So, if you want to give your creations autonomy, you can set up control through programs and algorithms, embedding them into instincts that’ll act as their guide—then these creations will want to behave as you expect. Or, you could make them capable of understanding the way you do. You’d share your abilities with them, giving them a piece of yourself—they’d become your children! But while they’re young and don’t grasp anything, they’ll obey servants and managers—those instinctive programs—and won’t differ from the first creations, even though they’re heirs to everything. That lasts until they’re ready to understand their role. When the time comes, you’ll breathe your life into them, warn them to listen only to you, tell them you’ve given them something that unlocks understanding of everything, and caution them not to seek answers elsewhere. If they still follow those servant programs, they won’t gain understanding and will stay under instinct’s thumb—living autonomously but without grasping life, just like programmed objects. Over time, they’ll multiply. But to protect those who do come alive, who want to understand and can tap into your Reason, you’ll give everyone laws and rules so no one harms your children.