"Ghost in the Machine" was the seventh episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. It dealt with the idea of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) combating a malevolent artificial intelligence.
In the Virginia headquarters of the software company Eurisko, an argument between company founder Brad Wilczek and C.E.O. Benjamin Drake ensues. Wilczek tells Drake that hi...
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"Ghost in the Machine" was the seventh episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. It dealt with the idea of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) combating a malevolent artificial intelligence.
In the Virginia headquarters of the software company Eurisko, an argument between company founder Brad Wilczek and C.E.O. Benjamin Drake ensues. Wilczek tells Drake that his recent, unspecified decisions are "killing my company" and angrily leaves. Later on, Drake writes a memo in which he proposes to end the "C.O.S. project", citing its "disastrous performance" and projected quarterly losses. Seeing this through a surveillance camera, the C.O.S. -- or the Central Operating System, a computer that runs the entire building -- sets up an elaborate booby trap, luring Drake into a bathroom with an overflowing faucet and locking the door behind him. Seeing that the door can't be opened either by hand or with a key...
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