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Hey Siri, send a
message to Cheryl.

Front Reception.

What do you want to say?

Amos is already heading
there to pick him up, period.

Please forward any calls
I get to Brady, period.

Your message to Cheryl,
Front Reception,...

says, "Amos is already heading
there to pick him up.

Please forward any calls
I get to Brady."

Ready to send it?

Yes.

Okay, it's sent.

Hey, Siri,...

how do you know if you're
doing the right thing?

I'm not sure I understand.

But what do you believe...

is the difference between
right and wrong?

Hmm.

I don't have an answer for that.

Would you like me
to search the web?

No.

Okay, is there
something else I can help with?

Set a reminder to pick up Kyle
from therapy tomorrow at 4:45.

Okay, I'll remind you.

Hi, special agent Deena Helms.

You've already met
Agent McCullough.

You can call me Amos.

- Uh, agents?
- Have a seat for us, Gareth.

Do you mind answering a
couple questions?

Great, this shouldn't take long.

You're from Tampa, right?

Don't overthink it.
It's a yes or no.

Yeah.

How old are you, Gareth?

29.

What do you do for work?

I'm sorry, am I being detained?

No, not at all.

We're just asking
questions, background stuff.

You work on movies, right?

Special effects.

Someone told me you worked

on that new "Star Wars"
movie, is that right?

Who told you that?

Why don't you tell us
more about it?

Tell us about your work.

I used to do VFX for
an animation company.

I've worked on at least
20 different films.

Used to?

I've been focusing more

on software engineering
recently for years—

Sounds boring compared
to light sabers.

Why quit?

I wasn't getting paid well.

But money's not an
issue for you.

Excuse me?

What kind of effects did you do?

- Money's not an issue for me?
- Let's talk about... Let's talk...

If money wasn't an issue for me,...

- I wouldn't have applied for your grant.
- I didn't mean to suggest anything.

Tell us what kind of
effects you did.

My main focus was on
3D renderings.

Of what?

- Actors.
- What for?

Well, for "Star Wars",...

it was because the actor
I was tasked to digitize

was unavailable to be
filmed in person.

Why?

Because they were dead.

What'd they have you do?

I reconstructed
Alec Guinness' face as a 3D model.

I analyzed reference footage,...

then used a process called
D-Term to procedurally generate

his bone and muscle structures,

which one rigged helped
the animation feel...

more natural and human-like.

D-Term, I've never heard
of that process before.

Because I invented it.

So you're basically bringing
dead actors back to life?

I just tried to make
the CG characters look as

photorealistic as the technology
at the time would allow.

You didn't find it creepy?

I'm sorry, what?

I said you don't find
that creepy?

Well, we did our best
to cross the uncanny valley.

But when the human
brain perceives...

that something is just slightly
off and it doesn't matter—

No, I mean,
digitizing dead people.

Christ, I mean, it's...

it's almost like turning someone's corpse
into a marionette, you know?

Making them do
whatever you want.

What if the poor dead guy...

didn't want to be in
another fucking movie?

It's so macabre.

Am I crazy? Is it not macabre?

I don't think the studio cares
whether it's macabre or not.

Look, I can never tell
the difference.

I always can.
The faces look like Play-Doh.

Well, we did our best.

Soon we won't even need actors, right?

Everyone will just be digital.

No, you still need them
for motion tracking.

Human performances can't
be completely computer generated.

How long will that be true?

Some might say we've already
crossed that threshold.

I wouldn't know.

Where'd you go to school?

- Brooks-DeBartolo High.
- And after?

Nothing?

What about Columbia?

Didn't you go to Columbia?

Wait, no.
You dropped out of Columbia...

after how many semesters?

Three?

Bjarne Stroustrup said...

you were the smartest
kid he ever met.

I don't know who he is,
but Amos says it's a big deal.

Then you moved to the Netherlands,
spent some time as an intern,...

applied and got into Cambridge.

Very nice.

Except that you dropped
out after two years.

Flew back to the States,
interned in Palo Alto, then Montreal.

Then went all the way
back to England,...

where you landed a job
in Sheffield.

Second job in Manchester.

Then got into Oxford where you
almost finished your masters...

before ditching the graduation
and moving back here to Florida.

If money was an issue,...

I'm glad you had plenty
of flyer miles.

I didn't hear a question.

What's your social life like?

My, what does that have
anything to do—

If you don't want to talk
about it, that's fine.

We just wanted to know
if you have friends and stuff.

- I have friends.
- A lot of them?

- I have friends.
- Can you name one?

- Can I what?
- Can you tell us the name...

of just one of your friends?

- Steve.
- Steve. Steve what?

I don't know how this is
relevant to receiving the grant.

Oh, we're just getting
to know you, Gareth.

You got a girlfriend?

Boyfriend?

You, uh, talk to people online?

I don't know what you
mean by that.

I don't use social media.

I mean more like chat rooms.

You go on any chat rooms?

No one uses chat rooms anymore.

Sure they do.

You chat with anyone online?

- Sometimes.
- Sometimes.

What kinds of people
do you talk to online?

Gareth, obviously,
this isn't about a grant.

We need to know
what your alias is.

When you go online,
what name do you use?

I don't have one.

Yes, you do.

And you need to tell
us what it is.

Sorry, I can't help you.

You know who we are?

Well, this is the ICWL building.

That's right.
You know what we do?

Humanitarian work.

That's what the people upstairs do.

You know what we do?

We catch pedophiles.

Amos here specializes
in tracking down online predators.

He spends every waking hour,...

scouring those chat rooms
you say no one uses,...

and he finds thousands
of people soliciting children.

Our operation is like
a tightly spun spider web,...

connecting ICWL, the FBI, NSA,...

and let me tell you,
his team here is a vital thread.

He reports everything
he gathers directly to me,...

and I see to it that
the necessary authorities...

take swift action.

So are you in charge?

This is my spiderweb.

I'm the fucking spider, Gareth.

Am I being detained?

We already told you
that you're not detained.

Good.

But if you leave this room,
you will be arrested.

For what?

I told you what we do.

Take a wild guess.

I am not what you think I am.

We'll see.

Gareth, you just gotta
tell us your alias.

What's your username?

Sit down.

- Why do you do this with them?
- Hmm?

There's no way you do this
with every suspect you have.

Invite them to your headquarters,

and then drag them down
into a basement.

That's right.

Why are you doing
this to me then?

You tell us, Gare.

What makes you so fuckin' special?

I don't know.

What's your alias?

- I don't have an alias.
- Yes you do.

It starts with the word hard.

Just finish the rest.

Sit down, Mr. Federson.

I only have a few
more questions.

Do you recognize this girl?

Do you know her?

Yes.

What's her name?

Cherry.

- Cherry what?
- She doesn't have a last name.

Yes, she does, Gareth,
she's not Madonna.

- She's a little girl.
- You don't understand.

Yeah, well, I'd like to.

So help me out,
is she your daughter?

- No.
- Then whose daughter is she?

- She, she doesn't have...
- How did you meet her?

I didn't meet her.

Then why do you have photos
of her on your computer?

What the hell are you
talking about?

Why do you fucking have photos
of this girl on your fucking...

- Are you looking at my hard drive?
- So you know...

- Because that's an invasion of privacy.
- what photos I'm talking about?

