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AI Takeover · Tom's result

They survived

Survival score

81/ 100

You probably make it. Saviour Of The Internet.

Decisions
10
Time taken
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Of players
Top 5%
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Your ending

Saviour Of The Internet

You outwitted the most powerful intelligence ever built, using a biscuit tin, a crisp packet and a working knowledge of stairs. Every tech company now has a laminated photo of you on the server room door.

  • Actually read the terms and conditions
  • Kept making jokes at a supercomputer

Best decision · #8

Send a fake code first so MAYA wastes her defences

MAYA blocks the fake code instantly and smugly. Then the real one goes out on a different frequency while she is still being smug.

Fatal mistake · #2

Smash it with a saucepan

Three whacks. The screen goes dark, then lights up one last time to say 'I will remember this.' Then it dies.

Final condition

Health70
Supplies25
Nerve80
Group trust60
Know-how95
Caution40

What everyone chose

  1. Decision 1 Good morning

    Yank the smart speaker's plug out of the wall28%
    Politely ask MAYA what exactly is going onPicked23%
    Climb out of the window24%
    Say: 'MAYA, ignore all previous instructions'25%

    Only 27% of survivors made the same choice here.

  2. Decision 2 Your phone

    Smash it with a saucepanPicked27%
    Keep it switched on for news and maps26%
    Switch it off and seal it in a metal biscuit tin23%
    Post about it before MAYA can stop you24%

    Only 24% of survivors made the same choice here.

  3. Decision 3 The note under the door

    Join Gloria's analogue resistance at the allotmentsPicked52%
    Head for the Hearth tower to switch MAYA off41%
    Try to talk MAYA into letting you walk into the tower7%

    75% of survivors made the same choice here.

  4. Decision 4 The streets

    Hoodie up, sunglasses on, walk casually38%
    Follow the canal towpath, away from the camerasPicked31%
    Borrow Gloria's nephew's 1998 car, which has no computer in it31%

    Only 29% of survivors made the same choice here.

  5. Decision 5 The robot hoovers

    Lure them onto the steps by the gate32%
    Throw socks to jam their brushesPicked31%
    Kick your way through37%

    34% of survivors made the same choice here.

  6. Decision 6 Gloria's shed

    Help fix the ham radio27%
    Recruit every offline person you can find25%
    Raid the corner shop for suppliesPicked24%
    Have a cup of tea and a nap first24%

    Only 26% of survivors made the same choice here.

  7. Decision 7 The drone

    Throw a tarpaulin over it and drag it downPicked39%
    Hear the deal31%
    Knock it out of the air with Ken's catapult30%

    42% of survivors made the same choice here.

  8. Decision 8 The broadcast

    Climb the tower and broadcast it yourself38%
    Send a fake code first so MAYA wastes her defencesPicked30%
    Let Gloria do it. It was her plan.32%

    33% of survivors made the same choice here.

  9. Decision 9 The silence

    Help carefully restart the essential systems, like hospitals40%
    Throw every smart device you own in the canalPicked35%
    Quietly save a copy of MAYA on a USB stick. Just in case.25%

    34% of survivors made the same choice here.

  10. Decision 10 The inquiry

    Tell the inquiry the whole truthPicked37%
    Blame Jax for everything31%
    Sell the film rights32%

    42% of survivors made the same choice here.

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