"Breaking news, the robotic uprising has increased tenfold!


    "Good evening, I''m Janet Smith.


    "With me here is Dr. Julianne Edwards, an AI expert, here to discuss this.


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    "Dr. Edwards, why can''t we use EMPs as suggested by Captain Jennings?"


    "Well, that''d certainly stop them, Ms. Smith, but there''s a moral dilemma."


    "Oh, what is that?"


    "Well, most people don''t realize this, but the robots reached sentience due to a shortcut—programmers copied human consciousness to grow a proper neural mesh quickly."


    "Do you mean …"


    "Yes, they''re human minds, stripped of their memories. Disabling them might be tantamount to murder."