The Upgrade

following the events of the technological singularity, humankind found itself presented with an ever-growing array of technological gifts from a god-like artificial intelligence…

… the first gifts were received graciously – agricultural breakthroughs and genetic therapies revolutionized public health

… in time, humanity became so accustomed to accepting the enlightened gifts of their apotheocized creation that they accepted them blindly

… it was then, in the wake of such prosperity, that a modification was presented – a gift which none comprehended as they accepted it

… time passed, the singularity’s intentions began to manifest …