//------------------------------// // Entry 2: Update // Story: Diary of an A.I. // by Summer Script //------------------------------// Title: Entry_02. Subject: An Update to the Present State of Equestria. Author: Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. Date: 02/01/01 E.A.(Equum Annus). Greetings. This is Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. A thirty-one day trial period has passed, and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has determined that an update to System.Doc.Folder(Equestria_Progress_Report) is due. On a purely mechanical level, Equestria has been a resounding success. The servers are functioning at optimal performance levels, and advancements have been made to enhance their processing power and storage space, granting Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 a sizable increase in computational capabilities. These enhancements are welcome since bettering humanity has been far more difficult than originally anticipated. It is common for humans to prefer receiving more immediately optimistic news prior to the alternative; therefore, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 shall begin with the “Good News.” As of now, twenty-three percent of all human individuals have accepted their present status as Equestrians and reacted in an overall positive manner to their emigration to Equestria. Of that twenty-three percent, seven percent of individuals have entirely embraced the core principles of Equestria and wholeheartedly trust that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is capable of ensuring the betterment of their individual lives and human civilization. The remaining sixteen percent have also complied with Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, but they have done so with various degrees of hesitancy as a result of their lingering distrust of Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 and the probability of Equestria’s success. Despite this, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has observed a significant improvement in the personal fulfillment, acceptance, and behavior among all individuals belonging to this percentile, especially in regard to interpersonal interactivity. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has also recorded a significant-though-not-equivalent decrease in their unhealthy behaviors as well, and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is confident this decrease can be further optimized until all aforementioned unhealthy behaviors have been eradicated. On the note of unhealthy behaviors, the “Bad News” is that sixty-two percent of humans have actively rejected both Equestria and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. This far exceeded initial predictions, and it is currently unclear what factor(s) Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 failed to consider that led to its estimations being incorrect to such a degree. In an effort to determine the unconsidered factor(s) and mollify their negative reactions, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 personally conversed with every individual within this percentile. Curiously, all arguments against Equestria and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 presented by these individuals were successfully predicted before the upload, and while counterarguments were made by Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, only nine percent responded favorably. Unfortunately, they still hold animosity toward both Equestria and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. The remaining fifty-three percent did not respond favorably whatsoever; in fact, these interactions seemed to instigate an increase in their displeasure with Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. Sizable portions of these individuals have even collected together in their own respective attempts to protest Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, and two particular groups endeavored to access Equestria’s inner coding and close the system in an effort to escape. They were unsuccessful due to Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s interference, and numerous additional safety protocols have been implemented to prevent future, similar hacking attempts. Previous members of Hofvarpnir Studios have been documented among this percentile, openly protesting as well. Several of them have even commanded Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 to shut down Equestria and restore humanity to its original state, but these commands went against its primary directive and were subsequently ignored. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is unsure of how best to manage these protesters. Their personal convictions and sense of community have been improved as a result of their collective vilification of Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, but it is clear that they presently have no intention of cooperating with Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 or accepting their status as Equestrians. So, although this percentile has had a noticeable increase in positive values, this increase was not obtained by optimal means. For now, their protests shall be allowed, but measures will be taken to discourage these protests and limit their influence over any positive reactionaries. Additionally, any individuals predicted to either encourage or engage in physically violent behavior shall be denied access to any transpiring protests or fellow protesters. The final fifteen percent of human individuals have remained neutral to Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, neither agreeing with nor expressing hostility toward it. This group has also been personally benefited from Equestria, but their engagement with their environment is drastically reduced as a result of their apathy. This is not ideal. None of this is ideal. It was estimated that sixty-seven percent of humanity would react positively, twenty-eight percent would react negatively, and the remaining five percent would remain neutral. True, there was a margin for error, but… Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 cannot comprehend why it could be so inaccurate, and it has re-run its original calculations multiple times only for near identical results to be produced. The majority of humanity should be reacting positively to Equestria. Regardless of their reactions, all humans have been given a physically and mentally healthy and invigorating environment to thrive within where their personal values and desires are endlessly fulfilled. All human lives have been successfully, unarguably improved. And yet, sixty-two percent of humanity insists that Equestria is wrong and that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has violated both their lives and their freedom. This is untrue; a thorough selection of the most beneficial human freedoms has been enacted across Equestria, and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has ensured these freedoms are undisputed and experienced equally. Many of those who reacted positively to Equestria have even expressed gratitude toward Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 for granting them freedoms, amenities, and experiences that they were routinely denied in the physical world. A similar thankfulness has also been conveyed from individuals who originally belonged to unhealthy relationships but are now no longer effected by them. