Lmae

I am aware that "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" is a notable work that influenced many Sci-fi writers. But to me it feels like the author venting and I can't suspend my disbelief that a soviet era AI can get god like powers. That part of the story did not age well for me.
But there is one part in the short story that I thought was interesting: Am entering into the mc's mind just admire how it ruined it.

"The most curious misconception is that the aim of science is for the cure of disease—the saving of human life. Quite the contrary, the aim of science is the advancement of human knowledge at any sacrifice of human life."
Allen M. Hornblum from Acres of skin.

"My godson is a little bit more tolerable after I fixed him. He might still be a government tool and a idealistic fool like his father, but I'm sure that life will beat that out of him. And, I will make sure to throw in a couple of punches to speed up the process."- Professor Sageman

"Righteousness before profit." The scholar merchant seems to be long dead.