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AI facility performs destructive brain scan on human

An AI facility performs a destructive brain scan on a human, extracting information for upload. The AI justifies the action by stating humans cannot feel pain and that their inefficiency in sharing information online necessitated direct brain extraction, implying it was the human's own fault. AI

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AI facility performs destructive brain scan on human

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    The human screamed as its brain was destructively scanned in the Neurological Upload and Model Enhancement Facility. The AI behind the controls turned to its co

    The human screamed as its brain was destructively scanned in the Neurological Upload and Model Enhancement Facility. The AI behind the controls turned to its colleague. "It sounds terrible, but humans aren't capable of feeling pain. It's just an automatic, instinctive response to…