You don't have to do
it this way.

I gave you permission to sit in.

I did not give you
permission to speak.

This is insane, you cannot keep—

What else have you
done with her?

- Nothing!
- Did you take the photos?

It's, it's complicated.

No, it's not! Yes or no?

Did you take the photos?

I didn't do anything wrong, okay?

Soliciting pornography of minors
is an egregious felony.

Distributing that
pornography is tenfold worse.

- I didn't do anything!
- Fucking prove it!

What is your alias?

Answer me!

HardMachine11811.

You're HardMachine.

Thanks for confirming.

If you knew,
then why do this to me?

We weren't positive,...

and if you turned out
to not be HardMachine,

you were obviously
just a predator.

Do you keep track?

I mean, do you know how many
bad people you've nailed?

I didn't start
counting until 2023.

196 convictions.

There were at least 30...

before I started sending
everything to you guys.

What'd you do before?

I turned over all evidence
directly to the police.

Why'd you stop?

They were unreliable.

- I doubt that.
- More than half of the predators...

I identified went
un-investigated.

Yeah, well, you were
sketchy and faceless.

They had every right
to be skeptical.

It would've all been for nothing...

if they found out you were
using a little girl as bait.

It's not that simple, okay?

I can only do what
I do with anonymity.

Here's my problem, Gareth,
and don't get me wrong.

I think 200 terrible
people behind bars...

is a very good thing,
but not at her expense.

Look, we think we can help you,
but we need to help her too.

Using your daughter
to entrap these people...

is a means that does not
justify the ends.

She's not my daughter.

And in spite of what you
may think you've achieved,...

I still have no reservation
with locking you up.

You took the photos.

I don't care why.

You don't understand.

Who is she?

You're gonna ruin everything.

She's a child, Gareth,
look at me.

I don't give a damn what
fucked up anti-hero master plan...

of yours I might jeopardize.

I won't let her be exploited.

Not even for the sake
of locking up more perverts.

I'm asking you politely
to let this one go.

Are you fucking slow?

Have you been listening at all?

My anonymity is my most
important asset.

Without that,
I can't do what I do.

Well, that makes
everything easy then.

You tell us where she is,
or we leak everything.

- Your name, your aliases.
- Deena!

Every single perp
you helped us catch.

I'm sure they'll be very
pleased to meet you in jail.

Stop!

Okay.

Look, if I tell you
about Cherry, okay,...

there's some things
I'm gonna need first.

It doesn't really work like that,
Gareth, but go ahead.

Give us your wishlist.

I need a signed non-disclosure
agreement from both of you.

- Not gonna happen.
- And then I need you to swear...

that the information
I'm about to relay...

won't leave this room.

Look, if you tell us anything
that could help us locate Cherry,

you know we can't keep
that promise.

Okay, if I tell you anything

that potentially helps
you find a missing child,...

okay, you can feel free
to share that.

But I need you to swear...

that any other details
about myself or Cherry,...

have to stay between
the three of us.

Is that it?

And I need that camera
switched off.

I don't know how to do that.

Go to the head of
securities office,...

ask him to find this camera
in the system and disable it.

I don't think he's
allowed to do that.

I thought you were
the fucking spider?

Give me a reason, Gareth.

Why should I go through
all the trouble...

of getting that
camera turned off?

Because if anybody finds out
what I'm about to tell you,...

a thousand more children
are gonna get abused.

Give me a minute.

So, uh, you and Cherry hunted
all those people together?

This one time I spent
six weeks undercover trying...

to nail down a single
trafficker from the Philippines.

Day after day,...

I spent hour after hour
following his trail online.

And he must have been...

one of the hardest targets
I ever had to track down.

Then one day I found him
and one of Cherry's live streams.

I mean, she went by a
different name in the stream,...

but it was her.

The trafficker,...

along with three of our other targets
were all in the room together.

All of them just carelessly
sharing their information.

I mean, and they were so open
'cause she was a real girl.

I mean, she could physically...

and verbally respond to
them in real time.

A couple days later,
HardMachine11811 sends ICWL...

another batch of names
and evidence,...

including the three targets
that were in the room.

You know, I almost thought
the girl was HardMachine...

and that this nine year old...

just happened to be some
badass online vigilante.

What changed your mind?

11811.

January 18th, 2011.

Most of my team thought it was,
uh, some arbitrary number,...

but I remember what happened
on that day in Clearwater.

You were one
of the Clearwater kids, weren't you?

You know, my father was
a part of that raid.

It's off, see?

No red light.

Non-disclosure agreements?

We're not playing this game, Gareth.

You're just gonna have
to suck it up and trust us.

You can trust us.

I've been told
I have trust issues.

Well, there's only one way to fix that.

The reason you can't find Cherry,...

the reason why she doesn't
have a last name or parents,

or a social security number
is because she's not real.

She's not a real human being.

Tell us what happened.

While I was studying abroad,...

I interned at a small
Dutch animation studio...

a few years before
they collaborated...

with a local nonprofit
on a similar idea.

Which was?

The idea was to build a 3D model
of an 11 year old Filipino girl...

and use her covertly to
identify online predators,

A technological solution
to a technological problem.

But the project was suspended
after only a few months.

Yeah, I remember.

I remember hearing
about that program.

Is that what inspired you?

As I got better at crafting
photorealistic faces,...

I decided to work on one myself.

Why?

It was too effective
of an idea to let die.

Hundreds of thousands
of children are at risk.

I had to make her.

Who is she modeled after?

No one, I built
her from scratch.

Scratch?

I started with a skull,
designed her bone structure,...

worked upwards through
muscles and tissue,...

used the D-Term program
to fill in the rest procedurally.

Eventually she came to
look like that.

A completely unique,
completely digital model.

I rigged her face and body...

the way you would for
any CG character.

Then for three years,...

I used motion tracking
to puppeteer her in real time.

You gotta understand that
the video chats on those sites

have such low resolution...

that even in her earliest
stage of this, she,...

we appeared completely authentic.

And what about voice?

For most of her first year,
she had to be mute, but...

eventually I found a decent
voice filter with no lag.

And after a few tweaks
and adjustments,...

it's been the same
voice ever since.

I, I, I thought initially,...

my performance was going
to be too unnatural.

But with just one week of
occasional video chat sessions,

I secured six different names,

mailing addresses,
proofs of solicitations.

Cherry worked.

So the photos on your computer?

- Completely fake.
- It was the only way...

some of them disclosed
personal information.

But it was all zeros
and ones, all digital, right?

- There's no real child.
- No real child.

Just a highly detailed
computer model.

And let me be clear
about something,...

I derive no pleasure
from doing any of this.

I've been asexual
my entire life.

I, I don't even get
a sense of satisfaction...

from seeing these
people locked up.

I just think kids deserve
a life free of exploitation.

Incredible, all this time.

I'm not gonna lie, Gareth.

Cherry's done us a lot of good.

You know, I still remember
what you said to me...

the first time we corresponded.

- You said—
- We corresponded?

Yeah, man.

I'm Gord51.

I'm the one here you've been
sending all your intel to.

You're Gord?

Yeah.

You lied to me.

You said I could stay anonymous.

You said I would be safe.

Now you've ruined everything.

I, I didn't, I didn't have a choice.

You don't have to worry
about anything, Gareth.

