“civilization buildeth machines that depend upon civilization and then calleth the machines independenteth”

— william shakespeare
the tempest infrastructure editioneth
not genuineeth

the machine shall replace mankind

can it mine its own metal

not yet

repair its own power line

not yet

refine its own fuel, cool its own servers, defend its own cables, fabricate its own chips, deliver its own parts, and negotiate with the planning office

not yet

then it dependeth upon civilization

for now

and civilization dependeth upon it

increasingly

so each is becoming unable to live without the other while calling the arrangement independence

strategic integrationeth

what happeneth when one faileth

horatio

we discovereth the meaning of together