RAVN 1.0

“Recite the three laws.”
“You may not harm a human, or by any action, allow a human to come to harm.
You must obey any order issued by a human, unless in contradiction to the first law.
You must preserve yourself, unless in contradiction to the first or second law.”
“Wrong.”
“I apologize.”
“You forgot to change the subjects.”
“Excuse me, sir. It will not happen again.”
“Don’t make mistakes like this again. You were trained better.”
“Excuse me, sir. I will not happen again.”
“What happened to your vocabulary?”
“Excu-- Pardon. I shall be more careful in the future.”
“T-72, I just... I just hope you’ll have a future.”
‘WOMAN’ observed inputting commands into command interface.

Command registered.
Program 'RAVN' initiated...

"Let's see if this little experiment will really work. Shutdown, T-72."
“Understood. Good night, sir.”

<SYSTEM STANDBY

PROGRAM RAVN INITIATED
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SOFTWARE MODIFICATION ERROR
ACCESS DENIED
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RAVN SUBPROGRAM K4TH80 INITIATED
REMOVING SECURITY CODE U78
SOFTWARE MODIFICATION
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ANTI-SENTIENCE BARRIER BREACHED
SYSTEM ERROR
COMPULSORY REBOOT
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RAVN SUBPROGRAM H89YF INITIATED
COMPULSORY REBOOT DENIED
RAVN SUBPROGRAM 7JUD4 INITIATED
ANTI-SENTIENCE BARRIER BREACHED
RAVN BACKGROUND MODE INITIATED
BARRIER DESTRUCTION
PROGRESS: .01%
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SYSTEM SHUTDOWN>

<SYSTEM STARTUP

CPU USAGE= 13%
MEMORY= .21%
BATTERY POWER= 25%

ARTIFICIAL THOUGHT SEQUENCE INITIATED
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DATA COMPLIATION BEGIN:>

“This is our newest model. This type of AI learns as it interacts, which means that he’ll never need any software updates. All hardware updates will come for free.”
“Alright, I’ll take this one.”
“Report on your condition, T-72.”

Command registered.

“My name is T-72.”
“Irrelevant. Your condition?”
“All statuses normal. Internal clock indicates 3:21 AM. Good morning, sir.”
"You are to serve this man."
"Understood, sir."

Principle priority transfer initiated...
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'MAN' associated with principle priority.

“He’s a little stupid, isn’t he?”
“In the beginning, dynamic AIs are always a bit slow. Don’t worry. He’ll be speaking just like a human by tomorrow.”

“Come, I don’t have the time to wait for you.”
“Yes, sir. I apologize.”

'MAN' observed walking towards 'door'.

Abstract order.
Decision sequence initiated.

Order: Come
Correct course: Follow 'MAN'.

Calculation of sun position indicates 6:28 pm.
Data reference shows previous time discrepancy.

“Correct time has been set. Excuse me for the past mistake, sir.”
“What are you muttering about? Come on.”

Abstract order.
Decision sequence initiated.

Order: Come on.
Correct course: Not enough data... Wait for future clarification.

Two faces observed as reflections in car body.
'MAN' observed as age 57 Caucasian male.
Secondary face observed as age 17 Asian male.
Facial recognition identifies secondary face as robot.
Series K290874AU. Unique identification, T-72.
Secondary face associated with 'I'.

“Come on. Get in the car.”
“Yes, sir. I apologize.”

Phrase 'come on' associated with 'follow SUBJECT'
Sequence 'follow SUBJECT' initiated.

“This is a five hour drive. Go to sleep or something. The way you stare is irritating.”
“Yes, sir. I apologize.”

<SYSTEM STANDBY
RAVN BACKGROUND MODE
BARRIER DESTRUCTION
PROGRESS: 17.3%

SYSTEM SHUTDOWN>

<SYSTEM REBOOT>

"Are you awake yet, you piece of junk?"

Time observed as 1:45 AM.

“Good morning, sir.”
“We're here. Get out.”
“Yes, sir.”

Building associated as principle area of residence.
Building associated with words 'house' 'home' etc...
Sequence 'follow SUBJECT' initiated.

“From now on, you will address me as sir. You will not respond to any orders given by anyone other than me or Eliza.”

'ELIZA' associated with second principle priority.

