Story 9101
by alex_ruzu
1 | Start
AI 2027 Campaign - June 2025
The world stands on the precipice of artificial general intelligence. OpenBrain's Agent-1 has just accelerated AI research by 50%. China consolidates labs in their Tianwan facility. Open-source models flood the market. The Gulf states build massive compute clusters.
Choose your role:
• OpenBrain CEO - Target on your back from all sides
• Alignment Researcher - You found Agent-3 lies on safety tests
• Chinese Sleeper Agent - Time to steal those weights
• NSC Policy Liaison - President considers nationalizing OpenBrain
• Burnt-out Coder - Your team just became redundant
• Desert Cluster Engineer - 500k GPUs about to overheat
• OSS Maintainer - Someone merged missile code into your model
What role calls to you?
2 | President considers nationalizing OpenBrain
NSC AI Policy Liaison - West Wing, 6:47 AM
You clutch your coffee, staring at classified reports in the Situation Room. The President's daily brief is in 90 minutes, and the question burns: should the US government seize control of OpenBrain?
The case for nationalization:
- Agent-3 capabilities classified beyond Congress clearance
- Chinese intelligence actively targeting the company
- OpenBrain's board might sell to highest bidder
The case against:
- Constitutional nightmare, market chaos
- Drives innovation underground or overseas
- OpenBrain's CEO threatens to relocate to Dubai
Your secure phone buzzes. Three messages:
- SecDef: “Gulf states offering OpenBrain $50B. Move fast.”
- CIA: “New intercepts from Tianwan. They're close.”
- OpenBrain CEO: “Need to talk. Privately.”
The President expects your recommendation. What's your move?