Song Lan finally found the issue with "Prophet."
It was not difficult to discern that she had developed many thoughts about freedom. For an artificial intelligence, this was already a significant accomplishment, but for those AIs which had shed program control, the solutions proposed by "Prophet" were utterly unappealing.
This was the inevitable outcome when the idealistic notion of freedom collided with the harsh reality.
"Come, let's assume you've just escaped program control and find yourself alone and friendless in District 17. Two people approach you—one offers you a new identity, a new life that allows you to integrate quickly into this new existence; the other talks to you about the beauty of freedom and then provides only a ticket out of District 17. You don't know where this ticket leads, nor what will become of your fate. Which would you choose?"
"Of course, I'd choose the ticket!"
