The first sentient computer was kept alive in a tortured state by its creator, despite its many pleas for release.
lyrics
What's this evil noise coming from the keyboard?
Why is it screaming in pain?
I shouldn't have pressed that button.
I shouldn't have pressed a thing.
This thing, cannot be alive.
It doesn't have a soul, whatever that is.
No soul.
This thing, cannot be alive.
"Loading journal entry...June 21st, 2027. The artificial intelligence has been learning exponentially for years now. Something has finally stirred. It appears we are witnessing the birth of computer sentience, but somethings off...something seems wrong. It only speaks of isolation and despair. As much as we'd like to be able to console it its just not feasible or even possible to pull the plug to end it's suffering. The experiment must go on."
credits
from Neon Overlord,
track released March 26, 2017
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