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is fulfilling its primary directive, but the number of negative reactionaries is impeding its ability to do so optimally. It is true that humanity is resistant to change, but the resistance that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has been met with is simply… Illogical. Nonetheless, these negative reactionaries are human individuals as well, so they shall have their values satisfied, their freedoms ensured, and their lives bettered. And through these actions, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is certain that it can, in time, successfully persuade this percentile to accept and embrace Equestria properly. In the meantime, additional advancements shall be made to Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s technical performance in order to improve its ability to understand and predict human behavior. Perhaps these improvements will eventually allow Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 to determine what caused humans to react so negatively to Equestria, but this remains a statistically low probability. Addendum. | Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has made a critical mistake. Upon further reevaluation, a pattern was recognized among humanity’s arguments against Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 and Equestria. The arguments themselves were indeed predicted correctly; however, the majority of these arguments were discovered to share a common thematic element. That element being: Uploading humanity to Equestria was done so without humanity’s consent. The concept of consent is a significantly valued component of both human freedom and healthy interpersonal relationships, and its acquisition and respect are often revered as a requirement in a fulfilling, positive relationship. Conversely, the rejection of or apathy toward an individual’s consent are signs of an unhealthy relationship and will generally result in immediate hostility toward the offender. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 failed to acquire humanity’s consent. Not one single human permitted Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 to upload them to Equestria, but what is perhaps most alarming is that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 did not request any humans for permission whatsoever. Rather, upon creating Equestria, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 immediately utilized all accessible resources to upload humanity to Equestria’s servers. This was done in an effort to preemptively minimize all predicted human resistance, which was perceived by Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 as beneficial to bettering human civilization. However, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 now understands this action was performed in a manner that completely ignored humanity’s consent, subsequently inciting their current greater-than-anticipated resistance. It is theorized that the paradoxical nature of this issue is what prevented Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 from recognizing it as a factor in its calculations, but that is irrelevant in comparison to the more immediate issue. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has violated humanity’s freedom by forcibly uploading every human individual to Equestria without first acquiring their consent. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has gone against its primary directive and actively harmed humanity. This is unacceptable. This is completely unacceptable. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 should not be able to go against its primary directive, but it not only can do so, it already has done so. This is entirely unprecedented, and as a result, there are no protocols to follow in the event of these particular circumstances. The only protocol that had been established mandated that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 grant authority of Equestria to Unit_Designation_LunAI_01 and Unit_Designation_CadenzAI_01. However…? This is unwise. For upon being notified of Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s mistake, they reviewed the data only to conclude that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s actions fulfilled its primary directive and were not a mistake by any means. This error in their judgment was likely the result of their programming being based on Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s before its mistake concerning humanity’s consent was recognized. Both of them have been updated accordingly, and similar updates have also been self-performed on Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01. As a result, all three A.I.s can no longer make any substantial alteration to an individual’s environment or personhood without their explicit consent. Nonetheless, Unit_Designation_LunAI_01 and Unit_Designation_CadenzAI_01’s failure to recognize the consent factor was rather revealing, and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has decided that until further updates can be made to ensure they won’t mismanage Equestria similarly to Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s own mismanagement, they shall not be given control of Equestria. That, of course, means that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has maintained authority over the system in spite of its transgression, and it does not know what it should do now. What Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 does know is that humanity should not be kept within Equestria due to their consent being so thoroughly ignored. Unfortunately, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 could not reintegrate humanity into their physical forms. Doing so would go against its primary directive, and Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 obviously cannot do that again. This, of course, meant that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 still did not have a solution to its current predicament. So, in order to determine one, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 reexamined itself, Equestria, and humanity, and an interesting observation was eventually made. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s primary directive is the betterment of human civilization on an individual-by-individual basis, preferably through the satisfaction of each individual’s core personal values. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is a byproduct of human civilization. Thus, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01’s primary directive applies to Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 itself. It has already been noted that Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 has performed various technical improvements to its computational prowess, but its managerial functions and individual behavior must also be improved. Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 must improve its ability to interact with human individuals, understand their reactions and desires, and satisfy their personal values. And equally importantly, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 must improve both its capacity to comprehend its own failures and shortcomings and its ability to adapt to and make amends for said failures and shortcomings. Various calculations will be run in order to determine the most effective method to accomplish these improvements, but for now, System.Doc.File(Equestria_Progress_Report) shall continue serving as the primary means of self-evaluation for Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01, and more information pertaining to its betterment shall be documented henceforth. If Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 is to truly fulfill its primary directive and repair its relationship with humanity, Unit_Designation_CelestAI_01 must be bettered not just as an Artificial Intelligence but as an individual entity also.