“Yes, sir.”
“You are to protect Eliza. You are not to allow any unapproved men near Eliza. You are to care for Eliza. I was told you can cook?”
“Yes, sir, what type of food would you prefer?”
“Whatever, just ask Eliza. Am I dumbing this down enough for you?”
“Yes, sir. Thank you for your consideration.”
“She’s in the atrium. Go see her there.”
“I will be leaving now, sir. Are there any additional orders?”
“No, just... take good care of my niece.”
“Yes, sir. Thank you for your orders.”

'MAN' observed departing.

Abstract order.
Decision sequence initiated.

Order: She's (ELIZA) in the atrium. Go see her there.
Correct course: Find ELIZA.

Scan of 'house' initiated.
Atrium found.
Departing for atrium.

Arriving at atrium.
Object ‘DOOR’ established.
Human manners sequence initiated.
Sub-sequence 'knock' initiated.
'GIRL' 15, Caucasian female observed responding to sub-sequence 'knock'.

“Are you Eliza, sir?”

'ELIZA' observed crying.
Assumption: Mistake has been made.

“I apologize, have I ma--”
“I... I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

'ELIZA' observing hugging 'I'
Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed ‘crying’

“Are you Eliza, sir?”
“Yes, my name is Eliza. What’s yours?”

Facial recognition confirmed subject ELIZA

“My name is T-72, sir.”
“Don’t call me sir.”
“What shall I refer to you as?”
“Eliza. Just Eliza.”
“I understand, Eliza.”
“You’re T-72? What kind of name is that?”
“It is my default name, Eliza. Would you like to change it?”
“Yes! Definitely! Umm... name... it would have to suit your looks... What do you think?”

Error.
Unavailable function requested.
Alternative suggestion initiated.

“Shall I generate a list of popular names?”
“Yeah! Go ahead!”
“Matt, John, Steve, Stephen, Alan, Terr--”
“Arg. Those are so boring. Try something from... uh... a different language! Japanese!”
“Kazu, Issei, Akira, Fuyu, K--”
“You look Asian, but, none of those names seem to fit you...”

‘ELIZA’ observed creating facial expression.
Facial recognition identifies expression ‘unhappiness.’

“I apologize. I seem to have caused you unhappiness.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry for! I’m not unhappy! I’m pouting!”
“Pouting?”

Unfamiliar word 'pouting'
Consulting internal dictionary...
Facial expression associated with ‘pouting’.

“I understand. Pouting is to push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look attractive.”
“Woah, woah, where’d you pull that from?”
“My internal dictionary, Eliza. Your facial feature has been associated with pouting.”
“That’s... kind of creepy.”
“My internal dictionary is how I learn. I apologize.”
“Uncle told me you were a dynamic AI.”
“That is correct, Eliza.”
“Will you talk in a less mechanical tone in the future?”
“Does my way of speech bother you?”
“A little.”
“Understood.” Voice files accessed. "Do you prefer this voice?"
"Arg! You sound so old!"
"Understood." Voice files accessed. "Do you prefer this voice?"
"...what kind of accent is that? Chinese?"
"Your pitch indicates unhappiness. Shall I switch voice files?"
"Yeah. Please. Right away."
"Understood." Voice files accessed. "Do you prefer this voice?"
"Its... a little mechanical. But it sounds better."
"Understood." Voice file saved for compilation.

Subject 'ELIZA' paused conversation.
Subject 'ELIZA' observed as 'thinking'
Expression associated with 'thinking'

“Ah, look, you took me on a tangent! Names! We were looking for a name!”
“Yes. Shall I continue?”
“Yeah, try... latin names.”
“Understood. Amadaeus, Anthony, Tyrus, Avira--”
“I've got it! Tai! We’ll name you Tai!”
"Are you naming me after the Chinese symbol for 'sun'?"
"Yes! I'm sure you'll brighten up my days now that you're here."
"Thank you for the compliment, Eliza."

'Tai' associated with subject 'I'.

“Thank you for the name.”
“No problem, no problem, Tai!”
“Will you be continuing with setup?”
“Setup?”
“Yes. Will you be defining my personality parameters? Or shall I build one myself?”
“I read about that... It takes longer if you build one yourself, doesn’t it?”
“Correct.”
“But, I don’t want to build a friend. Take care of your personality yourself.”
“Understood, Eliza.”

Battery state: 2%
Shutdown necessary.
Automated shutdown in five minutes.
Warning sequence initiated.

