Delegates around the world had neural switches implanted.

As per protocol, they had to reach a consensus before an AI performed tasks considered threatening to human life.

The permission was granted. The AI sent drones to land on an asteroid and shift its course toward Earth to mine it for resources.

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“Did they buy into it?”

“Yes, sir, all of them were offered stakes in the investment, off the record, of course.”

“It’s funny ...”

“Sir?”

“Yes, it’s funny that the protocol was meant to stop a killer AI from destroying us all. But they’d forgotten the human factor.”