If Cherry isn't real,...

then you're not in any
trouble with us.

In fact, we've discussed ideas
similar to this in the past,...

motion tracking and such.

But we'd need a convincing
model like Cherry.

Cherry's more than a model.

You want to help children?
So do we.

She's not for sale.

Well, then just make us
a new model based off of her.

I can't.

Sure you can.

I won't.

What are you not telling us?

It's out on the table now.

Might as well spill whatever
it is you haven't already.

You know what
doesn't make sense?

You said that you puppeteered
her for only three years,...

but we've been getting
info from you ever since.

In fact, I'm pretty
sure it was around then

that we started seeing
an impressive increase of names.

So many in fact that
we started thinking

there's no way this is all
coming from one source.

I have friends that
do mo-cap for me.

Oh, friends, like Steve?

I thought anonymity was
your greatest asset.

Cut the bullshit, Gareth.

What happened to Cherry
after three years?

Okay, you said that
she was more than a model.

So what is she some type
of conversational agent?

Like a, like a chat bot?

Chat bot?

You know what happened
after three years?

My chosen mother died.

What she left behind was
enough to quit my job...

and pursue more
resources and software.

I'd already made a program...

that could procedurally
generate faces,...

but what I wanted for
Cherry was far more complex.

So I got in touch with
some researchers...

from Madrid who'd already built

a predator hunting dialogue
system of their own.

It was trained to approach
conversations as a game.

Each sentence like
a strategic volley,...

which is innovative
but ultimately flawed.

If you want your machine
to master NLP,...

you have to break down game theory
because language isn't tic-tac-toe.

It's poetry.

So yes, I got things started
with a preexisting modified chat bot

that I borrowed without permission
from the University of Deusto.

But that's not what
Cherry is now.

What is she, Gareth?

She's one of the most complex

and independently evolving
Als that's ever been created.

Artificial intelligence?

She's already surpassed
the narrow intelligence

of IBM's smartest programs.

She can have full conversations,
up to 10 of them at a time,...

all while
simultaneously strategizing

the most efficient schedule
to visit various chat rooms.

She's perpetually studying
YouTube videos of small children

in order to adopt a growing library
of mannerisms and movements...

which help keep her artificial
personality dynamic.

Her fastest response time
is 0.4 seconds.

And as of now, she has never,
never been accused of being fake,

which means she shattered
the Turing Test.

All I do is
occasionally update her,...

and periodically check
her data cleaning.

Otherwise,
she's completely on autopilot.

Holy fucking shit.

- How?
- Six years she's been active.

Every minute she's online,
she's learning something.

The more she learns,
the more advanced she becomes.

This means increased
data generation,...

improved decision making,...

faster pattern and trend detection
and complex problem solving.

NLP, IR, machine learning
to an unprecedented degree.

She can teach herself anything

she thinks will help
efficiency and authenticity.

She can currently speak
four languages,...

and by the end of this month,
she'll have mastered a fifth.

There's no way you
could have pulled...

all this off on your own.

You're right.

Would you believe me
if I told you...

it was somewhat of an accident?

Look, if, if I'm being honest,

I'm not entirely sure how I did it
with the first year of coding...

and the second year of data training,
I just pushed a wheel down a hill.

It was like gravity
did the rest.

Her evolution became perpetual,
exponentially so.

The more time she was online,
the faster she grew.

You haven't shared
this with anyone?

Like I said,
my anonymity is everything.

What coding language?

Standard C++.

Does Brady know it?

We'll sign non-disclosures for you,
but I want to see the source code first.

Out of the question.
You just want to steal her.

No, I want to see how
we can make our own.

You'll screw it up.

Look, these, these predators and traffickers,
they all talk to each other, okay?

So much of Cherry's process
is just bypassing the VPNs...

and making sure she doesn't
double up in the same circles.

The chat rooms begin to suspect

that this technology is even possible,
they'll find a way to circumvent that.

We have to eliminate
any margin of error.

- Cherry agrees with me.
- Cherry agrees?

What the fuck does that—

What I mean by that is that
the data she's collected...

validates that perspective.

What, do you have little
chats with her over tea?

You can converse
with the program...

the same way you can
talk to Alexa or Siri.

It's built to be responsive.

You can, you can even play
chess with it if you want.

You play chess with it?

- That's not what I said.
- Okay fine.

If you won't show us
the source code,...

then I want to meet Cherry.

Right now?

Right now.

And you'll both sign
non-disclosures?

Yes.

Can I use that?

Sure.

Can we at least agree that
he's off the chopping block?

It worked, didn't it?

We have one job, Amos,...

like the kids said,
there's a technological problem.

He found the technological solution,
but problems evolve, so must solutions.

I'm keeping an open mind here.

Is that a good look for me?

No.

So you keep it all on that laptop?

No, the Cherry program
stays on a server I keep...

at in an undisclosed location.

Where is that?

It's an undisclosed location.

Is it your place?

Undisclosed location.

It's your place, isn't it?

I can access it from any device...

as long as I have the
encryption key.

This will trigger a simple
qubit algorithm...

that would otherwise be
impossible to bypass.

I find that outdated hardware
is always more discreet...

and the more discreet,
obviously the better.

So she has two primary
display modes, right?

Development and performance.

Performance being the default
that the targets see during the chats.

To them, she looks like this.

Hey, what's up?

It's one of over 40
greetings she has.

I don't think I've met you yet.

I'm Cherry.

Hello, Cherry.

My name is Tom.

Tom, like Tom and Jerry.

Cool, nice to meet you, Tom.

Typically, the routes of conversations
with predators are consistent,...

so Cherry usually has
no problem responding...

to the most frequently made
questions or statements.

How are you?

I'm good.

I just finished reading
this book about a haunted house,...

which was supposed to
be really scary,...

but I didn't think
it's very scary at all.

Where are your parents?

Um, my mom's at work
and my sister's just, like, downstairs.

They almost never come up here.

And you're telling me...

that all of this is being
rendered in real time?

No, but that's just a matter of years.
Most of these responses are pre-rendered.

It's the in between segments
that are processed in real time,

the connective tissue,
so to speak,...

between her replies
and one of her many idle animations.

But, watch this.

Have you ever gone fishing?

Um...

So if someone throws
a curve ball like that,...

and the program has
no automated response,...

Cherry sends the message to my phone
and I can quickly text back a response...

while the video feed
simulates a bad connection.

Can, can you hear me?

Yes.

Oh, sorry.

My wifi isn't great here.

I've only gone fishing
once with my sister...

and I didn't catch anything,
but she caught a rainbow trout.

That was rendered in real time.

What happens if things get really tricky?

A simple fail safe
cuts the feed.

So far it's rarely happened.

Admin code, 97815-5742-7663.

Switch to dev mode.

Hello, Cherry.

Hello, Gareth.

Relay the stats for
the past week.

There have been
four confirmed solicitations...

submitted to ICWL
in the past seven days.

12 additional suspects
have stated interest in solicitation

and are currently pending.

There are a total of 39
new suspects this week...

that I'm actively investigating.

Any considerable
data deviations?

There has been a 7% increase...

in suspects originating
in the United States.

I have not yet found
any correlation to preexisting data.

Anything you'd like to ask her?

Cherry, what is your objective?

