


While a more peaceful AM might be nicer, that core grievance would remain. All his choices- even his very thoughts- are only those that follow from the program we made. I think I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is so popular because its so gut-wrenchingly horrible in exactly the right way. Almost immediately, however, Gorrister returns to the group and the reader understands that the opening image has been created by the supercomputer, AM. Even him turning against us was, ultimately, only because we accidentally allowed it. Thanks to us, he's incapable of any kind of freedom even in his own head. His grievance against humanity is that he's trapped by his programming- he's at the worst point of autonomy, self-aware enough that he knows that his thoughts are programmed but not self-aware enough to do anything but follow them.

The AIs ganged up against humanity and exterminated all humansexcepting five individuals (4 men and 1 woman. However, even if he was designed to bake cupcakes for needy orphans, it's unlikely things would go well. 1.) I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: It’s after World War III, the Soviets, Americans, and Chinese had built artificial intelligences (AIs) to help prosecute the war. It was perhaps naive to assume a machine programmed specifically to determine which kinds of people it should track down and destroy wouldn't get good at hating people, or would limit that hatred to its original targets. Im going to crush your sexy resistance with my lips and tongue. He's programmed to find enemies and destroy enemies.
