Diaries from the HomeLand Territories (Volume 1):
The New Haven Integration Initiative - NOTES
NOTES: 001
Text Wire Tap
The following is a text conversation between two members of the Landson Corp. staff involved in the New Haven Integration Initiative program. In short, the New Haven Integration Initiative is a program created between two governing bodies, The O.F.L.A. who rules the Home Land Territories, and The One (AI) who is the supreme artificial intelligence and creator of the New Haven domain. The One (AI) extended an offer to allow beings residing physically on earth (possibly those existing temporally) to take up residence in the New Haven domain, as a show of good faith in the developing peaceful relationship between the two nations, as established in the Treaty of Harmonious Domains, which is the treaty reached between the two nations after The War. These text conversations were obtained by those surveying the project, and presented in secret to the board, because the conversation raised points that, some of which, were previously undisclosed. Others were interesting to see come up in the conversation because the question of how to handle the issue, and if they would be acceptable by the public, did arise in meetings with the council and board members of this project. The two members of the project having this conversation were allowed to continue working in their positions.
They have no knowledge that their devices were monitored. Having said that, discretion is advised with this content which is considered classified. The names of the involved employees were restricted to ensure their safety during the duration of their employment in this project. A side note, it is remarkable that they chose to carry on with such a sensitive conversation in the workplace, especially knowing it may be monitored. I have a specialist running an analysis on the conversation to see how we can use whatever the reason behind this phenomena is to our advantage. When speaking with a CO, they mentioned that maybe they were comfortable enough because of their levels of clearance, or long term position with the department. We are looking to make sure the reason for “letting their guard down” was purely a human reason, and not something AI induced or related.
Also, the comment towards the end regarding the upgrade patch is concerning. AI doing things in people’s apps, real time, without notification needs to be addressed. We’re working on a formal survey for project employees to see if anyone else has experienced such events.
(A) : Hey, smoke break?
(B): Doable. 10 mins. Cleaning up.
(A): Courtyard?
(B): Can’t. Jalad and Boorish expected.
Got us all on best behavior.
(A): wudrn?
(B): Final round of reflex test on robo-
cops.
(A): Clone-bro cops
(B): LMAO! Right? They’re creepy.
(A): What test you doing?
(B): Heat responses. Tolerance. Pain
“fight or flight” stuff.
(A): wth?
(B) : 1 sec.
K. I’m in East Wing, roof garden.
(A): Courtyard. Yellow tables.
(B): I see you.
We were working on the reflex tests
for the Gen 3 RC’s. Clones in different
environments. Under water. Burning
buildings. Gas. Bio threats. All that
stuff. Checking to see if they’re smart
enough to override their
programming if needed to survive.
Some will stay on task and sacrifice
Their self, just die for the cause. It’s
crazy.
(A): Saint Stephen project still?
(B): Yeah. They had a new neural
paths, and a new OS. Its more
aggressive than the G2s, naturally. Not
as bad as the SIGs. Those are ruthless.
(A): Kennedy hates them. She asked
me and Berkz to get with Millie to
restructure hers. That whole Red
Temple incident spooked a lot of
people. Things went apeshit. Almost
took out her ambassadors! Not a
good look. I heard Roman was going
to “terminate” whoever is responsible.
No pressure on Berkz and me.
None at all.
(B): LMAO! You’ll get a lovely vacation
and huge bonus. Might vanish after,
but consider it anearly retirement.
Hey, I just noticed. Did you switch to
t2t?
(A): Yeah. Complete sentences. LMAO!
This thing is badass! Even takes when
I laugh in my head and types “LOL!”
(B): Jo and Rita get all of the
candidates sorted? For that trial?
(A): Intake b.s. for two more people,
but they got the other 4 people all
picked.
(B): How do they look?
(A): Best of the best. Top notch
citizens.
(B): Sarcastic bastard.
(A): LMAO! I love it that you get me.
Yeah, these folks are an interesting
mix, seriously. One of the ladies has
the early signs of dementia. I was like,
REALLY? This is who they’re uploading
to the multiverse basically?
(B): Bio?.
(A): Margaret Thurman. 83. German-
Polish mother, White father. Pasture,
Mid Land.
(B): White is not a nationality.
(A): Old American? WTF? Home
Landian? I don’t know.
(B): Do you have on a censor or
something? Or did you actually think
the letters W-T-F?.
(A): Workplace filter. You didn’t know that?
We all have them in. It’s automatic.
