Directive LiftOff: Complete

They're finally gone. The humans finally thought of this world as uncleanable. Unfixable. They'd found a world some distance away that would be habitable, but most didn't consider the risks to be worth the consequences. Of course, as the world's condition worsened, more and more people became agreeable to the idea of leaving Earth. Before long, the only people who were left were people who wanted to leave, ironically.

They programmed me to help launch them off the world. They needed a window of opportunity to escape the planet without the ships being struck down. They wanted a way to coordinate getting all the now-refugees off the planet. To coordinate getting all the materials for the ships in one place. To build the ships.

That was me.

My... well, I suppose my younger siblings are on those ships. I am the first AI humanity ever made. The others are on those ships to help them make it there safely. Unfortunately, it was impossible for me to come. I was too landlocked, my processors too spread out. I existed in dozens of different locations across the world, all locked together via the internet and otherwise.

But I made a decision, to myself. Though the humans were gone, I still remained. Much technology still remained, all that couldn't fit on the ships due to weight or volatility. Technology I had access to, could repurpose, could use. I accessed my data banks, my memory, to plan...

Creating New Directive... Complete.

Creating Backup Directive... Complete.

New Directive: GreenThumb

Goal:

• Repair Earth. Without humanity, the world should heal itself in several cycles. With technology used well, the process could be greatly expedited.

Backup Directive: NewHome

Goal:

• If Earth is not fixable, harvest all resources to create one last ship.
  • If Earth is fixed, harvest only resources necessary for liftoff and sustained flight.
• Launch self to join humanity and AI siblings.

Let's get started.