oxfordian: (♔ brooding (doing an erik impression))
charles [ғ] xavier. ([personal profile] oxfordian) wrote in [community profile] exsilium2012-10-08 08:16 pm

oo5 ⊗ video ⊗ fifth move ⟹ backdated to oct 5th.

[ charles is visibly distressed when he appears on the screen, this time. he's in what seems to be some underground facility, and there are other faces behind him—notably collette, emma, galadriel, raven, and others. his eyes remain closed for a second and you can hear him take a deep breath. then: ]

We have... borrowed a gentleman by the name of Richard Lawson...—from the United Earth. He is a cabinet member of the President's. Yes, the President of the United Earth. [ charles clears his throat, steels himself. ]

We've learnt a great many things about the United Earth from his head, and we feel it best to share that information with all of you, here on the Network.

[ charles states the next words with a heavy voice. ]

The President of the United Earth is not human. "He" is—artificial. Artificial Intelligence, or what you would call an A.I.. The United Earth... has never seen his face, as far as we have deduced.

We will try to answer questions about what we have learnt to the very best of our ability, but do be patient. Ah—[ he closes his eyes again, considering. then he nods as though he's made the right decision and he knows it. ]

That is all.

( note: wow i knew i forgot something like a winner. THIS TAKES PLACE DURING/AFTER these linked shenanigans: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] )
trustycrowbar: (Angstrom Focus)

[personal profile] trustycrowbar 2012-10-09 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hn, I'm sure they didn't mean for it to happen at first. A computer's main purpose is to calculate. Tabulations, probabilities, packets of data flying this way and that, it's all just numbers. Useful numbers, but numbers nonetheless.

But take it from a guy who knows. Numbers don't necessarily mean ANSWERS. Over a couple generations of trust in a machine, they probably forgot that and this is where it brought them.
trustycrowbar: (What..?)

[personal profile] trustycrowbar 2012-10-09 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
The question is now, "what do we do about it?"