THE BILLIONAIRE’S DEBT
I said.
"Perspective is everything," Sterling replied. "To me, it feels like an investment finally maturing. Do you have any idea what you are, Elara? Silas Thorne wanted to build a god in a machine. He failed because machines have limits. They overheat. They can be hacked. But a human nervous system... that’s a different story."
"I'm not a hard drive, Arthur."
"No, you're a processor. The code didn't just store itself in you; it’s optimizing you. Your synapses are firing at three times the normal rate. Your visual cortex is rewriting itself to interpret data-streams as light. You are the first truly organic interface in history."