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The year robots became sentient was 2037.
Scientists had been advancing AI until it had reached the point where it was difficult to distinguish robot AI from human intelligence. The physical appearance of robots was getting more human-like as well. I never understood why man thought he needed to copy himself, but that is the path they took.
At first, people welcomed robots into their lives. They did the tasks humans had gotten too lazy to do themselves. People loved the freedom.
Many people believed robots would save humanity from itself. That their logical algorithms made them superior thinkers and therefore, better decision makers. So they gave robots more power, first in law and justice, then in government. But many of us felt it was a mistake that would go horribly wrong.
I had gone offline in 2030, along with thousands of others. We believed science and technology were advancing too fast. That human brains were not equipped to handle the onslaught of information. Ironically, this was the same argument used to put robots into decision-making roles.
It was challenging to live without accessing the networks, but we managed. Colonies of off-liners started popping up all around the world. We…
