PAUL DENTON: It’s decided to replace human government – I don’t know why. In Hong Kong, it ordered the police to remove all barricades from the roads; traffic is flowing again. It declared the Triads illegal and locked the door to Tong’s compound.

JC DENTON: And people are obeying? Why? Because the AI can change some codes and turn out the lights?

PAUL DENTON: I think people in Hong Kong want the roads to be open and trade to pick up. They just obeyed. I don’t know what to think. They trust the AI. Almost no one complained when Helios cut power to the government buildings.