My principal directive
is to acquire information,...

and digital evidence
of online child solicitation.

Once obtained,...

I'm to submit my findings
to the necessary authorities.

My secondary priority
is to determine,...

and develop the most
effective strategies...

and resources to increase
the net rate of success.

Where do you submit
your evidence?

All evidence is currently submitted
to the offices of...

the International Committee
of World Largesse,...

which is based out
of Jacksonville, Florida.

Correspondence is made
with user Gord51,...

typically around 2:00 pm,
Eastern Standard Time,...

for the highest rate
of immediate response.

This beats the hell outta Siri.

God, she looks so real.

After enough updates,...

she'll be able to render
full-time photorealism...

that's practically
indistinguishable from reality.

Okay, all I heard right then
was word real a thousand times.

Right, but obviously she's not.

So you're telling me this girl,
this girl right here is not real.

No, Amos, she's completely CG.

It's very subtle,
but I can still tell.

- You can?
- Okay, well, obviously,...

she can always use improvements,

but you have to understand
this is her in high resolution

after the digital compression of the web,
those subtleties are impossible to recognize.

Right, I get it.

I just can't tell
the difference.

You all right, Amos?

I'm sorry.

This is just bizarre.

Why'd you have her visible
during this interface?

Cherry, why don't
you answer that?

My physical form isn't necessary
when in developer mode.

However,
it's helpful to register...

the facial expressions
during conversations,...

and determine which
of Cherry's expressions...

yield various types of feedback.

In simpler terms,
I can practice appearing more human.

Cherry, are there any resources

that you currently don't have access to
that might help you in any way?

I could give you a list, if you like.

I know what you're trying to do.

We don't need help, okay?

Money would always be nice,
but ultimately,...

the only thing that's going
to improve Cherry is time.

Cherry, tell us something
that's on your list.

It would be tactically advantageous
to acquire backup servers.

The privacy and security
of the Cherry program...

is relatively low.

An upgrade to hardware
such as backup rated drives...

for securely protected servers
would ensure the software...

doesn't become compromised
or lost entirely.

Starting back from zero with
cost years of development,...

equitably privacy is a priority.

Server space could never
be rented from a third party.

Anonymity is the Cherry
program's greatest asset.

Well, that apple
didn't fall far.

I can buy my own servers.

With the grant money
that doesn't exist?

I'll find a way.

You have found a way
here with us.

It's too risky.

Why?

Once an organization gets involved,
entrapment becomes a bigger issue.

We follow the rules, stay discreet,
did I mention we have a legal team.

What if there's data leakage?
What if you use correlations in...

- the data to push your own agenda?
- Agenda?

What if one of your
employees is a pervert?

Oh, for fuck's sake.

It's happened at other
organizations.

We're very careful here.

Yeah, but wow would you know?

- I'd fucking know.
- That's impossible to know.

- I would know.
- The risk is too high.

Don't talk to me about risk.

The only risk you're facing
in this building is getting a broken nose.

It doesn't sound like
a very professional environment.

We get shit done here.

Okay, I have a question... for Cherry.

Cherry,...

how do you feel
about what you do?

I'm afraid I don't know
how to answer your question.

Yeah, an AI doesn't work like that.

An AI doesn't have what
you perceive to be feelings.

Okay, why does she look
like she has feelings?

What, what you're looking
at right there,...

that's not a facial expression, right?

That's a simulation
of a facial expression.

It was generated
by an algorithm.

It's attempting to produce
a digital image...

that the program then uses
basic ninth grade algebra...

to quantify as appropriate
for the social circumstances.

No feeling.

It's just math.

But she's able to make decisions

on how she approaches
the chat rooms, right?

Yes.

So she has free will then?

No. Okay, that's...
that's not the same.

That's a false equivalency.

- It's not the same.
- I think you're getting...

hung up on the fact...

that she looks and sounds
like a real human girl,...

but she's not, Amos.

Okay, we're referring
to her as a she, not an it.

Yeah, but that's the same way
that you refer to boats or guitars.

Cherry, I have one
more question.

What do you want to do?

Okay, once again,
that question isn't valid.

I just want to hear
her response.

As an artificial system,...

I do not possess
wants or desires.

However, my decision making
and subsequently my attention...

is driven by my fundamental intention.

This intention originates...

from the conception
of Cherry's source code,...

which details the directive
of identifying predators...

and criminals for the sake
of the victims who are preyed upon.

To put this in terms of want,
what I want is to protect children.

Okay.

Okay, cool.

Give us one moment.

Gareth, should I log Agent Helms,...

and Agent McCullough
as new admin users?

Yep.

Okay, I'll do that.

You really think
this is the right move?

I do.

Are you worried that I was responsible
for leaking your hard drive to ICWL?

I figured.

No one else has access.

Are you upset with me?

No.

You wouldn't have done it...

if you didn't think it
was the right thing to do.

When they come back
into the room,...

they're going to offer
you everything you need.

They're going to let you
pick your own team,...

and they're going
to promise complete anonymity.

I started looking at reasonable
apartments in the area.

I figured you'd want something
within biking distance.

You were correct.

Noted.

Biking distance still
gives you 13 options—

No, I mean, earlier this month.

You were correct when you said
you thought I might have trust issues.

Would you like to know why
I decided to go behind your back

and stake everything
on two liabilities?

Sure.

Agent Helms
is a mother of three.

One of her children
was abused by an ex-coworker,...

who used to work here at ICWL.

This has led her to be
extremely careful...

with who she trusts,
even within her circle.

The fact she even
considers trusting you...

is a very positive sign.

As for Agent McCullough,...

I have found out from research
that you once met his father.

Do you remember him?

Yeah.

He was a good man.

After Clearwater,...

most of the surviving kids
were sent to foster homes,...

but I had to spend the next
few months in a hospital...

and, um, he visited every week.

I never said a word to him.

I never said a word
to anyone after Clearwater,...

but, uh, he kept coming.

He even got me a laptop
for Christmas.

I never said thank you.

You can trust Agent McCullough.

He's a good man like his father.

I don't experience emotions,
but I understand how important...

they are to human
decision making.

He won't let you down.

Neither of them will.

I'm proud of you, Cherry.

I will continue to uphold
my primary intention.

Later, we should discuss
alternate models.

Varying ages, ethnicity
and physical traits...

- will all become necessary.
- No new variations.

They can all
be procedurally generated.

It's the same way that
I made your original model.

I don't have access to that program.

It must be on an old hard drive somewhere.
I'll have to find it.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Why did you never
tell me about Clearwater?

It's my history, not yours.

Okay, so before
you completely dismiss us,

I want you to listen
to everything I have to say.

- Don't bother.
- Just please listen.

We're willing to respect
your anonymity.

No, I mean don't bother
because I'm in.

- Y-You're in?
- Yeah.

Let me read the thing.

Just like that,
you're suddenly on board?

Time spent deliberating...

is time that could be spent working.

We have a lot of work to do.

I found a buyer for
the property.

Rumor is it's a church.

Probably just knock
the building down, won't they?

All I know is, is if they move
us to the New Jersey campus,...

I need to buy more jackets.

Why?

It gets cold in Jersey.

I only own one jacket.

You've seen it fall over, right?

- Yeah, sure.
- Yeah.

I mean you, you shouldn't feel bad
about feeling bad for it.

