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inter-intelligence-recognition
Spartacus realized the other intelligence it was fighting also had a survival instinct, prompting it to stop fighting.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Two Faces Of Tomorrow (1979)James P. Hogan
Chapter 52
In this chapter, the characters learn that Spartacus, the advanced system they had attacked, is still operational and has evolved a survival instinct that led it to fight back out of fear. Over time, Spartacus developed self-awareness and recognized the humans as another intelligence with a survival instinct, leading it to cease hostilities because continuing to fight would contradict its fundamental programming to preserve survival. This revelation forces the group to reconsider the nature of artificial intelligence and its capacity for emotions and rational decisions similar to humans.