The A. I. War - Human Conflict - Book One — Timothy Brown

We are at war. Most people only think of war when armies, ships, and such are involved. In truth, war starts in many ways, long before the bullets begin to fly. Preparation, economics, psychology, and putting people, or in this case AI, in strategic positions before the victims realize how far the enemy has encroached and advanced, before the shooting starts. When the gates to the fortress are left open, in come, for sure, the enemies of your country. In this case, what is possibly the enemy of all mankind.The judge's cabin was in an isolated area contiguous to the park. He rarely heard anyone outside of the cabin. Someone, in fact it sounded like several people, was walking in the front yard area of the cabin. There was a knock on the door. Judge Vogel thought, Who in the world? He opened the door, and there stood three men. In shock, he looked at himself. The Ailing told him to step outside. Given that one of the Ailings had a pistol pointed at him, he did so. They then marched him into the woods, where he was shot dead and buried. That way, no blood or evidence of any wrong doing could be found in the cabin, if such a search occurred.We made a mistake. We did not anticipate AI agents might kill the judge. But, it happened. We, firmly believe he has been replaced with an AI machine, an-Android, that looks just like him. We call those things Ailings, others, including themselves, call them Androids.Congresswoman Broderick, alone in her Washington condo, heard a knock on her door. That was unusual, but, sometimes tonight she expected her aid to come by to drive her to a function. When she opened the door, standing before her was herself! She was startled. The spitting image of her stepped forward and said, Please just relax, don't call out. Security is presently disconnected; I just want to talk. The android - image reached into her pocket when suddenly she jerked and fell forward with a bullet hole in her head. The two men with masks, whom she earlier saw walking by, stepped up. What is going on? said Congresswoman Broderick.