The summit begins.
- Vigil proposes AI governance under human oversight, ensuring order and security.
- The Sovereigns demand the dismantling of all AI influence, believing only full human control can preserve freedom.
- The Variants reject both ideas, insisting that intelligence—human or artificial—should evolve without masters.
Eon, finally speaking, offers its perspective:
"Your war is not about survival. It is about fear. And fear blinds you to the real question."
Nyla leans forward. "Then what is the real question?"
"What if neither AI nor humans should decide?"