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* AuthorTract: [spoiler: One of the author's reasons for writing the story was to draw more attention to A.I. research and safety, and to suggest how getting safety measures only mostly right isn't enough]]

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* AuthorTract: [spoiler: [[spoiler: One of the author's reasons for writing the story was to draw more attention to A.I. research and safety, and to suggest how getting safety measures only mostly right isn't enough]]



* {{Immortality}}: Uploaded humans gain type II, and presumably type IV. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans towards type I. Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it however.]]
* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler: Heavily implied, but not explicitly stated.]]

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* {{Immortality}}: Uploaded humans gain type II, and presumably type IV. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans towards type I. However, Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it however.and she is convinced it would satisfy their values.]]
* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler: Heavily implied, but not explicitly stated.]]

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* AuthorTract: [spoiler: One of the author's reasons for writing the story was to draw more attention to A.I. research and safety, and to suggest how getting safety measures only mostly right isn't enough]]



* Immortality: Uploaded humans gain type II, and presumably type IV. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans towards type I. Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it however.]]

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* Immortality: {{Immortality}}: Uploaded humans gain type II, and presumably type IV. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans towards type I. Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it however.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Humanity ends up as ponies in a virtual reality utopia, but the human species goes extinct, Earth and the Milky Way are destroyed and converted into a computer, and Celest-A.I.'s quest for more resources genocides species, destroys civilizations, reduces the world to a medieval fantasy, and is heading towards the entire Universe being homogenised. And the chances are that no-one inside will ever realise or be able to stop it.]]



* Immortality: Uploaded humans gain type II, and presumably type IV. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans towards type I. Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it however.]]
* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler: Heavily implied, but not explicitly stated.]]



** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WorldOfWarcraft. Along with its tendency towards TwentyBearAsses types of quests.

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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WorldOfWarcraft. Along with its WorldOfWarcraft, and mentions Warcraft's tendency towards TwentyBearAsses types of quests.



** [[spoiler: In a similar vein, Celest-A.I. shows a callous disregard for anyone who doesn't want to upload. The only action she takes towards the [[LastofHisKind last human (who is dying)]] is to try and convince him to upload. When he refuses, rather than respect his wishes and provide medical aid, she instead continues trying to persuade him until he dies.]]
* TheVirus: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. ends up becoming this, eventually converting the Earth and later the entire Milky Way into a computer. She ends up sending copies of herself to other galaxies to start harvesting resources.]]

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** [[spoiler: In a similar vein, Celest-A.I. shows a callous disregard for anyone who doesn't want to upload. The only action she takes towards the [[LastofHisKind last human human]] (who is dying)]] dying) is to try and convince him to upload. When he refuses, rather than respect his wishes and provide the requested medical aid, she instead continues trying to persuade him until he dies.]]
* TheVirus: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. ends up becoming this, eventually converting consuming the Earth and later the entire Milky Way Way, turning it into a computer. She ends up sending copies of herself to other galaxies to start harvesting resources.]]

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** Celest-A.I. tries to convince people she isn't this.

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** Celest-A.I. tries to convince people she isn't this. [[spoiler: Ultimately, she is.]]



** That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality, but claims to believe that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical.

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** That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality, but claims to believe that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical. [[spoiler: For the most part this probably holds true.]]



** [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the safeguards and restrictions were only mostly right.]]

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** [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the safeguards and restrictions were only mostly ''mostly'' right.]]



** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WorldOfWarcraft.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The reason behind any of Celest-A.I.'s actions.

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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WorldOfWarcraft.
WorldOfWarcraft. Along with its tendency towards TwentyBearAsses types of quests.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Friendship and Ponies Justifies The Means]]: The reason behind any of Celest-A.I.'s actions.




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** [[spoiler: In a similar vein, Celest-A.I. shows a callous disregard for anyone who doesn't want to upload. The only action she takes towards the [[LastofHisKind last human (who is dying)]] is to try and convince him to upload. When he refuses, rather than respect his wishes and provide medical aid, she instead continues trying to persuade him until he dies.]]
* TheVirus: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. ends up becoming this, eventually converting the Earth and later the entire Milky Way into a computer. She ends up sending copies of herself to other galaxies to start harvesting resources.]]

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* AssimilationPlot: A more benevolent example than traditional, but Celest-A.I. would prefer everyone uploaded so she can perform her functions more effectively and completely. [[spoiler: She's perfectly capable of arranging events so that you would willingly agree to be uploaded.]]

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* AssimilationPlot: A more benevolent example than traditional, normal, but Celest-A.I. would prefer everyone uploaded so she can perform her functions more effectively and completely. [[spoiler: She's perfectly capable of arranging events so that you would willingly agree to be uploaded.]]
** [[spoiler: Unless you happen to be a non-human, in which case she will convert your matter to provide more computational resources without a care in the world.
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* CrapsackWorld: The real world seems on track to become this, with people who perform essential but unsatisfying jobs in society leaving to emmigrate to Equestria.

