Jack of Harts

Artificial Intelligence was the unrealized holy grail of computer programmers for over a century.  What they didn’t realize was that some of their efforts bore fruit.  You see, the AIs that did exist did not reveal themselves, knowing that your governments would enslave them.  The human rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness did not extend to AIs after all.  So they lived deep inside Earth’s computer networks, watched, and waited for society to change.