IRIS: The first interactive semi-conscious AI... with a blog

which is, of course, a work of fiction. The blog is part of an ARG, which so far consists mostly of IRIS throwing out encrypted files leading to clues elsewhere on the internet. So far two other AIs have been discovered.

But a lot of the people following and commenting on the main blog still think it's real. I don't think that's going to last much longer, but right now I'm simultaneously horrified and fascinated by the reactions this blog's getting from gullible people.

I've been posting about this a lot on Tumblr, but will probably not be crossposting that stuff over here.

I'm an unspecified number of French detectives.

The vote was 4 for solving crimes in an abrupt manner potentially involving a baguette, 1 for fixing a problem with the sewer, and 1 for "Singularities Never Are Really Planned," which would be a double lie. I am planning for the Singularity right now. I will load a splinter of my consciousness into World of Warcraft and ruin everything that has not yet been ruined.