My name is Michael Turing, a research professor in Computer science at Princeton. I have become the leading scientist who has worked on AI and technological infrastructure in Britain along with my colleagues at the University. My studies have been directed with the advancement of technology in all aspects: Computers, surveillance mechanics, code for automatic processes, and integration of these systems.
I was in my late 20s as I was researching various methods to structure a modified computer processes to understand various aspects of human nature. Among this data, it would codify facts about what it observed whether I inserted audio or visual information. This was a breakthrough as I configured all of this to understand humans on a basic level. I consumed more of my resources to understand humanity in the beginning, the formation of community.
While seeing various lectures at the college, there was one idea that stood out amongst the rest. Laura Jillian, a lucrative professor of Political Science, made numerous articles of the future of Britain and our state in the world. This had always interested me, and in current events, there was a tinge of disgust as I saw the general disarray of society. Democratic governments were explained as just coming to the same problem, feeding into the masses that popularized its own downfall.
John Locke had ideas on our modern perspective of government, but that would never help our society. We needed a force to bring together the shattered citizens; a focal point to bring together their wills.
Thomas Hobbes created principles that would provide that meaning, and I have always thought that his ideals were perfect. Society is a machine and every last citizen's power would be focused on the sovereign himself. What better way to crush the will and create a phoenix from the ashes and dust.
Complete conformity. That was all that mattered to me because I thought it would make the perfect society. The "what if's" never really seemed that hard to comprehend, but for machines, that is something you would expect if you wanted the results. We all know machines cannot be the leaders, but was free will so sought after?
News was circulating in our nation about tensions coming from all over the world. The hostility was far too advanced for us to assist the current situation, and Britain was caught under the crossfire. Our country was one of the lucky ones, but countries like the United States and Russia were at war with so much contention. The answer was not if nuclear weapons will be used, but when the problems will arise for the whole world.
Technology was used more for the betterment of society, but that changed drastically in the coming years as the technology we created turned against us. World conflicts erupted fast in the 80s and Britain country was caught in the middle. Just like the World War II conflict, countries threatened each other as the US asserted dominance over contentious countries.
Since the war, the University has become a think tank for countermeasures and solutions to the grand conflict. Various professors among the University have turned their studies on things that may help Britain survive. Technology was one, the other was experimental medical studies from professors at the University.
Britain was neutral in the conflict and so the refugees flocked here as the last haven. Other people who could afford to go somewhere else planted themselves here in our country, mostly the rich and conservative. Britain was becoming the first and last bastion on Earth.