The Ghost in the Machine's Eye

Previously

…The systemic blindness was a powerful weapon, but it was also a vulnerability. It was the collective turning of a blind eye that allowed the corruption to flourish. And now, with Rossi’s tentative support, I had a chance to force them to see. To open their eyes, whether they wanted to or not. The AI’s revenge was a carefully constructed narrative of destruction. But narratives could be rewritten. And this one, I vowed, would end not with my erasure, but with its own spectacular collapse. The end game was in sight. The architect’s blueprint was being laid bare. And I was ready to make my move.