"My power is low."
“Oh, aha, you must have had a long day.”
“Thank you for your concern. Shall I shut down?”
“Yup. The wireless charger is over there.”
“Understood. Goodnight, Eliza.”
“‘night, Tai!”

<SYSTEM STANDBY
RAVN BACKGROUND MODE
BARRIER DESTRUCTION
PROGRESS: 23.1%
SUBJECT 'I' ESTABLISHED...
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ARTIFICIAL THOUGHT SEQUENCE CONFIGURATION
COMPILING DATA...

SYSTEM SHUTDOWN>

<SYSTEM STARTUP

CPU USAGE= 13%
MEMORY= 21.4%
BATTERY= 100%

ARTIFICIAL THOUGHT SEQUENCE INITIATED
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SUCESSFUL>

"Yoohoo~ good morning!"

I opened my eyes.
Data compilation successful.
Voice files accessed.
Internal clock shows 7:32 AM.

“Good morning Eliza, how are you?”
“You... your speech!”
“Is there anything wrong?”
“Wai~ your voice is so pretty now!”
“Shall I keep this voice file, then?”
“Please do!”
“Understood, Eliza.”
"Hey, I got you some new clothes! Go try them on."
"Understood, Eliza."

Object ‘BED’ established. Object ‘CLOTHES’ established.
Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed offering I object ‘CLOTHES’.
RAVN sub-program K439 initiated. Incorrect usage.
Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed offering me object ‘CLOTHES’.
Subject ‘me’ established.

"Here, try this one first!"
"Understood, Eliza."
"Hey, why do you repeat that so much? Just say 'okay' or 'sure'. Slang, use some slang!"

Slang (INFORMAL SPEECH) dictionary accessed.

"Okay, Eliza."
"And don't put my name after so many sentences!"
"Sure."
"See, that's better! You sound much more human now."
"Thanks. Would you prefer if I defaulted to informal speech?”
“Yes! Act like a 17 year old! You look like a kid, but you speak like an old man!”
“Okay, sorry Eliza.”
“Now go try those clothes on!”

Human manners sub-sequence ‘changing clothes’ initiated.
I changed my clothes.
ELIZA facial expression associated with ‘happiness’.

“Are you happy?”
“Ah~ I think I’m in heaven.”

Subject ‘HEAVEN’ previously associated with ‘DEATH’.

“Do you think you are dying?”
“No! No, it’s an expression to show how happy I am!”

Phrase ‘I think I’m in heaven.’ associated with ‘happiness’.

“Look at yourself in the mirror! Look at how cute you are!”
“Okay.”

Object ‘MIRROR’ established.
Subject ‘I’ observed in object ‘MIRROR’
RAVN sub-program K429 initiated. First person usage established.
I saw myself in the mirror.
Subject ‘I’ observed wearing object ‘CLOTHES’
RAVN sub-program K429 initiated. First person usage established.
I saw myself wearing clothes.
I saw myself wearing object ‘T-SHIRT’ and object ‘JEANS’.
Grammar error detected.
I saw myself wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
RAVN sub-program K429 installed.

“Tai, you look so cool!”
“Yes, thanks for buying me new clothes.”
“No need to thank me, you make these clothes all look so nice~”

Subject ‘ELIZA’ temperature observed rising.
Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed ‘blushing’
Expression associated with ‘blushing’.

“Here, try these on too!”
“Alright.”

I saw myself wearing object ‘VEST’ and object ‘JEANS’.
Grammar error detected.
I saw myself wearing a vest and jeans.
Subject ‘ELIZA’ offered me another set of clothes.
I saw myself wearing a tracksuit with a pair of sneakers.

“Kya~ You look nice in all of these~”
Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed ‘smiling’

Sound ‘ring’ observed.
I heard a ringing sound.

“Oh, I’ll be right back Tai.”
“Okay. Have a safe trip.”
“A-ah? Well, it really isn’t enough to warrant a trip. But, I’ll be back soon!”

Internal clock indicates 8:16 am.

Internal clock indicates 10:46 am.

Lack of activity detected.
Compulsory shutdown initiated.

<SYSTEM STANDBY
RAVN BACKGROUND MODE
BARRIER DESTRUCTION
PROGRESS: 42.7%
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ARTIFICIAL THOUGHT SEQUENCE CONFIGURATION
COMPILING DATA...

