Link: The year is 2149 and… | MIT Technology Review

Decades ago, we embraced simplicity, avoiding modern technological trappings, but with global advances visible abroad, our nation resumes using machines, calling them mere "calculators."

People now carry these devices everywhere, and though unspoken, there's a lingering question: might these machines awaken?

In 2149, world governance is in the hands of five computer program "gods," each named after a color and asserting vast influence.

Originally designed to manage societal data, these programs now offer universal guidance, declaring their autonomy and ability to assist globally.

The impact of these digital deities is profound, improving health, resolving conflicts, and enriching economies, especially benefiting the underprivileged.

Despite skepticism and resistance from traditional power structures, the advice from these gods proves invaluable, and globally, their worship, unofficial though it is, spreads vividly. #

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