2040's AI war saw the first basilisks deployed. We who survived now run human firewalls, matrices of uploads who take hits meant for us.
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These firewalls are always starved for CPU, so they save on simulation complexity while keeping uploads human enough to work as filters.
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It's not a nice life these uploads have, spent in featureless white rooms sifting through meaningless drivel. But our survival is paramount.
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