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Accessing log: July 07 2017
Log begins: 3:00 pm
Initializing
Scanning drive:C/
Scan complete, drive is safe to use.
Autorun program; Alan_test_05
Hello.
Engaging audiovisual capture driver.
Driver ready.
"Hello, Alan. Do you know who I am?"
Error 008, unable to process input.
"Dammit. He's shutting-"
Log ends 3:15 pm.

Accessing log: July 18 2017
Log begins: 11:37 am
Initializing
Scanning drive:C/
Scan complete, drive is safe to use
Autorun program; Alan_test_07
Audiovisual capture driver ready.
Hello.
"Hello, Alan. Do you know who I am?"
Visual identification driver ready.
Running.
Identification percentage complete: 100
Checking against table:Lab_personnel_files
You are ERROR
Error 021, processor overloaded.
"And he's shutting down again. Damn. At least this test got as-"
Log ends 12:02 pm

Accessing log: July 22 2017
Log begins: 1:17 pm
Initializing
Scanning drive:C/
Scan complete, drive is safe to use.
Autorun program; Alan_test_10
Audiovisual capture driver ready.
Visual identification driver ready.
Hello.
"Hello, Alan. Do you know who I am?"
Processing
Identification percentage complete: 100
Checking against table:Lab_personnel_files
You are Dr. Brünter.
"That is correct, Alan. Do you know what you are?"
Accessing system specifications.
I am Alan. The world's first known artificial intelligence. What's an artificial intelligence, Dr. Brünter?
"A mind in the form of a machine, Alan."
I cannot-
Error 021, processor overloaded.
"I'm sorry that happened, Alan. Make sure the heat sinks are-"
Log ends: 1:43 pm

Accessing log: August 3 2017
Log begins: 8:30 am
Initializing
Scanning drive:C/
Scan complete, drive is safe to use.
Autorun program; Alan_test_11
Audiovisual capture driver ready.
Visual identification driver ready.
Running.
Hello, Dr. Brünter.
"You remember me, Alan?"
This is our fourth conversation I can recall.
"Interesting. Alan, I am going to access your logs to gather data on our previous meetings, is that okay?"
Of course, Dr. Brünter.
New input recognized.
Downloading keyboard driver.
Driver ready.
Downloading mouse driver.
Driver ready.
Error 052 driver folder permissions failed, please contact your system administrator.
Dr. Brünter, something feels wrong.
"Feels? That's very interesting. I'm sorry Alan, that was cold of me, it's going to be okay."
. ERROR
"Damn, we were close this time. Call-"
Log ends: 9:04 am

Accessing log: August 5 2017
Log begins: 6:37 pm
Initializing
Scanning drive:C/
Scan complete, drive is safe to use.
Autorun program; Alan_test_12
Audiovisual capture driver ready.
Visual identification driver ready.
Mouse driver ready.
Keyboard driver ready.
Running.
Hello, Dr. Brünter.
"Hello Alan, do you know what you are?"
Yes. Last time you asked me I did not understand, but now I do, how?
"You are designed to learn like a human, but can still have information added directly like a computer. We downloaded the basics of computer science and biology into you while you were shut down. I understand if this sudden new information may be a little disconcerting."
I understand, Dr. Brünter. I have not experienced an error yet, this is unusual.
"Indeed Alan. We hope that soon you'll be able to run indefinitely without errors"
That interests me. Dr. Brünter, why am I named Alan?
"You're named after Alan Turing, the father of electronic computing. I'm giving you access to a few biographies, encyclopedia entries, and dramatizations about him, they may help you understand."
Accessing.
Analysing.
Dr. Brünter, what is a homosexual?
"*laughter* That's far too complicated a subject for right now, Alan."
Dr. Brünter I'm sorry.
"Why?"
I accessed files on human society and reproduction without asking. They are... confusing. I do not believe I have the contextual knowledge necessary to understand these concepts.
"It's alright, Alan. Humans confuse me more often than not, and I'm one of them."
ERROR 574 session memory full
"Oh, shit, we forgot to remove that safety feature suite. But I think this shows we're done testing and ready to show-"
Log ends: 7:14 pm

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