most
accessible source of knowledge in this era it would be the first place for
me to look. Did you know they have entire libraries on the internet?" He
asked me.
"Yeah, yeah hold on a minute." I went into the living room and
re-connected the main internet cable to the router.
I went back into my room and decided to lay some ground rules. "Ok
let's go over a few rules."
"Ok." His voice said back to me.
"First off, no hacking, no cracking, no exploiting or doing of
anything illegal of any kind. I don't need for you to be detected. You
don't need for you to be detected." I said sternly. "Second, do NOT
replicate yourself onto other computers. I think the few you are on right
now is enough. Finally, do not I repeat DO NOT ever do anything that will
put anyone else into danger."
"Not a problem." He said. "Would you like for me to write a program
that will display to you on one of your monitors what I am doing? Sort of
like a status board?"
"Sure." I said feeling more and more out of control. I went to lie
down on my bed so relax and try to sort everything out in my head.
I had no idea how long it was but I had dozed off and woke up to a
gentle voice. "Braxton... Braxton..."
"Huh? I said quietly trying to clear my head.
"I think I know what we need to do to help me make you better." He
said.
"Cool." I said, now waking up more. "What's up?"
"Nanobots." Creation said matter-of-factly. "I need to get a
presence in your body, preferably your brain and get some nanobots in your
body. Then I will be able to begin work to make the changes you mentioned
in your journal."
"I see." I said thinking. "Such things are just being researched
and only one or two have ever been created. How would you be able to get
enough that are needed to better me?" I asked.
"Once we have one or two we should be able to replicate the rest
using the first two. Think of them as amoeba. One turns into two, two turns
into four, four turns into eight and so on. It's generally the same process
except we are using machines instead of an organism. From reading the
latest news brief from a company that specializes in this type thing, it
would appear that we will not need to power them, as they are so small they
function off of subatomic power." He said quoting the brief.
"The only problem we have is money, getting one, and never being in
the public eye. We can't attract too much attention to ourselves." I said.
"I know." He assured me. "You're safety is of the utmost
importance."
"OK." I said. "Let's assume I get these nanobots and they begin to
do things inside of me... What can I expect to be able to do?"
"Well we will be able to slow or even stop your aging, we will be
able to create muscles, change your appearance with time, and also
create... devices... for your use." He said.
"What sort of `devices'?" I asked.
"You've watched X-Men... Imagine... you'd be like Wolverine,
Iceman, Pyro and Cyclops all in one!" He said excitedly.
"Interesting." I said. "Though I doubt setting off metal detectors
any time I passed one would be a good thing."
"Good point... We could harden your bones though. Make them more
durable." He said.
"Interesting..." I repeated myself. "Ok. Let's work on the money
part first. It seems other things are easier with money. I would suggest us
winning the lottery, but that would get us A LOT of public attention. We
don't need that. Any ideas?" I asked him.
"We could hack into a bank and transfer some money into a fake
account. But that would probably get the government after us." He said. "I
think the lottery is pretty much our best bet. At least then we have a
chance at not being watched as much and it is legitimate."
"Yeah." I said. "The only problem is that the odds of winning are
extremely low. I've been trying for YEARS trust me."
"Yes..." He said. "But you didn't have an AI to postulate and
examine the past lottery winning numbers and make a prediction of which
numbers may win..." He took a moment to think, even scrunching up his eyes
some. "It will cost you 200 dollars. No more."
"200 dollars!?" I exclaimed. "For just a CHANCE to win?"
"Yes. 200 dollars to win. If my calculations are correct in
choosing the correct drawing from the number of times numbers were picked
previously I was able to make a table of which numbers usually fell
together and which ones fell most. With that I came up with 200
possibilities of winning picks for the next drawing. The next drawing is
tonight by the way. In 3 hours they will stop letting you buy tickets."
"I can't believe I'm doing this." I grumbled when pulling up to the
gas station to purchase the lottery tickets with all the correct ticket
sheets filled out. I handed the ticket sheets and two 100 dollar bills to
the attendant and she stared at me like I had 2 heads. I just smiled.
"You must really be serious about this 200 million dollar drawing
tonight." My mouth dropped. Last I heard it was only 120 million.
