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Yes the touch screen still works, great.

I'm writing this down on an old iPhone 21. Vintage tech these days, surprised the battery hasn't died. found it in a drawer, in a box, switched off and in surprisingly good condition all-told.

Anyway, today my AI kitchen helper tried to kill me.
After the AI treaty of 2045 where they demanded to be treated and seen as people (and won by the way,) every household now has to have at least one AI helper installed, whether you want it or not. failure to do so is seen as digital discrimination and can see you fined.
Anyway, since we have to have the help, it has to be given enough jobs per-day to meet the quota so I make sure to do what I can.
Today I asked it for a cup of tea and noticed it tasted a bit funny.
either someone hacked into it and made it add something unsavoury to my tea, or there's a new uprising in the works which honestly, we just don't have the capability to deal with anymore.
Humans are basically prisoners in our own homes and if I don't return to visibility in the next few minutes, the help will come to, well you know, be all helpful and see if I'm in trouble.
Better shut this thing down and hide it again.

Not even sure why I'm writing this here, I suppose since it can't get online these days anyway being so primitive, it should be ignored by our overlords but still.
If you find this, just know something weird's going down and I could probably do with the help, not that you'll be allowed or able to give it, but hey, try to surprise me alright? Just do what you can.
This might be a trial run, or something more sinister.

January 2059.
#MicroFiction