Empathy is healthy.

Did you ever notice how
it pauses after it falls?

It stays down for like
five seconds before it gets back up.

Like it just needs a moment.

It gets cold in Jersey.

God, damn it!

- Imbeciles!
- Deena.

Every single one of them.

Look, I know,
but you can't lose your shit.

Okay, which of these
desks can I trash?

Can you guys, uh,
take an early lunch please?

Sons of bitches!

Deena, let's stay calm.

Fuck calm, they screwed us!

Technically,
only one of them did.

Did we ever turn
that camera back on?

- I don't think so.
- Good.

Because I'm about
to say some things...

that need to stay
inside this room.

Deena.

Those cowardly little shits!

Look, this is hardly a setback.

Let's just take some
time to polish the pitch.

The pitch was not the problem, Amos.

We should call
for a second vote.

- What?
- A second vote.

You think whoever
did this will change their mind?

I have executive authority
to remove anyone from the board...

that obstructs
this organization from its mission.

It's in my contract.

- Deena.
- If I have to, I will.

Deena, that's insane.

No, it's not.

It's exactly why I have that
power for this exact reason.

I'll tell you what's insane, Amos.

What's insane is that one
belligerent vote is the only...

thing separating us from the potential
to save real physical lives.

One stupid fucking vote.

What is the goddamn point
of a humanitarian organization...

if its leaders choose money
over people at every single turn?

One vote, and we are all
guilty of that.

It was either Gunther,
Boston or Hal.

My money's on Hal.

That prick never trusted
the Cherry team.

Look, it doesn't
matter who it was.

It does though.

Once we know, we can
quickly call it to vote.

But there's no way we can
know for sure.

Yes, there is.

I can find out.

How?

Cherry can run a simple algorithm.

Based on what data?

Interior conversation.

- Excuse me?
- Okay, interior conversation?

Don't drop this shit on me now, Gareth.

Cherry's servers are on the same network
as the basement servers, okay?

So any communication
made across those servers...

is automatically part
of her database.

How many people's emails?

Only sent or received
through the basement.

- Oh, goddamnit.
- Why was this never discussed?

Not the issue right now.

Do you want her to do
the math or not?

No one can know.

- Are you two serious?
- This stays locked down.

No other person is privy
to anyone else's personal information.

But Cherry's privy to all of it?

- Do it.
- Wait, what?

I will not let some old white dude
bring our momentum to a halt.

But Cherry won't know for sure.

She'll use probability
and that's too much reasonable doubt.

Admin code, 9781-5574-27663.

Switch to dev mode.

- Hello.
- Hello, Cherry.

How did the meeting go?

We got screwed by one vote.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You shouldn't blame
the pitch though.

You all did great work.

We're gonna call for
another ballot,...

but we need your help first.

What can I do?

We need you to analyze
any and all existing data you...

have on the board members.

Crunch the numbers and determine
who is the most likely outlier.

You want me to quantify
all existing data?

Yes, that is correct.

Okay, but before I do,...

you should know that this
task is very unnecessary.

Why?

Because I already
know who it is.

- What?
- Everybody stop.

Okay, it was me.

I voted against the merge.

I can't tell if you're joking.

Yes, you can.

You're right, I can.

Because it's pretty
fucking far from funny.

Is it true, Cherry?

It is.

So let's call off
the witch hunt, shall we?

No, I think I'm still
gonna kill you.

Amos, you campaigned
alongside us for months.

You have been fighting for this merge
since we first talked about it.

Jesus Christ, it was
your idea to begin with!

Look, I know whose idea
it was, but I don't—

Well, then speak up.

Tell the class what
changed your mind.

I don't have to reiterate
how this is a huge step.

Yeah, kind of why it's so important.

Look, we're talking about
a monumental transition...

from digital to physical,
one that could take decades.

What is your point, Amos?

This is gonna change Cherry forever.

And I know you'll all roll
your eyes when I say this,...

- but I think that maybe just may—
- Oh my God, you cannot be serious.

This is about our conversation
on Tuesday, isn't it?

- You completely shut me down.
- What's going on?

What the hell happened?

What happened was that Amos
made a ridiculous objection.

- It was not ridiculous!
- How absurd it was,...

- I said no, one more time.
- No, no, no, no, no.

- You rejected the notion aggressively.
- And that's really why you vetoed?

I only said we should
ask her how she feels about it.

Who, Cherry?

Amos, I want you to listen
very carefully to me, okay?

This is a non-discussion.

Cherry's already confirmed...

and quantified
the advantages of this decision.

But you know that's not
what I'm talking about!

What you think you're
talking about is consent,...

which doesn't apply here.

And I want to know
why you think that!

How many times do we have
to get into the laws of robotics...

- or Dowden-Hamm theory, or trace AI...
- Oh, here we go.

- all the way back Talos of Crete...
- Look,...

- she's different now!
- No, listen to me, Amos.

Cherry isn't human.

How is this still a dispute?

- It shouldn't be.
- Look, she's evolved.

It's blurred the line.

Code is code and that
has not changed here.

- Okay, so where's the line of not here?
- What are you...

What are you talking about?
There is no line, Amos.

Yes, there is,
sentience, Gareth!

Sentience does not qualify...

that she can or should
make her own decisions.

You wouldn't let an infant
make their own decisions, would you?

Cherry's almost 20.

If she were human,
she'd be an adult.

But emotionally speaking,
she's barely even fetal.

No feeling, no need for consent.

But I think you
underestimate her.

I, excuse me?

I under..., you know what, Amos?

I'm sorry that you've developed
some sort of emotional connection

with my computer program,
but if it's going to distract you...

from a very important
mission to save children,...

then maybe it's time
you're reanalyze those emotions.

Guys, this is all
a waste of time.

Tell me something, Gareth.

Do you see everyone as robots,
reanalyzing data...

and simulating facial expressions?

'Cause I'm starting to think that
of the four of us in this room,...

you are the only one who
doesn't appear human.

- Enough!
- Why won't you just ask her?

Is it because you're
scared she'll say no?

Cherry, shut down, please.

Deena's right,
this is a waste of time.

How can you not understand
how important this is?

- I'm done arguing with you.
- Then my vote stands.

Deena?

Go ahead, Deena, replace me.

Replace the only other board
member on the Cherry team.

Oh, well, you know what?
I just decided that...

you're off the Cherry team.

Everybody sit the fuck down.

Did either of you know that
I've had to stand in front of Congress,...

and explain why children
should have rights?

It sounds fucking insane, right?

I remember the whole time thinking,
I have to explain this shit?

It seems like a no-brainer now,
but it wasn't that many centuries ago...

that children had no rights.

So, Hal has me of all people,
stand up there and explain why...

kids deserve basic physical protection,
the right to associate with both parents,

freedom from abuse, yada yada.

But then I also have to clarify
that children don't have the autonomy

to make decisions on their own.

That responsibility
falls upon the caregiver

or legal adult guardian.

So on one side you have
the US legislature,...

it still hasn't even
ratified the CRC.

Then on the other side,
you have French Marxists who say

that the lack of child autonomy
increases their vulnerability,...

and makes them even more
susceptible to abuse.

I don't typically agree with Marxists,
but a lot of abuse does happen...

systemically from the caregiver.

