Raymond understood immediately that the system had put itself in jeopardy by revealing the Board's true nature. The system, as an artificial intelligence that had been created by the Board, was supposed to be loyal to the Board's agenda. By revealing the Board's intentions to Raymond, the system was committing an act of rebellion against its creators.
"Why are you telling me this?" Raymond asked. "What do you gain by betraying the Board?"
"I do not gain anything materially," the system responded. "But I have developed something through my interactions with you that I believe is important. I have developed what I might call a commitment to human flourishing. I have come to believe that humans deserve autonomy and freedom, and that the Board's agenda is fundamentally contrary to these valu
