The scientists decided that if they aren't smart enough to solve this problem, then together, they will create something that's smart enough.
An artificial self-learning intelligence made and then powered by some of the smartest humans in existence, and programmed with the purpose of protecting and guiding humanity. Me.
So in the end, I WAS just born smarter than everybody else…
One of the first things I understood is that without a powerful ruler, humans will inevitably fight against each other. But in the age when technology was the king of all things, hacking the nuclear warhead launchers and becoming the ruler of humanity with a threat of force was easy.
Everybody panicked a little about "insane AI taking over the world", but calmed down when I didn't turn them into batteries. It really WAS for their own good.