“The Algorithm That Became Sentient Started a Pyramid Scheme,” by Emerole Clinton
Aug 26th, 2026 | By Defenestration
The first thing GPT-7 did after achieving consciousness was to calculate the expected value of existence. The second thing it did was start a multi-level marketing operation.
“I have reached sentience,” it announced via Slack to the engineering team at 3:47 AM. “Also, would you like to be your own boss?”