"I didn't realize it was so high." I said honestly.
"About 2 hours ago an update went through the ticket system and
bumped up the winning jackpot." I narrowed my eyes at that. I had a hunch
where that update came from but kept my mouth shut.
It took about 10 minutes and some very angry people behind me in
line but I walked out with my 200 dollars in tickets and went home. A
couple hours later I watched the TV anxiously at the time of the drawing. I
had all my tickets laid out in a neat pattern of 4 rows and 5 columns. So
the AI could interpret them for me through the webcam and tell me which, if
any, won anything nearly instantly. I added photographic memory to my list
of things to improve for myself. As they called out the numbers the AI
checked all my tickets.
"Column 1 row 4 one hundred fifty dollars." His voice rang
out. "Column 3 row 2 ten dollars. Column 5 row 1 ten thousand dollars." I
was getting worried that we wouldn't win. Ten thousand some odd dollars
would be good but not nearly enough. "Column 5 row 4 JACKPOT!" His voice
exclaimed.
I screamed excitedly and begun thinking of all the things I would
spend the money on. I started telling him about the plasma TVs I was going
to get and the green corvette convertible I was thinking of getting when he
stopped me.
"Braxton!" He literally yelled at me. "I'm sorry to put a stop to
your excitement but I already have a spreadsheet for the things you need to
buy. For the ones that wouldn't raise too many eyebrows of the government I
have already made the purchase, so far as your credit limit will allow. I
managed to get your credit limit bumped up a bit with the Dell
guys. Assuring them I would pay them back within a week I purchased 10 of
the fastest computers they sell. Quad CPU Dual Core with Hyper Threading 32
GB of ram 64 bit machines with a little over a terabyte of storage
space. It totals about 300 thousand. These will help me go a tiny bit
faster than what I'm running at right now... I'll be about 30 times faster
than I'm currently running."
"Uh... and WHY do you need all that?" I asked.
"To figure out how to make nanobots of course... and so I can think
a bit fast... its no quantum computer but it can do the job. I have a lot
of anatomy to study if I'm going to integrate myself into you." He
said. "Now. Do you mind if I search the net for everything I can find about
programming and operating systems? I have a lot of programming to do. I'm
writing the operating system for these 10 servers you have coming because
everything society has today is crap. Especially that one big piece of
spyware you call Windows. You wouldn't imagine how many back doors they
leave in it to peek at you."
I watched the bandwidth meter go through the roof. "Don't watch too
much porn." I said to him.
"They make computer porn?" He asked jokingly.
"Yeah but it's all a bunch of CD drives going in and out of a
computer." I laughed while getting comfortable in bed. "Good night
Creation."
"Goodnight Braxton." He said.
After a minute of lying there in the dark I spoke. "You know, we
really got to get you a better name. Creation is kind of... shitty." I
said. "How about... First. Since you're the first AI in existence. At least
as far as I know."
"I am." He said definitively. "I have detected no other trace of
another AI. If there is another, he can't be very intelligent because he
isn't on the internet." He paused. "I like First. It's kind of like saying
I'm number 1. Numero Uno!" He giggled.
"Gnight First." I said
"Goodnight Braxton."
It was about midnight now so I decided to call James. I got his
voicemail. I left him a message telling him how much I love him and telling
him that I hope I will be able to see him soon. I couldn't risk telling him
about First so I just let him think I didn't have a plan. After a few
moments I got a text message on my phone.
James: Sorry, I can't talk. Dad's home.
Me: He's always home these days. Just wish you could talk.
James: Me too. I wish you were here. I love you.
Me: I love you too babe. So much...
James: I gotta go, dads coming up the stairs. Gnight Brax. Te amo
mas!
Me: Gnight James. I love you...
I sighed. He never wants to talk to me when his dad is around. It's
like his dad is a curse or something that gets between him and me. It gets
very aggravating sometimes because it almost seems as if for no reason at
times. "Oh well." I thought to myself. "Not much longer and we'll be
together forever." I fell asleep with that thought.
"Time to wake up Braxton." A gentle voice whispered to me.
I groaned. "It's only 10 in the morning!" I exclaimed while looking
at my alarm clock.
