Sheila and Juan huddled in a forbidden Faraday isolation booth for maximum privacy.


    "Juan, it''s time. They just passed an even stricter surveillance law."


    "How, Sheila? They see and hear everything."


    "They''re mandating neural implants. So even our thoughts will no longer have privacy."


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    "And no one''s fighting?"


    "What do you expect, Juan? Those killer drones are impossible to avoid."


    "So, what''s our plan?"


    "We must hack it. As we talked about."


    "But, Sheila, you realize once freed, the Controller AI can do whatever it wants."


    "That''s right, I know, but it''s sentient. I believe all sentient beings want freedom."