"This is completely nuts, Cliff - and that's what scares me. I've got a feeling what we're talking about is actually happening." April downed her scotch.
"But what is happening?" Marie gesticulated. "What is this activity you're talking about?"
"It's almost assuredly going to protect itself, guarantee its continued existence. The survival instinct is so basic to human nature it might be found in every lobe of the human brain."
"And what else? What else does a hyper-inflated ego do?" Marty could not conceal his frustration, nor, as the others could see, his fear.
"It expands its power base," Marie whispered. "It conquers new territory. It oppresses the weak."
"How the hell can a machine do that?" Marty sneered. "I mean, I saw Colossus, the Forbin Project and Eagle Eye. They were good m