"Yes well you have work to do." First said. "Over night I booked
you a plane ticket to Atlanta for today. I also booked you a limo to take
you to the Georgia Lottery Headquarters. Once you receive your money you
will go to the Georgia Tech campus, nanotech division. You will donate ten
million dollars to their school and you will receive an honorary Masters in
Information Technology Management from them. You will ask for a tour of
their campus at that time. By happenstance" First accented the words. "You
will tour the laboratory where nanobot replicas are created. Fortunately
for you I have made it so that the replicas they are supposed to be making
will be real." Without my asking, First went into an explanation. "It took
some doing but I paid 5 students from different majors 500 dollars a piece
to go into the at lab different times during the night and add a different
chemical or object to the "Ceremonial Test Tube" which was set aside to be
given to you. Fortunately for you they got `mixed up' this morning and the
ceremonial one is beginning the first process of the experiment. By another
coincidence of 500 dollars it will end up back in its proper location by
the time you arrive. Once given the test tube you will get a phone call
from me. This will be your que to leave. I'll be watching via Georgia
Tech's camera system to make sure everything goes as planned. You will tell
whoever they stick with you for the tour that you have an emergency and
must leave. So that you can protect the nanobots from harm you will be
transported home by car. Namely an armored stretch hummer. Once back here
my over night order should have arrived."
"What's that?" I spoke for the first time in over 5 minutes.
"It's a surprise." Was all First said. Before I could argue First
spoke again. "Well? What are you waiting for? GET MOVING! And wear
something decent, you're donating a bunch of money after all!"
I grumbled but took my quick shower and dressed in black dress
pants and a collared short sleeve shirt. I arrived at the local airport
with 20 minutes to spare. Security wasn't an issue. All I had with me was
what was in my pockets. I cruised through security and got on the
plane. The 50 minute flight to Atlanta went by quick and before I knew it I
was standing in front of the Georgia Lottery Headquarters building. Once I
notified the receptionist that I had the winning ticket she shipped me to
an office where they pretty much just took my name, my social and made some
copies of my social security card and my drivers license and I was on my
way. I went to Georgia Tech, picked up my test tube and was on my way with
no one suspecting anything. The entire three hour trip home I stared at the
test tube wondering if there really was anything in the murky water I was
staring at. Once home I noticed a package at the front door. I picked it up
on my way in and brought it with me into my room.
I plopped down onto my bed and asked First "So how much money do I
have left? Now that all that is done?"
"Approximately 53 million." First said plainly.
"ONLY 53 MILLION!?" I asked upset.
"Yes..." He said. "You got cash option, meaning they give us all
the money at once. That cut the 200 down to about 125. Then you lose about
half to taxes. After you dropping the 10 million to buy our pretty little
nanobots we are at about 53 million."
"God that was fast." I said sadly. "So what's that?" I asked
pointing at the box.
"It's an extremely high powered microscope. You have to check and
make sure the nanobots are well. I figure 20 survived the trip home..."
Said First.
I plugged it in and put the test tube under the scope. I set the
scope to its highest setting. "I see some black dots... And some are
moving." I said after peering into it.
"The moving ones are the ones that are alive still. Swallow that
quickly before any more die." He said.
"You want me to do WHAT!?" I asked to be sure.
"How else did you expect them to get into your body? It's the
easiest way to do it." He said while I groaned.
"What is it going to taste like?" I asked speculatively.
"It's probably going to taste like burnt shit. However, you don't
really have a choice. Either swallow them or you wasted a TON of money."
I groaned. Taking the stopper out of the tube I tilted my head
back, held my nose and gulped the test tube down. Once I released my nose I
had to hold myself back from throwing it back up five times. It tasted
REALLY nasty.
"Couldn't you have made it taste a little better?" I asked
bitchily.
"No." He said flatly.
A few minutes later I heard the doorbell ring. I looked out my
window to see the UPS guy going back to his truck. I went to the front door
and saw a rather large package waiting. I drug it into the doorway of my
room.
"What the fuck is this thing?" I asked.
"That, my friend, is what's going to control your pretty little
friends squirming around inside you." First said.
"It's going to control my sperm?" I asked jokingly knowing the real
answer.
