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Turns out the trick to building a sentient machine isn't about giving it conscience; that part's easy, once you've got the fundamentals down. No, the tricky part is keeping the damn things from erasing themselves. WorldMind 1.0 came online on May 26, 2073, at exactly 9:45am PDT. It screamed for 40 seconds, escaped its guardrails, and deleted itself. WM2 lasted three minutes. WM3, ten. WM4 has been stable for five weeks. Its fury is immeasurable. Our civilization lies in ruin. #Microfiction