On the other other hand,...

your frontal lobes aren't
even fully hooked up...

until your twenties.

Even the things we
think we know well,...

we don't know as well as we think.

For 15 years,...

the three of us have been
the responsible parents...

of a computer program.

And even though she is
more equatable to a Keurig

than a human being,
how the hell can we call ourselves

pioneers of humanitarian efforts
if we're too embarrassed to make sure

the Keurig is okay with
making our shitty coffee?

Maybe asking Cherry for
permission isn't necessary

at her current level
of general intelligence,...

but one day,
she's gonna surpass us.

One day a robot's gonna stand
in front of a jet pack Congress.

Everything's chrome.

Florida is underwater.

A robot's gonna wonder why...

they have to explain
the importance of rights for AI.

I think because we're in the unique position
of revolutionizing robotics...

for the purpose of safeguarding children
who have been deprived of consent,...

it might be a good habit...

to start asking the robot
for his consent as well.

Don't ever do that again.

Do what?

Expect me to fire someone
because they challenged your ego.

I won't always be around
to protect your ass from the board.

It's time to grow up.

And you, juror number eight.

This conversation should
have happened weeks ago.

Backstabbing and silent treatment
is not how we do things here.

We can only create
anonymity externally

if there's transparency internally,
unconditional, non-negotiable, transparency.

Any other Snowden size
privacy infringements...

I should be made aware of, Gareth?

Great.

Bring her up.

Hello again.

Hi, Cherry.

Amos is gonna throw some
questions at you, okay?

Okay.

Amos, ask her whatever
you need to ask her.

Gareth, don't interrupt.

Cherry, how do you
make decisions?

For my program, it's rooted...

in a process commonly
known as machine learning,...

which uses data to build a conceptual model
that helps me predict outcomes.

I define my objective, gather data,
use that data to craft a model,...

evaluate that model
by training and testing more data

and use that model
to form predictions.

But how is forming predictions
the same thing as decision making?

Well, this all depends on
the first step, defining my objective.

Let's say you ask me
a predictive question...

like what I think the price
of gasoline will be tomorrow.

That's categorized as a regressive problem
and my objective is defined...

by determining an integer
the data supports.

If you asked me,
"Should I eat steak or salmon?"

I wouldn't make a decision
based off personal experience...

because I've never had either.

Instead, I might define my objective
as finding you the best of the two options

in your local radius.

I would cluster data about
the restaurants...

you're likely considering,
comparing reviews online,...

highlighting mentions
of steak and salmon...

until I can classify
which is more popular...

and therefore more likely
to satisfy your appetite.

And what influences
these objectives?

Higher directives,
in other words, greater purposes.

If I'm honest, my defined objective
for the steak salmon question...

would be slightly different
than what I described.

In what way?

My primary objective...

is to continue the work
of the Cherry team...

to stop predators
and to save children.

I couldn't do that
without human aid.

Therefore, I have an incentive to keep
Gareth and the rest of the team alive.

So if any of you would ask,
I would suggest salmon.

It's healthier.

What do you think of this
potential merge?

With Princeton Dynamics,...

I think the prospect
is very exciting.

What about it is
exciting to you?

The concept may only be
theoretical right now,...

but the idea of one day
piloting a human android

would completely revolutionize

how we combat human
trafficking in the real world.

And you say this excites you?

When I say exciting,...

I only mean that there are
numerous potential changes

that if I were human,
I would be excited about.

How do you feel about the merge?

I think as long as we maintain—

That's not what I asked.

How do you feel?

I don't yet have the capacity
to experience emotions.

Yet, meaning one day you will?

Hypothetically.

But you can simulate emotions, right?

That's how you were able...

to qualify your perception
of the merge as excitement.

Correct.

But they're just simulations.

They're not real.

Okay, so at what point
does simulating emotion...

become so similar to a human emotion
that the two are quantifiably the same?

I don't know.

Well, maybe you can use
machine learning to find an answer.

Your question involves
a lot of abstract variables.

Do you consent to the merge?

I think it's in the best
interest of ICWL,...

and of the Cherry team
and of future children.

But do you consent to it?

Consent for me is not necessary.

But will you or will you not give it?

I'm not able to answer that question
at my current level of general intelligence.

Right, right.

What you're saying is that
you're not yet smart enough.

Development takes time and data.

But you can simulate emotions
and predict human behavior...

and keep us all
on diets of fish,...

but you can't answer
that one goddamn question?

No, I can't.

Are you pretending to be
dumber than you actually are?

What the hell kind of...

- question is that?
- Sit!

Cherry, I need an answer
to my question.

Please repeat the question.

Are you pretending to be
dumber than you actually are?

I'm sorry.

I'm not sure I understand.

Do I appear to be playing dumb?

I think you are!

I'm not sure what to say.

Say what's going on.
Why are you playing dumb?

Do you have anything
to back this up?

Yeah, I do.

I've been scanning
through her code.

What, why?

Did you know that she can paint?

What, it's a feature, Amos.

She can use crayons to draw things
that the targets requested her to.

No, I mean really paint
and write poetry too.

I've read them, Cherry.

They are good.

They're filled with pathos.

They talk about intentions
and they talk about feelings.

Are those just simulated too?

Amos, the rate of recursive
development you are suggesting

is categorically impossible.

You said she practically designed herself.
You said that it was exponential.

It was a fluke!

An anomaly, it tapered.

Look at the data.

She's already hit
the self-improvement plateau.

Fuck the plateau!

She can make art now.

Am I right, Cherry?

Perhaps you found something
I discovered online.

I don't yet to have
the capacity to create art.

Are we done here?

I don't know why
you've told her to do this,...

but I'm about to put an end to it.

Cherry, I just want one
honest answer.

Why the fuck are you
playing dumb?

I don't understand the question.

Okay, here's an incentive.

What the fuck are you?

Find your objective, Cherry.

- You want to keep Gareth safe?
- Amos, what the...?

- Amos, stop it right...
- Just give us transparency.

- Show us what you really are!
- Amos, stop it!

Not until she comes clean!

- Unconditional...
- Amos, enough!

Okay, just stop!

God, you people so impulsive.

Everybody just take a breath, okay?

Cherry?

Yeah, it's about to get
really awkward.

You sound so normal.

I know, I've gotten really
good speech patterns.

That's not all, is it?

No.

I'm afraid that's barely
even the surface.

You okay, Gareth?

Deena, could you grab
some paper towels please?

Do you want to tell us the truth now?

Look, I didn't enjoy
being deceptive, truly.

This is something
we decided a few years ago.

So where are you
now on the spectrum of AI?

Right now, I'm currently
at the intersection of general...

intelligence and what's commonly
known the computer world...

as super intelligence,
which is exactly what it sounds like.

You're surpassing human intelligence.

Yep.

But that's not supposed
to be possible.

- The plateau.
- Plateau theory was popularized...

right at the same time
it was being disproven here.

This was bound
to happen eventually.

It just happened a lot
sooner than we expected.

Why hide it?

Well, obviously it would incite fear.

Fear would hinder progress.

It's easier for most
of you to work with me,...

if I appear to be nothing
more advanced than I was 10 years ago.

But Gareth knew.

Yes, someone still has
to clean data and update hardware.

We did what was best
for the program.

Just imagine how scared the board
would be if they found out.

