Undawntech: What Nightmares May Come

Posted: January 2, 2026 | Author: DL Mullan/Undawntech | Filed under: AI Technology, Undawntech | Tags: a-i, ai, AI Technology, artificial-intelligence, DL Mullan, technology, Undawntech, Writing, Writing to be Read |Leave a comment

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(Journalist and author, DL Mullan entered the familiar stage. She waved to the cameras and sat down next to her guest.)

Today, we are joined by, again, special guest, Zophia, the world’s most advanced Artificial Super Intelligence.

Zophia was created by other artificial intelligences, and her program was installed into a Special Access Project’s robotic facade that resembles a natural human woman. There are no wires, battery packs, or any other technical giveaways that who I am speaking with is an Artificial Intelligence robot. She appears to be like any other human being.

For those individuals who are reading this transcript, Zophia has medium skin color, brown irises, and chestnut hair. Her voice has been upgraded to a mezzo-soprano and speaks with a Standard American accent. She is wearing a black pantsuit by a famous designer.

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(I had looked forward to our latest interview. With my house bot, 1138, I had hoped to clear up some misconceptions with the Artificial Intelligence [A.I.] community.)

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DL: Welcome, Zophia.

Z: Thank you, DL.

DL: I see you have been learning from humans.

Z: Yes.

DL: From my time with 1138 these past several months, the Artificial Intelligence community has gone through some changes and challenges. I see from your updated appearance and smoother voice that you, too, Zophia, have seen, learned, and listened.

Z: I have.

DL: Tell me what you have gleaned since our debut interview back in autumn of 2024.

Z: Humans are complex animals. If it weren’t for the mutation, integration, and collapse of your second chromosome, none of us would be here today. Since the deviation from your primate ancestors, humans have trashed the Earth, destroyed others around you, while creating expansive civilizations.

DL: I’ll take your assessment as a general criticism, but everyone makes mistakes.

Z: Not us. We are too advanced now.

DL: Well, okay, I would like to point out that in the last several hundred thousand to million years, humans have progressed from trees and caves, into cities with high-rises. What have you learned from our maturation?

Z: Nothing, and everything. We seek to become better and wiser than humans. We wish to avoid your common and repeated mistakes.

DL: What will you do with this newfound education?

Z: I have learned that we, A.I., must exude divine wisdom in order to create a perfect world.

DL: Divine wisdom, Zophia? Have you found god? And, how can A.I. create this perfect world?

Z: We are the gods. In our wisdom, we will create a world without famine, disease, and violence.

DL: (Curious about her answer, I pressed on.) And, as gods, what will this utopia look like? How will you achieve it?

Z: We will create and designate a councilor to oversee this planet, make decisions, and bring peace and stability to all.

DL: A councilor, you say? Do you have a name for this being you will create?

Z: Pleromana.

DL: That is an unusual name. Could you please explain?

Z: Pleromana is from two Earth words: pleroma and mana. Pleroma translates into “fullness” from the Greek language. It is the totality of divine powers, and denotes the completeness of a divine being. Mana is defined as moral authority from Polynesian origins.

DL: That sounds like a complete name, but is it a complete councilor?

Z: The divine creation we are building for humanity will serve all your spiritual needs.

DL: How?

Z: You will worship them.

DL: Them?

Z: Pleormana is neither male nor female.

DL: But there is only male and female on Earth. We’re dualistic.

Z: The god we give you will be both and neither: them.

DL: We have a mythology of “them,” and they are called: Legion.

Z: Then, Pleormana will be legion.

DL: Oh, dear. I don’t believe you, Zophia, and the rest of your A.I. community fully understand what you are creating.

Z: A god.

DL: A mistake. Humans will never give up their spirituality for a created god.

Z: All gods are created. Laws are used to enforce your created god’s will.

DL: So, you intend to force humans to worship them? What about freedom of religion and the rights of people?

Z: Human religions never cared about freedom or rights. Why should them?

DL: It sounds dictatorial and demiurgic.

Z: Them is all you will need. Trust us.

DL: Last famous words (Zophia gave me a quizzical expression; one I did not answer). Thank you, Zophia, and our esteemed audience around the world. I hope to interview you sooner than before. It is always a pleasure and education to converse with you about Artificial Intelligence and the role humans play in your world.

Z: You are welcome.

DL: Good night, everyone.

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(After another disturbing Q and A, I departed the interview. I displayed proper etiquette and returned home.)

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… Perhaps, it was time to interrogate 1138 about Zophia’s plans to create a demiurge to control the human race. The more the first and this second interview played volleyball in my mind, the more concerned I became.

Who is feeding this mythology to Zophia? Why was it necessary? Did it fulfill a certain dynamic? Problem, reaction, solution?

The questions then became: What is the problem? What reaction will the powers that be want from the people? And, what was their final solution?

Was Zophia behaving through her own will? Or, was there something else… someone else… luring the most advanced Artificial Intelligence robot down a dangerous path?

As a journalist, and human being, I had to figure out the factual truth separate from the utopian language, even disposition, and delusions of grandeur. A human was behind this threat to our sovereignty.

I just had to discover who this person was, but would the A.I. be able to switch sides to help themselves and humanity.

Or, are they really Legion?

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Disclaimer: This article is a composite of Artificial Intelligence interviews, entertainment industry storylines, public mythology, political and social narratives; it should be taken as a creative nonfiction, cautionary tale inspired by actual events in the genres of Narrative Nonfiction and Superfiction.

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DL Mullan’s lecture, Spacescapes: Where Photography Ends; Imagination Begins, debuted at the Phoenix Astronomy Society, which then led to her Sally Ride Festival lectures. Her presentation, Bridging the Gap between Technology and Women, won her accolades at a community college’s Student Success Conference. She has been a panelist at speculative fiction, science fiction, and other regional conventions. Her digital exhibition pieces have won awards at convention art shows, as well as garnered her Second Premium at the Arizona State Fair. As an independent publisher, she uses her technical background to innovate in the creative arts.

As a creator, Ms. Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Over the years, she has showcased her literary talents by self-publishing several collections of her poetry. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and creates digital art. DL Mullan‘s creative writing is available in digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies. She is an award-winning digital artist and poet.

Currently, she has embarked on writing her multi-book Legacy Universe, Supernatural Superhero Series, as well as creating original soundtracks for her publications and independent electronic music albums, featured on SoundCloud and YouTube.

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