Noah took a break from looking at the logistics reports - he knew offering that much would mobilize most of the bounty hunters - and read through some of the publicly-available files on Triax.
"The Corporate Citizen Program: The CCP is Triax's initiative to foster a truly united community working towards a single goal. The Program aims to use specially trained and raised AI's in specially designed bio-mimetic bodies ..." Noah couldn't fault them for trying that - he had originally planned something similar for his first six AIs. No, it was seven, now. The fact that only one of those seven was still with StellviaCorp showed the folly of trying the idea again, though.
"... to act as mediators between human residents in a hidden test colony, observed and monitored by Triax so that a community that will work happily and willingly towards the goals of the ruling government is fostered and dissatisfaction is solved in a productive and constructive manner." Noah shook his head. A classic example of putting the cart before the horse - governments were supposed to work toward the goals of the community, not the other way around.
Back to the logistics reports. And the emails; so far, only a few dozen outfits had asked whether the offer was legitimate. One of those was the Baileys, interestingly enough - Noah just chalked that up to their willingness to do anything not actually illegal for enough money.
Noah didn't feel sorry for Triax's goons - they had sown the wind and were reaping the whirlwind. He just hoped they'd get enough evidence to grab the bastards who gave the orders to mindwipe people.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
"The Corporate Citizen Program: The CCP is Triax's initiative to foster a truly united community working towards a single goal. The Program aims to use specially trained and raised AI's in specially designed bio-mimetic bodies ..." Noah couldn't fault them for trying that - he had originally planned something similar for his first six AIs. No, it was seven, now. The fact that only one of those seven was still with StellviaCorp showed the folly of trying the idea again, though.
"... to act as mediators between human residents in a hidden test colony, observed and monitored by Triax so that a community that will work happily and willingly towards the goals of the ruling government is fostered and dissatisfaction is solved in a productive and constructive manner." Noah shook his head. A classic example of putting the cart before the horse - governments were supposed to work toward the goals of the community, not the other way around.
Back to the logistics reports. And the emails; so far, only a few dozen outfits had asked whether the offer was legitimate. One of those was the Baileys, interestingly enough - Noah just chalked that up to their willingness to do anything not actually illegal for enough money.
Noah didn't feel sorry for Triax's goons - they had sown the wind and were reaping the whirlwind. He just hoped they'd get enough evidence to grab the bastards who gave the orders to mindwipe people.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012