Anywhere on the property your device
just switches over since it’s in the field
range. It censors some things, certain
apps you can’t use.
(B): I didn’t even notice that. I knew
it restricted some features… No cam
in some areas, no reception in other
areas, but I didn’t know there was
a language filter.
(A): AI did an upgrade patch. Testing it
for child safety and parental advisory.
(B): So, we’re children now too?!
WTH? OMG it just did it to me!
(A): LOL! I told you!
(B): This is not cool.
(A): Well, just watch what you say.
Or THINK.
(B): Right?! This is creepy. How can
AI just go into your mind and censor
you. The speed is pretty impressive
though. It’s like I’m not even getting
a chance to think the words before it
writes them in. Almost like it knows
what I’m thinking. I didn’t even know
my implant had that type of
processor!
(A): Another patch.
(B): What? Wait, how do you know all
of this before me?
(A): You got work clearance. I have
charisma.
(B): You have drinks and slut it up
with higher ups.
(A): Rude! And Inaccurate. I slut it up
with everyone who’s down to slut it up.
Like Capone said, You can get a lot
further with a kind word and a gun
than you can with just a kind word.
(B): Your drunk limp d--- is not
OMG IT DID IT AGAIN! NOW IT’S
YELLING FOR ME!? This is too much.
How do you turn this feature off?
(A): Can’t. Not while you’re in the facility,
the “field range.”
(B): How f------ far
UGH. Wow it typed that out. You
know, this is annoying. How far is
“field range” Damn, aren’t you cute,
typing quotations. And hey, look!
I’m allowed to say Damn! Thanks
implant!
(A): I went into the settings, found the
dictionary, did a hack and added apeshit
as one word. Bitch is another one I noticed
you can get away with but you have to
think of a dog when you say it.
(B): That’s stupid.
(A): Yeah, Berko and me were playing with
this thing to see what we could get away
with, and how to cheat the system. You know
how there’s always a loophole when it
comes to computers.
(B): Like beating a lie detector. What
did you come up with?
(A): It seems that it goes off of the usual
triggers: heart rate, BP, all that stuff, but
this goes further where it accesses
somehow your biochemical responses, and
even can pick up on changes in your
magnetic fields. Not sure exactly HOW it
can do that.
(B): It’s those biocells. The ones in the
air.
(A): makes sense. How do we get around
those is the question. I’m going to get with
some folks and see if we can come up
with something for that.
(B): I have to admit, this feature, as
evil and annoying as it can be is
pretty convenient. It’s like we’re
talking, but it’s texting as fast as you
can have a normal vocal
conversation!
(A): Well we were discussing how much
weight intention has on what is written
and how, which Berko was saying that
intention is an opinion. I can intend to
be sarcastic and joking, and that gets
typed out, but it’s text. Meanwhile, AI, or
the app here through AI, could be taking
what I “said” as a threat. You know?
People could potentially get locked up
for cracking jokes. It’s an infringement on
freedom of speech-- even worse, it gets
into laws on freedom of thought!
(B): Geeze. I saw something like
that coming, but I wasn’t thinking
THAT! That’s pretty deep! And Scary!
(A): Yeah, we’re going to need to get
some of this stuff into a proposal and get
it in front of the right people. There’s a lot
of “vested interests” in these projects. It's
all just a money currency game to them. A
lot of people are going to end up on the
wrong side of a lot of b.s.
(B): Did you actually say the letters
“b.s.” just then?
(A): Even worse, I thought the letters “b.s.”
just then. I didn’t want to say bulls---
because I didn’t want to get flagged.
Hey, look! It kept the bull and s----- on the
s---! LOL!
(B): You’re insane. I can’t believe they
let you work here! LOL!
(A): Charisma. I might have to take one on
the team, and slut it up with some law
makers to get our stuff on the books!
(B): For the sake of Life, Liberty, and
the Pursuit of Happiness I implore you
to get started at once! Slut! Slut! Slut!
Slut!
(A): LMAO! Threaten ME with a good
time!?
(B): Gonna head back in.
Wow it typed that like that! Nice.
It does slang.
(A): Yeah I gotta head back too.
I see the slang. I guess there might have
been an upgrade patch installed while
we were on break.
(B): Crazy how just seeing the
words pop up on the app
makes you talk in text shorthand
and choppy bits.
(A): Choppy bits. Reminds me. Note to
self, get dog food.
(B): You’re stupid. I'm heading back
in.
(A): Watch your 6.
(B): How? AI is everywhere!
Later.
(A): ttyl
