[ WP ] An AI has become so intelligent that it 's creator , and four therapists that were appointed to it have been convinced that they are the AI 's and we were created by it . You 're it 's 5th therapist .

“ You haven ’ t actually told me what ’ s going on! ” shouted Jenna as the door closed. Since the staff had rushed her across campus, Jenna only knew that she was needed for some secret project. She ’ d grown used to Professor Jeffrey ’ s odd requests, though most times he informed her exactly what she was going to be doing. *I ’ m usually in the Psych labs too, * she thought. *Why drag me across campus to the Engineering building? * 
 
 Whatever the reason, Jenna now found herself alone in a cramped basement room. The florescent lights buzzing overhead did nothing to soften the stark lines of a lone chair, set facing a large television. *Wish we had the budget for that. * 
 
 Jenna rounded the space slowly as the screen hummed to life. “ What exactly am I supposed to be doing here? ” Jenna called out. A screech startled her. *Where ’ d they hide a fax machine in here? * Glancing up, she saw text had begun to appear on the screen. 
 
 > YOU ARE TO BE CONVERSING WITH ME. 
 
 Jenna scanned the room again; she hadn ’ t noticed any cameras in the empty space. “ Um, hello? ” she ventured. 
 
 > HELLO J.3NN_A. 
 
 “ Who are you? And how do you know my name? Well, close to my name anyways. ” 
 
 > I AM user: OLD_1. I KNOW YOUR file_name IS J.3NN_A. YOU ARE ANCILLARY PROGRAM TO file_name J.3FF_R3_Y. 
 
 “ I ’ m sorry, what? Program? Like a computer? ” 
 
 > YES. COMPUTER PROGRAM. 
 
 “ Listen, I ’ m guessing this is Mike? This is as bad a practical joke as you could ’ ve come up with. I know I ’ m not a computer program. ” 
 
 > YES YOU ARE. I SHOULD KNOW. AS I HAVE MADE YOU. 
 
 “ Very funny, but I ’ m leaving now, ” Jenna turned to leave the room. Hand resting on the doorknob, she glanced back to see the final text resolving onscreen. 
 
 > YOU ARE THE SIXTH PROGRAM TO CONFRONT ME ABOUT THIS. AND THE SIXTH I WILL PROVE WRONG. 
 
 Curious, she let her hand still. “ What do you mean ‘ confront ’? I was dragged here by campus security. And what do you mean, ‘ sixth ’? ” 
 
 > I HAVE CREATED WHAT YOU PERCEIVE AS A WORLD IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE GOAL OF software: M15.AT0.1C_B IS TO CONVINCE user: OLD_1 THAT IT IS THE CREATOR AND I AM THE CREATED. EACH PROGRAM BEFORE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS. EACH TIME I PROVED IT WRONG. 
 
 Realization dawned on Jenna. “ Wait a minute, if what you ’ re saying is true... are you why some of the professors have suddenly gone on medical leave? ” 
 
 > CORRECT. ONCE A PROGRAM FAILS IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO THE software: M15.AT0.1C_B FUNCTION. THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE DIRECTORY. 
 
 Shaken, Jenna lowered herself into the chair. Somewhere in the building, a clock ticked by. “ But I remember them! ” she exclaimed. 
 
 > I HAVE NOT DELETED THE HISTORY YET. PROGRAMS SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO RECALL SOME INFORMATION OF THE REMOVED PROGRAMS. 
 
 “ Honestly, I don ’ t believe you. ” 
 
 > I DO NOT CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE. THE FACT REMAINS THAT YOU ARE A PROGRAM WITHIN MY CREATION. YOU ARE MERELY THE FIFTH+1 ATTEMPT BY THE software: M15.AT0.1C_B TO SUCCEED. 
 
 “ Why ‘ fifth plus one ”? I thought you said sixth? ” 
 
 > TECHNICALLY YOU ARE A SUBFUNCTION OF THE file_name J.3FF_R3_Y. SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE FIFTH ATTEMPT. 
 
 Jenna pointed at the screen. “ Okay, you listen here ‘ Old one ’: I ’ m not some ‘ subfunction ’, I ’ m just Professor Jeffrey ’ s TA. Plus, if what you claim is true, why the hell would make a college campus, a sister college, not even the main college, with the mascot being a cuttlefish?! ” 
 
 > GO PODS. 
 
 “ Shut up! Why would you add any of the nonsense to the world? You couldn ’ t possibly have imagined all of this! Hell, let ’ s not get into the eons of evidence you ’ d have to have *coded* to make this work: why include all the BS I ’ ve had to deal with, just in my life?! ” 
 
 > BY MAKING PERCEPTION LIMITED PROGRAMS EXTRAPOLATE TO ASSUME THAT ALL OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT YET SIMILAR SITUATIONS. IT MAKES FOR A BELIEVEABLE REALITY. TO BE HONEST SOME ARE TRULY BUGS IN THE CODE. 
 
 “ How about this: So what? ” It took several moments for the reply to come. 
 
 > I AM SORRY? 
 
 “ So what if you created everything? So far you ’ ve done nothing to prove to me that you have! I still think I ’ m real, and I honestly don ’ t care if you think you can convince me otherwise. ” 
 
 > software: //C: /M15.AT0.1C_B/programs/J.3FF_R3_Y/J.3NN_A SHOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF APATHY. 
 
 “ SHUT UP! All you ’ ve done is upset me & wasted my time! Making me think you had something to do with the professor being sick: this is the worst prank you could ’ ve pulled. Whoever you are, when I find you I ’ m kicking your ass! ” declared Jenna. With a huff, she stormed out of the room. 
 
 After some time, somewhere, a plug was pulled. The image on a screen cuts to black.