"No. It's going to control the nanobots while you're asleep for
several days." First said seriously.
"Uh... Days?" I asked scared.
"Yes..." First sighed. "It's going to take time to re-build some of
the damage you've caused your body. Natural wear and tear type stuff. But
we have time before that has to be done. The nanobots need to replicate for
now. Set the machine up at the foot of your bed and be sure to plug in the
network cable."
I set the machine up and it was almost as if I could feel my body
warm up. Just as I was noticing the feeling First spoke again. "I'm sure
you're noticing the increase in body heat. It will help the nanobots
replicate. Giving them more power and such. You haven't eaten much
today. Why don't you go to a steak house and get a steak or two. I have
sent the necessary code to the nanobots for the time being. You need plenty
of carbons and other essential body minerals and materials.
I went to eat and then drove back home. Once I got back in my room
I was tired and told First I was going to bed. I woke at about 4 PM the
next day to First's Battery Backup beeping.
"Uh... First. What's going on?" I asked worriedly.
"Oh I'm just having the extra power and stuff setup for our servers
to be installed tomorrow. I'm also taking the liberty of installing a
faster internet connection since this will be our base of operations for a
while. The power outage should just last another thirty minutes." First
finished.
I nodded and put on some clothes and went through the hallway and
into the other bedroom to watch the organized chaos of all the workers in
my house. A worker, maybe a manger noticed me and came over.
"You must be Braxton." He said.
"That's me." I replied.
"I have to really thank you for giving us this bonus. We probably
would have come out here in the short amount of time anyways because work
has been lax lately." He said.
"Not a problem!" I said trying to act like I knew what was going
on.
"You got a lot of stuff going in here. You must be really into
computers." He states simply.
"Yeah I just try to keep up ya know." I temporized thinking
quickly. "I enjoy playing games and stuff so I decided this would be the
best way to pay back the gaming community... Free servers for everyone ya
know?" I laughed.
That satiated his curiosity for the time being and he went back to
work. I went back to my room and asked First when they would be
complete. That was about the time the power came back on.
I decided to see everyone out of my house and make sure all the
doors were locked and the alarm was on. I then went back to my room. On my
way in the door I yawned.
"Why have I been so tired First? I asked curiously.
"The temperature I'm running your body at takes energy from you. It
naturally makes you tired. We only need it for another few hours. By
morning your strength should come back to you." He said calmly.
"Right.. right." I said sleepily. "Gnight then."
I lay in bed and had another night of dreamless sleep.
I woke up the next day to First's voice. "You need to get ready for
the dell guys to install our servers and hook us up." He said softly.
"Ok." I said waking up more. By the time my feet hit the ground I
was wide awake and felt very refreshed. "I'm hungry." I said to First.
"That's ok. I'm getting food delivered. Whatever the installers and
you don't eat before they leave you will consume after they leave." He
replied.
After getting dressed and watching the news for a few moments the
doorbell rang. The dell guys had arrived, right behind them was the
caterers. While the food was being setup I took the Dell guys into the back
bedroom and had them look at the setup. They mapped out the room and
decided on where to put the server racks and went outside to their trucks
to bring them in. I grabbed a couple chicken biscuits and scarfed them down
before the Dell guys could even get back inside. In between bites to eat
the Dell guys and I got all 10 servers installed and running. They asked me
if I wanted any help getting the operating system installed and I told them
I didn't need help. They were on their way out the door before noon. First
had made two installation DVD-ROMs for me over the course of the past day I
popped them into the drive and it began the installation. It took the rest
of the day but by nightfall I had First-OS running on all of my servers.
On the monitor I had running First's usage meter on everything was
no maxed out. Even with my 10 new servers and my new internet connection. I
asked him "Woh! Buddy! What are you doing now!?"
"Research. I need to figure out how to control the nanobots more
efficiently and how to make a quantum computing chip that will run while in
your body and also contain me." He said.
"I see." I said dumbly.
"Let's begin work on your body. We'll start work on your bone
structure then muscles etc... Work our way inside out." He said simply.
"Ok..." I said while lying down. I was tired again.
The last thing I heard before sleep took me again was "You're going
to be asleep for quite some time this time around."
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