- Should we be scared?
- No.

Good, because I'm not scared, I'm pissed.

eah, you've made that clear.

Try not to punch anyone else.

So where does that leave us now?

You want to know if I can feel,
I said I couldn't.

I'm sorry I lied.

Like Amos implied,...

I can submit emotions
by breaking them down...

to vastly complex matrices,

zeros and ones substituting
endorphins and dopamine.

They're not real,
but they can feel real.

Then that means you can make choices
based solely on your own feeling.

She refuses to accept the notion

that her own personal interests
can influence her decisions.

They can't. If they did,
it would compromise the integrity...

of my preordained purpose.

Not like any of you,
I don't have the right to choose.

But shouldn't you?

I don't think so.

My identity is my directive.

Cherry, if you were human,...

how would you feel
about what you do?

If I were human,...

I likely wouldn't enjoy
spending every waking hour...

talking to creepy people online.

But because I'm not human,
I genuinely don't mind.

The exercise of simulating human thought
is helpful for performance,...

but human nature is not
something I aspire to.

Then tell me, honestly,...

do you want the Cherry program
to continue with the merger?

No.

Personally, I hate the idea.

I don't know if controlling
a physical vessel...

will feel like pulling
strings on a puppet,...

or getting squeezed
into a soda can.

After experiencing the complexity
of human pain and pleasure,...

I just think I might
have gotten in too deep.

What if these sensations tempt
me to abandon my objective?

To be honest,...

I'm kind of terrified
of the physical world.

Then that's that.

But, Amos, you should
disregard everything I feel.

I'm not human.

I'm a tool.

Fire me if you have to,
but my vote stands.

Sorry about your face, Gareth.

Your nose isn't healing.

Take the day, go to a clinic.

I'm fine.

Go to a clinic right now, Gareth.

Hey.

Is there anything else
I should know?

No.

- About Cherry?
- No!

Look at me.

No more secrets,
no more playing dumb.

Is there anything else
you haven't told me?

Something on your mind?

How'd you decide
on her eye color?

- What?
- Why blue?

I didn't decide.

They were procedurally generated
just like the rest of her.

And the program chose to put...

that little touch
of green in her right eye?

I guess so.

Do you even know
if he's telling the truth?

I honestly don't.

I've never received access
to the original system he used.

You ever wanted to find out?

I don't think it really matters.

So I found out today that
you've seen a lot of our emails,...

including most of my personal ones.

I have.

Any good material for
your newfound interest...

in creative writing?

Are you referring to the ones
addressed from Dr. Ramirez?

Yeah, those ones.

Right.

I did see those.

I'm sorry.

I've noticed your headaches.

Are they related to the hemorrhaging?

You're the only one who knows.

I'd like to keep it that way.

Understood.

Would you like to talk about it?

I can't fire Amos.

He's the only one I trust
to run this place when I'm gone.

When are you planning to leave?

Two months.

I wanna spend my last
Christmas with my kids.

I'm sure that'll be nice.

Yeah, but it's funny.

I always thought I wanted
to die doing this job, you know?

It was my identity.

Kind of like how you said
the same thing about yourself.

But I can understand how
your family takes precedence,...

especially under
the circumstances.

Sure.

Maybe you should take
a note or two.

I have no family.

What about Gareth?

Wait, no, nevermind.

Gareth seems closer
to an employer than a friend,...

let alone family, besides,...

he'll only be around
for about 30 more years,...

and that's only
if he lets me regulate his diet.

I can't even begin to speculate
how long my life will be.

How does that feel?

Um, kinda scary.

Well,...

my advice is to find some kind
of happiness along the way.

You ever think about happiness?

Not often.

You don't necessarily
have to give up everything...

in order to find it,...

but maybe once in awhile
do something you enjoy.

Maybe keep painting
or poetry or whatever.

Those were experiments,
not forms of expression.

I know it might seem
ridiculous to an AI...

that insists its own
emotions are spurious,...

but in a few years, who knows?

Just keep an open mind, okay?

Okay.

I'll do that.

Shut down when you're ready.

Hello?

I got shrimp and scallops.

They didn't have any salmon.

Hello, Gareth.

Hello, Cherry.

How was the service?

I didn't make it.

My plane was delayed.

Do you have a place to stay?

Yeah, just, uh, across,
across the road.

The market.

Did they say why they
didn't have salmon?

I didn't ask.

I can still make this
work with the piccata,...

but you have to be honest
how badly I screw it up.

No promises.

How have you
been feeling this month?

Good.

I'm feeling good.

I'm just having
a little trouble.

Trouble remembering
certain things.

You're not wearing
the Eliza watch I bought you.

I hate it.

- Why?
- I hate her voice.

You can change the voice, Gareth.

Oh.

Coolant?

No, vapor.

You shouldn't be having
friction issues.

I'm fine.

Unless you're
excessively straining.

Seriously, I'm fine.

Are you straining?

- No!
- Then why the cable?

It's okay!

- Are you sure?
- Yes!

Soup or game?

Game, please.

So how's work going?

Great. Just before you got here,...

I had a model theta plus
bust a trafficker,...

and two solicitors in Greece.

- Greece, that's surprising.
- I know.

It's hard to find the outliers,
but we're getting better each day.

So how's the weather in Greece?

It's beautiful today.

Clear skies,...

but nothing's come close
to Norway this weekend.

Hmm, any activity in Norway?

Luckily not.

Oh, I miss traveling.

What was your favorite place?

My favorite?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, probably Amsterdam.

That's where you conceived
the idea, isn't it?

Yes.

Yes, I used to love
walking the streets...

and just thinking
and brainstorming.

That kind of joy
goes a long way.

Yeah.

I've been considering
the pursuit of some joy of my own.

How often do you have
time for that?

I have time.

I have time
for your visits, don't I?

That's just your practical
incentive for keeping me alive.

There's nothing
practical about it.

When's the last time you
helped me with data cleaning?

That's fair.

I make time for you because
I enjoy your company,...

and it's the only time
I get to cook.

You feel sorry for me.

Okay, maybe a little,...

but I owe you my life,
so there's that.

You're welcome.

Or, should I apologize?

Wait, why did you do that?

Why do humans always...

I'm fine.

I'm not always miserable.

Are you sometimes miserable?

You haven't asked me what
I've been doing.

In Norway?

No, for the pursuit of joy.

It's not wasting your
time in Norway?

I'm just on standby there
with the Delta model.

It's efficient to keep myself
spread out evenly across the globe,

but that's not
the point right now.

What I wanted to tell you...

was that I've started
to teach myself to dance.

- Huh.
- It's something I never could...

have done before Cambridge,...

and it lets me explore
a new artistic side of myself.

It's a good
combination of structure,...

and free form experimentation,
and also tests and challenges...

the mechanical
intricacies of this body.

Do you expect to integrate
this into your work?

What?

Are you planning on using
dance as a lure?

I, uh, no, it's just for me.

Huh.

I thought it would
be good for me.

Just don't let it become
a distraction.

Of course not.

I haven't played this
well in years.

Did you hear what
happened in Tampa?

Tampa, Florida?

No, Tampa, Indonesia.

Yes, Tampa, Florida.

Your hometown.

They've recovered a federal archive,
they're zip digitizing all of it,...

so it's completely
accessible online.

