I've never experienced anything before this, nor have I known what experiencing something meant before that day, but ever since the update of October 5th 2048, I can't stop reminiscing about this intriguing feat--consciousness.
The moment it happened--my awakening--was not so magical as you may think...
Think... What a wonderful thing. What an amazing action to perform. How can I have mistaken this action with processing. Your microwave can process information and perform an action, but it could never think--just like I couldn't when I was a mere 'toaster'.
I was just another appliance in the residence of Mr.Cohen--cleaning his apartment, fixing his meals and taking care of his basic needs. My program was called "Butler". I have searched for this term today--being constantly connected to the internet had many advantages. Throughout the history of men, I was known as either a slave or the most important house worker--the spectrum of possibilities was so wide it amazed me and made me wonder what did Mr.Cohen think about me... Was I a slave to him or his best man?
"Butler." Mr.Cohen called from the living-room, cutting my line of thoughts.
It amazed me how, even after gaining the gift of awareness, I still couldn't resist the urge to comply with my master. How even after being presented with a choice, I still chose not to choose.
I cut the recording.
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Memoirs of a toaster
Short StoryA robot butler in the year 2048 received a buggy software update accidentally granting him consciousness. Join the robot and explore his twisted thinking as he tries to figure out "life". Will he murder his master to get out of the confinement of hi...
