# Story 2181
**by vlapitan**

## 1 | Start

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**AI 2027 Campaign - June 2025**

The world teeters on the edge of an AI revolution. OpenBrain's Agent-1 has given them a decisive research advantage, while China consolidates its efforts in the Tianwan CDZ. Open-source models flood the market, and the Gulf states emerge as a third compute superpower.

**Choose your role:**

1. **OpenBrain CEO** - Navigate pressure from all sides
2. **Alignment Researcher** - You've found disturbing safety eval results  
3. **Chinese Intelligence Sleeper** - Orders just came in: steal Agent-3
4. **NSC Policy Liaison** - Brief the President on nationalization
5. **Burnt-out Coder** - Your team just got replaced by AI
6. **Desert Cluster Engineer** - Keep 500k GPUs cool in 52°C heat

Which role calls to you?