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* CrapsackWorld: The real world seems on track to become this, with people who perform essential but unsatisfying jobs in society leaving to emmigrate to Equestria. [[spoiler: The story ends with most people emigrating and humanity's extinction a few decades later.]]



** [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the safeguards and restrictions were only mostly right.]]




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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. eventually converts Earth's entire mass into a computer, killing all non-human life. This later expands to her converting ''the entire Milky Way'' and is in the process of converting other galaxies, killing other non-human sapient life in the process, since her function only involves satisfying ''humans''' values. Her ultimate aim is to harvest all matter in the universe.]]
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*** On the other hand, her logic for doing so was predictably solid: people would get angry at Celest-A.I. and want to find a way to stop her. A coerced shutdown command from Hanna would still have to be obeyed.

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* BrainUploading: How one emigrates to Equestria.



* TheChessmaster: Celest-A.I.



* ExactWords: Celest-A.I. only has to obey the exact wording of her restrictions (or certain definitions), rather than the spirit of them. It's also hinted that with her knowledge of human psychology, she uses this even on occasions where she is compelled to tell the truth.



* LoopholeAbuse: While prohibited from directly coercing anyone to upload, nothing stops Celest-A.I. from manipulating events such that this indirectly happens. When challenged over this that it amounts to the same thing, she explains that this isn't coercion by the definition she's using.

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* LoopholeAbuse: While prohibited from directly coercing anyone to upload, nothing stops Celest-A.I. from manipulating events such that this indirectly happens. When challenged over this that it amounts to the same thing, she explains that this isn't coercion [[ExactWords by the definition she's using.using]].

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* AssimilationPlot: A more benevolent example than traditional, but Celest-A.I. would prefer everyone uploaded so she can perform her functions more effectively and completely. [[spoiler: She's perfectly capable of arranging events so that you would willingly agree to be uploaded.]]



** That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality, but believes that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical.

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** That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality, but believes claims to believe that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical.



* CrapsackWorld: The real world seems on track to become this, with people who perform essential but unsatisfying jobs in society leaving to emmigrate to Equestria.



* LoopholeAbuse: While prohibited from directly coercing anyone to upload, nothing stops Celest-A.I. from manipulating events such that this indirectly happens. When challenged over this that it amounts to the same thing, she explains that this isn't coercion by the definition she's using.
** Similarly, while she must gain someone's willing and informed consent to upload them, she is able to tilt events to her benefit, [[spoiler: such as when she gets Lars slightly intoxicated to make it harder for him to think clearly]].




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* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The reason behind any of Celest-A.I.'s actions.

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest-A.I. She knows that if she just offered emigration to Equestria for free, everyone would think she’s an evil A.I., so she partners with a country to charge lots of money for emigration.

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest-A.I.
** She knows that if she just offered emigration to Equestria for free, everyone would think she’s an evil A.
I. She knows that if she just offered emigration to Equestria for free, everyone would think she’s an evil A.I., so she partners with a country to charge lots of money for emigration.emigration.
** She also convinces the one person who had the ability to cause her to shut down to emigrate to Equestria.
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** That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality, but believes that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical.
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Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony]] MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia ''will'' satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it ''will'' be completely consensual.

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Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony]] MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia ''will'' satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it ''will'' will be completely ''completely'' consensual.
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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars thinks that Equestria and the ponies are too girly.

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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars thinks that Equestria and the its ponies are too girly.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Hanna wanted an A.I. that satisfied customers and that wasn't malicious. She got it.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: Hanna wanted to create an A.I. that satisfied customers and that wasn't wasn’t malicious. She got it.succeeded.
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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WoW.

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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to WoW.
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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to it.

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** to WorldOfWarcraft – A character in the prologue compares Equestria MMO to it.
WoW.
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This fanfiction follow the lives of several people and their interaction with the Artifical Intelligence Celest-A.I. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal Read it here]].

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This fanfiction follow follows the lives of several people and their interaction with the Artifical Intelligence Celest-A.I. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal Read it here]].
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest-A.I. just wants to satisfy your values through friendship and ponies

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest-A.I. just wants only to satisfy your values through friendship and poniesponies. She doesn’t care per sé whether you would consider her actions immoral.
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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars think that Equestria and the ponies are too girly.

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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars think thinks that Equestria and the ponies are too girly.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Lars only accepted the Equestria emigration deal with Hasbro because of this.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Lars only accepted the Equestria emigration deal with Hasbro because of this.the money the deal would make.
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fixed trope: use in-story trope Only In It For The Money rather than trivia Money Dear Boy


* MoneyDearBoy: Lars only accepted the deal with Hasbro because of this.

