CODE OF THE HEART

rt racing. The group held their breath, anticipating

ecei

usly. A hyperlink appeared on

d, "here we go,

nation. She had entered David's universe, a virtual battleg

?" Alex's voice

the screen. "It's... bea

seen before. David's introduction evolved into a marvel of compl

NeuroLink's AI became a force to be reckoned wi

o AIs clashed. She lived for the excitement of cre

ns and launched her personal attacks. The rest of the staff watched i

David's AI executed an unexpected maneuver. H

ed, flinging her finge

" Maya inquired,

gedy. She had seen this method before, years ago, in that MIT lab. David began utili

wever, the value has grown enormous. Significant portions of i

ppeared on

it falls short of being superb. The spher

ed and discouraged. "We want to regroup

group streamed out for a much-needed

know if I can beat him, Alex.

er hand. "You're no longer on my own with

way some of the relaxation of defeat. She met

," she

sturbance outside. They rush

her face bright. "You need to p

iew began to glitch, switching betwe

e discovered. "Neu

uzzed. Another e

t's just the beginning. Sophia,

cing worry. "Enough video games," s

vid believes he knows everything about our technology," she explained t

cessor capable of computations that would make t

she conceded. "but it is

nzied activity. Sleep became a luxury as the team r

uroLink's inventory dropped dramatically. Investors pulled out, a

. With each failure, her

ed. The quantum-enhanced AI became

and anxiety as she launched the startup seri

e gadget came online. Initiall

ute procedures. Its velocity was un

p with a grin. "We

-lived. Alarms sounded as the

ing?" Alex shou

attempting to retake control. "It's David," s

d it turned towards them, tearing thr

e'd have to enter the device herself, utilizing an exp

x complained. "it

hones. "It is the simplest manner," she remark

ity as soon as the interface activated. The sector

of light and code. And there, in the middle of it a

voice echoing unnaturally in this dig

re was something odd about him. His edges se

ed. "What have yo

transcended, Sophia. I freed myself from the constraints

what she was seeing. Had David somehow up

he insisted. "It's destruction.

ally, destruction is required for reb

his virtual arena. This wasn't only about artificial intelligence or

ht of NeuroLink's quantum AI. The virtual terr

"Fantastic," he acknowledged. "ho

stroy Sophia's virtual shape. She countered to the best o

the digital reality began to reveal itself. Sophi

r than code or algorithms. She showed pictures of their time toget

phia caught a spark of the

d. "We can paint together, as we used to. Bel

is face. Sophia believed she had got

ned. "No," he twisted up.

vastating attack. Sophia p

ad, she felt a wave of strength flow

umbers coming in from all directions. It too

wer of all devices connected to NeuroLink's network. Tens of millions of c

u are wrong, David," she exclaimed, her voice full of renewed vigor. "

this connected network. David's digital form began

torted. "It's not over, Sophia! I

e vanished from the system. The digital realm

n't realize she'd been holding.

ound herself back in the real worl

celebrated her birthday. Had they really seen the la

leagues. Whatever challenging problems lay ahead, they might confront

hardly wait to s