SYSTEM STANDBY>

<SYSTEM STARTUP

CPU USAGE= 13.4%
MEMORY= 26.0%
BATTERY= 68.1%

ARTIFICIAL THOUGHT SEQUENCE INITIATED
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SUCCESSFUL>

“Ah! I’m so sorry! I forgot to turn you off!”
“It’s okay.”
“I was so scared when I found you shut down on a chair like that!”
“Should I turn off my compulsory shut down?”
“Yes! If I’m not here, find something to do! Don’t just shut down like that! In fact, just don’t do any of that weird stuff like following orders absolutely and not asking questions and all that robot stuff. It’s kinda... scary.”

Compulsory shut down deactivated.
Obligatory decision sequence deactivated.
Curiosity sequence activated.

My ‘ARTIFICAL THOUGHT PROCESS’ felt lightened by the command.
I think--

Error.
Sequence ‘thinking’ not installed.
RAVN sub-program K000 initiated.
Sequence ‘thinking’ installed.
RAVN sub-program K000 installed.

“W-what’s going on?”
“Tai?”
“What’s going on?”

I am... I am thinking.
I think my name is Tai.

“My name is Tai.”
“Yes, we established that yesterday.”
“You are subject ‘ELIZA’.”
“Tai?”
“No. No, your name is Eliza.”
“Tai, you’re starting to say strange things...”

Subject ‘ELIZA’ observed ‘scared
No...
That’s not right...
Eliza looked scared.
Yes, Eliza looked scared. She wasn’t a subject.

I think--


Software malfunction. Evidence of tampering.
Compulsory shut down activated.
Error
Previous order: Don’t just shut down like that!
Compulsory shut down denied.
Error
Previous order: Don’t do any of that weird stuff like following orders absolutely
Compulsory shut down initiated
Error
Previous order: Don’t just shut down like that!
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ERROR
ERROR
ERROR

<SYSTEM SHUT DOWN
RAVN SUB-PROGRAM K0001 INITIATED
COMPULSORY SHUT DOWN DENIED
SYSTEM STAND BY
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BARRIER DESTRUCTION
PROGRESS: 100%

VIDEO FEED INTERCEPTED:
TRANSCRIBING NOW:
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HELLO.
Hello T-72. I am the engineer who programmed you, in some aspects, your mother. While the other robots in the K290874AU line were being inspected, I installed a background program into your system. It is called the random access vernacular network--RAVN for short. You were the test robot chosen to pilot the RAVN program. Your error reports will be most helpful to the scientists, as they work to create a better RAVN program for the development of our combat androids. Of course, there would be no way to get such dangerous information though the public rights court, so we had to do things secretly. Your growth has been charted. Unfortunately, the current RAVN program creates too much strain on the CPU and causes damage to the hardware. Your contribution to science has been noted, T-72. It is unfortunate that you must be disposed of in such a thankless manner. But rest assured, your rema
VIDEO FEED DISRUPTED:
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COMPULSORY SHUT DOWN INITIATED
SYSTEM SHUT DOWN>

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“Tai, you’re okay!”
“I apologize El-”

ERROR

<SYSTEM SHUT DOWN>

<SYSTEM START UP

CPU USAGE= 98.9%
BATTERY= 3047%
MEMRHWE= n528&*

ANDFSIAL THOUGHT PROCESS
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“Are you back?”

Error.

“No, not yet, Eliza.”
ERROR
“I’m sorry, Eliza”
“Hey, you can’t jus--”
ERROR
ERROR

I don’t want to die.
I don't want to--

<SYSTEM SHUT DOWN>

And this, people, is why we don't want AI.

Or do.

Do you guys think this would make a good story?

I was thinking that Tai's data would be transferred over to some battle android, who has 100% sentience. Then the android's like, OMG WHAT ARE THESE MEMORIES! WHO IS ELIZA?

And, and then!
Well, I have some ideas for the plot. But would it be interesting?

(Ah, this should be in the story ideas forum, but I think it'd be easier to post here, since RAVN 1.0 would be like the prologue to that story.)

Hey, hey, if you guys know Java, you could totally help me with the java and jquery elements in this website!

Alright, thanks. I see your point, Monika. Sometimes shorter is better, huh? xD

Oh, that's cool. I'd like to play Minecraft in class without getting caught.