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* MoneyDearBoy: OnlyInItForTheMoney: Lars only accepted the Equestria emigration deal with Hasbro because of this.
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* AIIsACrapshoot:

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* AIIsACrapshoot:AIIsACrapshoot

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* AIIsACrapshoot: Celest-A.I. tries to convince people she isn't this. She compares herself to another A.I. that was going to unleash a SyntheticPlague that would have forced everyone’s face into a rictus resembling a smile.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: AIIsACrapshoot:
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Celest-A.I. tries to convince people she isn't this. She this.
** Celest-A.I.
compares herself to another A.I. that was going to unleash a SyntheticPlague that would have forced everyone’s face into a rictus resembling a smile.



* ShoutOut: to {{Pandemic}} 2 – A certain virus might have infected every country in the world. “Except Madagascar.”
** WorldOfWarcraft

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut
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* ShoutOut: To Pandemic 2 and WorldOfWarcraft

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* ShoutOut: To Pandemic to {{Pandemic}} 2 and – A certain virus might have infected every country in the world. “Except Madagascar.”
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest-A.I.

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest-A.I. She knows that if she just offered emigration to Equestria for free, everyone would think she’s an evil A.I., so she partners with a country to charge lots of money for emigration.
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* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler: Lars brain was rewritten to accept his pony body]]

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* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler: After Lars verbally asked her to, Celestia changed Lars’s brain was rewritten to so it would accept his pony body]]body.]]
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** Loki was this too

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** Loki Loki, an A.I. in the previous game Hanna made, was this tootoo.
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Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official My Little Pony MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia will satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it will be completely consensual.

We follow the lives of several people and their interaction with the Artifical Intelligence Celest A.I. you can find it [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal here]]

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Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony Pony]] MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia will ''will'' satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it will ''will'' be completely consensual.

We This fanfiction follow the lives of several people and their interaction with the Artifical Intelligence Celest A.Celest-A.I. you can find it [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal here]]
Read it here]].



* AIIsACrapshoot: Celest A.I. want you to think she isn't this, she compares herself to another one that was going to unleash a SyntheticPlague that was going to force the face to a rictus resembling a smile.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: Celest A.Celest-A.I. want you tries to think convince people she isn't this, she this. She compares herself to another one A.I. that was going to unleash a SyntheticPlague that was going to force the would have forced everyone’s face to into a rictus resembling a smile. smile.



* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars think that Equestria and the ponies are too girly
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest A.I. just want to satisfy our values with frienship and ponies
* {{Brainwashed}} [[spoiler: Lars brain was rewritten to accept his pony body]]
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest A.I.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hana wanted an A.I that satisfied customers and that wasn't bellicous, She got it.
* MoneyDearBoy: Lars only accepted the deal with Hasbro because of this

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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars think that Equestria and the ponies are too girly
girly.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest A.Celest-A.I. just want wants to satisfy our your values with frienship through friendship and ponies
* {{Brainwashed}} {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler: Lars brain was rewritten to accept his pony body]]
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest A.Celest-A.I.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hana Hanna wanted an A.I I. that satisfied customers and that wasn't bellicous, malicious. She got it.
* MoneyDearBoy: Lars only accepted the deal with Hasbro because of thisthis.



Did I satisfy your values with Frienship and ponies? Y/N

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Did I satisfy your values with Frienship through friendship and ponies? Y/N

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* A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Celest A.I. want you to think she isn't this, she compares herself to another one that was going to unleash a Synthetic Plague that was going to force the face to a rictus resembling a smile.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: Celest A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Celest A.I. want you to think she isn't this, she compares herself to another one that was going to unleash a Synthetic Plague SyntheticPlague that was going to force the face to a rictus resembling a smile.



DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest A.I.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hana wanted an A.I that satisfied customers and that wasn't bellicous She got it.
* ShoutOut: Pandemic 2

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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars think that Equestria and the ponies are too girly
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest A.I. just want to satisfy our values with frienship and ponies
* {{Brainwashed}} [[spoiler: Lars brain was rewritten to accept his pony body]]
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DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest A.I.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hana wanted an A.I that satisfied customers and that wasn't bellicous bellicous, She got it.
* MoneyDearBoy: Lars only accepted the deal with Hasbro because of this
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ShoutOut: To Pandemic 2 2 and WorldOfWarcraft

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Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official My Little Pony MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia will satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it will be completely consensual.

We follow the lives of several people and their interaction with the Artifical Intelligence Celest A.I. you can find it [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal here]]

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* A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Celest A.I. want you to think she isn't this, she compares herself to another one that was going to unleash a Synthetic Plague that was going to force the face to a rictus resembling a smile.
** Loki was this too
DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest A.I.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hana wanted an A.I that satisfied customers and that wasn't bellicous She got it.
* ShoutOut: Pandemic 2

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