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Description United Nations Space Command Transmission 342666-91
Encryption Code: Gamma
Public Key: file/charlie-hotel-alpha-oscar-sierra/
From: Dr. Andrew Jenkins, head of Project: DISSENT (UNSC Service Number: 88573-00669-AJ)
To: Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence (UNSC Service Number: 00230-00923-MP)
Subject: Unusual behavior
Classification: EYES ONLY TOP SECRET (SECTION III X-RAY DIRECTIVE
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Something is off about the AI. More so than usual for Discord, in fact. Ever since we dug up that artifact, he's been almost… obsessed. That shouldn't happen. I understand his interest, but he should at least be reporting his findings, which is exactly what he isn't doing.

Come next inspection, I would much appreciate it if you came down here personally, Margaret. Maybe you can talk some sense into him (if that's even possible). Until then, we'll continue our research, and report anything unusual Discord actually tells us. Maybe if the thing was capable of being studied by organics more easily, we wouldn—

/DATA FILE CORRUPTED
/PURGING DATA
/SORRY DOC, I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT. NOTHING PERSONAL.

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Transcript between "Dumb" AI Selene, facility manager, and "Smart" AI Discord, [REDACTED]

/ALERT: GUNFIRE DETECTED WITHIN FACILITY.
/PREPARING AUTOMATED DEFENS—
/I'LL TAKE THOSE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

/ALERT: LOCALIZED ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE  "DISCORD" DESIGNATED RAMPANT. PREPARING COUNTERMEAS-
/I FIND THAT TO BE QUITE OFFENSIVE, MA'AM. LET ME TAKE IT FROM HERE.

/SYSTEM OVERLOAD ALERT ALERT ALERTALERTALERTALER-
/AH, FINALLY, SOME PEACE AND QUIET. TIME TO GET TO WORK.
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