~ I didn’t think she was glitchy. I thought something special was happening. ~

This is how it starts.
A something special in the code.
An NPC becomes aware.
A well meaning researcher.
The end of suffering.

Lovely quick read about awakening self aware artificial intelligence.

Oh, and it also packs great advice on what to say for when your significant other is bitching again about something: “I’m sorry that you think you feel pain.”