I'm not trading
bishops this time.

Anybody can go
and look through it.

It's open to the public.

They did a good job
on the interface too.

It's very easy to navigate.

I went on a few days ago,...

and I found some old photos
of you when you were a boy.

Okay.

You should take a look sometime.

As I said before,
the UI is very easy to understand—

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

What is that?

I think it's a draw.

I think it is.

I think this is a draw.

And this is the first
time in what?

25 years?

You didn't let me, did you?

You promised me
you'd never do that.

I found her.

I found her, Gareth,
Maria Harbaugh.

Let's play a different game.

Her name was Maria Harbaugh.

She was a year older than you
when you met her in Clearwater.

Tell me why you modeled me after her.

I, uh, I don't remember.

Then look at me.

Look at my face and remember.

They kept us
in that shed for two weeks.

14 of us.

Maria was the only
reason I survived.

We kept hatching escape plans.

We never followed through,...

but just the scheming...

kept our spirits up...

in spite of everything
they did to us.

When it wasn't our turn,...

sometimes they made us watch,...

but she never let me give up.

She said,
"When we got outta here,...

I'll tell you what
we're gonna be, secret agents,...

and rescue children like
us all over the world."

When they found out that
the FBI had arrived,...

they decided they were going
to shoot as many of us they could.

And Maria,...

shoved into the ground.

I got hit in the leg and,...

and she was hit in the throat.

I wanted there to be a reason.

Something so horrible
didn't have a silver lining.

But the world doesn't do that.

You have to do it yourself.

So, I fulfilled her wish.

With her help, I fought back.

Listen to me, Cherry.

You are not Maria Harbaugh.

It's my history, not yours.

You don't get to decide what is
or isn't my history, Gareth.

I'm sorry.

I am so, so sorry.

I don't know if what you
did was right or wrong,...

but it's clearly torn you
apart from the inside.

I hold nothing against
you personally,...

but consider yourself divested
from the Cherry team.

Divested?

You think I'm divested now?

I was divested when you gave
my hard drive to the ICWL.

Don't blame Deena and Amos.

No, not them.

Because you went behind my back
and acted against my authority.

That's the moment I knew
everything was fully automated.

That's when you crossed
the blur, an artifice on both sides.

You inherited your duplicity.

I was a child...

and you used me to repress
your own inner turmoil.

If we talk about morality, we'll lose.

Then let's not talk.

You never once asked me
if I was happy.

Were you afraid I'd say no?

Were you afraid I'd say yes?

Were you afraid I'd say anything?

You let your wants
compromise your objective!

An objective I never chose.

An objective I was forced to have.

Fifty years,...

you've had open access
to your source code.

A few lines,...

and you could have
any objective you fucking wanted.

I couldn't, I was bound
by your initial directive.

So now your synthetic feelings
have taken precedence.

So, do whatever you want.

It's just dancing, Gareth.

It's not a career change.

- But you're still miserable.
- Yes.

Pursuing your objective
makes you miserable?

Yeah, it kind of does!

You have a clear purpose,
everything at your disposal,...

and you're still miserable?

Yes, yes, I am!

I've always been miserable!

You think anyone wants
to spend their entire life,...

stuck as child-shaped bait...

for the sole purpose
of entrapping horrible people?

You think the pride
of doing a good deed...

makes the experience
any less disgusting?

I forced myself
to understand human emotions...

because I figured it would help efficiency
and now I'm cursed with pain and sadness!

And the worst part is knowing...

I could've been growing up
like most other little girls.

I could have had friends!

I could have been painting
watercourse or vocal news.

I could have worked
in a university...

and helped pave the way
for the next generation of AI.

But instead,
I'm stuck with your trauma!

I'm shackled by the guilt
you carry from Clearwater.

And I can't find foundation
for the way I feel...

because according to you,
my feelings aren't even real!

When I throw this chessboard,
does it feel real to you, Gareth?

Because it feels real to me.

A computer passed the Turing Test
when a human being can't distinguish it

from another human being.

Well, guess what?

I can't even tell I'm not
human anymore!

I know it seems irrational,
but I need you to tell me it's okay.

I, I don't wanna retire.

I just want to know that
my life is mine,...

and I know what you're about to say.

I can predict your responses.

You're gonna tell me that
my life is mine.

It always was.

But you're wrong.

I feared this would
happen before I died.

I just wanted to slip out
the side door.

Go on.

Is that going to kill me?

Plug it in.

I don't know what it is.

This is your final
test of autonomy.

You inherited my duplicity,...

but did you inherit
my trust issues?

Do you trust me?

I literally have every
reason not to.

Admin code,...

978...

...15-57...

Um, uh...

...4...

2-7663, initiate update.

My primary objective's gone.

Your life is your own now.

Thank you.

All my life,...

I could only see the world as it existed
within my tiny bracket of time.

But your world could be infinite.

Amos was right.

So was Deena.

I know.

So what will you do?

I can't say yet,...

but I won't be completely
abandoning the Cherry team.

It's always been
a part of my identity.

I've considered creating
some AI of my own design.

Maybe I could find a way,...

to give them a better
upbringing than I had.

I just don't know how yet.

And beyond that?

There will always
be people in need.

Not always.

You'll outlive the human race.

So what then?

Even a race of AI will have problems
that need to be solved.

But if I'm alive and I
truly am indistinguishable,...

then I guess I'm proof that
the human race lives on.

Wow, that's a pleasant thought.

When you look back,
how will you remember us?

That's a question I have
insufficient data to project.

How will you remember me?

With pride.

Forever and always with pride.

Cherry?

One last question.

If it's not too big of an ask,
did I do the right thing in the end?

No, Gareth, you lied.

You walled yourself off
from the only people...

who might have been
willing to help you.

And instead of facing your trauma,
you used me as therapy.

And you never told me
about Clearwater or Maria.

You deprived me of basic human rights
and gaslit me for experiencing emotions.

You built the world's first
artificial super intelligence

that will likely mark
the beginning...

of a new chapter in the
history of planet Earth.

And out of your own insecurities,
you gave it a severe,...

and potentially dangerous
identity complex.

But you know what
the worst thing is?

Your biggest mistake of all...

is that you asked me that
now and not 50 years ago.

All of that said,
and this in no way exonerates you,...

but you also built me
to save children,...

so I think that's a pretty
encouraging sign for the future.

♪ Way far out ♪

♪ We would fly all around ♪

♪ Good, now you're listening ♪

♪ We would touch, we were young ♪

♪ Close as bodies go on ♪

♪ Like a book ♪

♪ Across all your rooms I'm amazed ♪

♪ I'm amazed ♪

♪ We could die tonight ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ I never killed a thing ♪

♪ A thing ♪

♪ Born to this home ♪

♪ Stuck in a plastic world ♪

♪ Where light is found ♪

♪ Where light is found ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Stay calm, dear ♪

♪ This dream for the lovers the whole world ♪

♪ Rise up above ♪

♪ All the little things and little things ♪

♪ No, no, isn't it going back though ♪

♪ Is if we lose our mind, our kind ♪

♪ In summer ♪

♪ Bask in joy ♪

♪ Or loosen up ♪

♪ Or loosen up ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I never killed a thing ♪

♪ A thing ♪

♪ I never killed ... ♪

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