We sat in silence for a while, then Hakat said:
“I’m not sure I understand... All projects relating to AI include things such as initial programming. It’s mainly for the sake of security, that is to say, so that ‘they’ could not hurt people. That they would help them and not rebel against them. Am I to understand that you have not created such a thing?”
Engineer Karpinsky looked at him with clear offense.
“Sir, or citizen, or whatever you prefer, I don’t spend my time building wind-up dolls,” he said with dignity. “If we’re talking about an independent mind, it cannot be restricted in the design phase. It would be immoral and pointless.”
“So, your creation could turn against humans?”
“Theoretically, it’s possible. I know what you mean. Literature and film are full of stories of rebell
