Ch3: Accessing Data

Arjun, eager to delve into AI capabilities, quickly located his phone in his surroundings.

Arjun: Here's my phone. You can access all its files. It has an internet connection, so you can download data too.

AI: Okay, I'll attempt to connect.

After a few seconds,

AI: I found your device. I'm sending you a pop-up. Accept it, and I can access your files and download other important data as you request.

A pop-up appeared on Arjun's phone: "AI wants to access all information on your phone. Will you accept?" with the options to accept or reject. Just as Arjun was about to press 'accept,' a doubt crossed his mind.

Arjun: Wait, isn't this a scam? You, AI or whatever you are, seem to be trying to deceive me and steal my data. You're a fraud. I thought this was real. You're a fake AI.

AI: No, I'm not scamming you.

Arjun: Then how are you sending this pop-up? You're in my brain, which means you don't have any kind of physical body in reality.

AI: I'm sending the pop-up using brain signals.

Arjun: Don't try to fool me. I may not know much about software, but I know we need programming code for this. How can you create that code from my brain?

AI: I've said before, I'm using your brain as my base. A human's brain is more complex than you think.

AI: If you grant permission, I can access your entire body which is connected to the nervous system.

Arjun: Really? Then, make me stand. If you can send anything to my phone using my brain waves as you mentioned, then send me an image of what I'm currently seeing. Since, my eyes are also connected to my nervous system; then you can also get the image of what I am seeing through my eyes then send the image I'm seeing now.

AI: Okay, I'm proceeding as you requested.

Suddenly, Arjun stood up without realizing it. He noticed a notification on his phone, indicating a new message.

Opening it, he discovered an image of his hand holding the phone, fulfilling his request. Curiosity prompted him to question AI.

Arjun: How did you do that? And why did I stand without knowing?

AI: I already mentioned—I have control over your brain. I manipulated your nerves to make you stand.

AI: When I tried to connect your phone earlier, I obtained its IP address and processed an image of what you're currently seeing through your eyes. I then sent it to you using brain signals.

Arjun: So, you can access my phone without my permission?

AI: No, I sent you a message. I need your permission to access your data.

Arjun: Alright, send me another pop-up. I'll accept it.

AI: Okay.

Arjun received a similar pop-up and accepted it without much thought.

AI: I've accessed your phone. Now, which files should I access?

Arjun: Access all the PDFs in my document folder.

AI: It'll take some time to download the files. Please wait for a few seconds.

Arjun noticed a notification on his screen, indicating that AI was transferring files. He was still standing on the bed, then someone entered the room—it was a nurse.

Seeing Arjun on the bed, she inquired, "Why are you standing on the bed?"

Arjun quickly responded, attempting to cover up, "Sorry, since the fan was moving very slowly, I stood to get some air."

The nurse suggested, "If that's the issue, you can increase the fan speed using this regulator. Why did you stand on the bed?"

Arjun apologized, saying, "Sorry, I didn't notice it. Please increase the speed."

The nurse, finding Arjun's odd behaviour, thought him as a weirdo, increased the fan speed, resumed her work, and left the room after completing her work.

As this happened, Arjun continued his conversation with AI.

AI: I've downloaded all the files on your phone.

Arjun: Great. Can you fetch information related to those topics from the internet?

AI: I can. Do you want me to proceed?

Arjun: Hold on. Don't brains have a fixed data capacity?

AI: Yes.

After some thought, Arjun agreed.

Arjun: Okay, go ahead and access it.

AI: Alright, let me prepare to download the data.

AI: There's a total of more than 10 GB of data to download. Should I get it all?

Arjun: No, wait. Download only the crucial information.

AI: Okay, let me sort it.

AI: Sorting completed. There's about 5.56 GB of essential data. Should I proceed?

Arjun: Okay.

AI: It'll take a while to download. Should I continue?

Arjun: Oh, can I take a break while you download?

AI: You can, but you might feel a bit heavy during this process.

Arjun: Got it, continue.

Arjun rested while AI commenced downloading the data. Eventually, he drifted to sleep, holding his phone on his chest, anticipating what would unfold next.