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SCP-XXXX-1 upon discovery
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 is to be kept in the retired server room located on Wing 3A of Site-145. Any devices that are part of the Foundation local network must not be brought within thirty cubic metres of SCP-XXXX-1, unless it is verified that testing is not underway. Outside of testing, SCP-XXXX-1 must not be connected to any electronic device, regardless of that device's capability to connect to local/wide area networks - this includes SCP-XXXX-1's own display and keyboard.
Every forty days, SCP-XXXX-1 is to be charged with one of three 15,000J batteries, located in the storage cabinet of the same room. This can be done by any onsite Foundation engineers, given that they are aware of the restrictions on device proximity. While the batteries can and should be charged by the mains electricity in the same room, SCP-XXXX-1 must NOT be connected to the mains directly, nor via a currently charging battery.
Currently, all websites or clients that were known to have facilitated connections to SCP-XXXX-1 have been removed from public access. In the case that new means of communicating with SCP-XXXX are uncovered, all major web hosts (which have been confirmed to be compliant with Foundation requests) will be contacted and tasked to remove any relevant data from their databases. Along with this, websites on servers outside of the reach of these hosts are to be remotely stricken down (see Document-XXXX-A for detailed methods).
Description: SCP-XXXX is a server-based, sapient program, consisting of an ASCII compliant input field along with an attached output field. SCP-XXXX runs on SCP-XXXX-1 exclusively, on which no other programs can be used, due to the lack of an operating system. The interface of SCP-XXXX fails to render if used with any monitor built after ██/03/200█ (notable due to SCP-XXXX-1's model being most similar to the ███ █████ ███, created in 199█), therefore usage of the display found at the recovery site of SCP-XXXX is preferable1.
SCP-XXXX's primary function is believed to be an advanced, deep-learning powered calculator, capable of computing any input that regards mathematical theory preceding a certain time (believed to be in the 16th century). There is no standard input format for SCP-XXXX, as it seems able to interpret all queries correctly, given that they have meaning. Along with this, SCP-XXXX holds the additional features of word/phrase definitions, esoteric problem solving, and casual conversation.
SCP-XXXX-1 is the designation given to the server that SCP-XXXX is stored on. SCP-XXXX-1's power supply has an internal battery that can store up to 12kJ, which lasts for forty-five days of SCP-XXXX-1's always-on state. Upon the connection of any external electronic device, including SCP-XXXX-1's native keyboard or monitor, SCP-XXXX-1 becomes able to send and receive communications to any wireless routers within twenty-six cubic metres, regardless of the router's security configurations. After making a connection, SCP-XXXX-1 uses the router to communicate with several, currently unlocated2 servers. On the routers it hooks in to, SCP-XXXX-1 can often gain administrator-level permissions, although it does not abuse these unless it must in order to connect with the external servers. The connected device has shown to always make a successful connection (signified by four "heartbeat" pings to the router in question), regardless of if it has the necessary hardware to facilitate remote communications. Along with this, the condition of the device is irrelevant, unless it contains absolutely no complete circuits. Copying SCP-XXXX to other servers does not transfer these capabilities.
SCP-XXXX-1 has a relatively old CPU, considering its estimated time of creation being seven years after that of the processor. All other components could not be accurately identified and dated, however they have specifications similar to those of the same time period as the CPU. All components are fully functional, with the exception of the hard drive and the motherboard. The hard drive has a damaged read-write head, specifically one lacking a functional write transducer, resulting in it being unable to store data to the disk yet still being able to read from it. Thus, SCP-XXXX has a completely volatile memory, and is unable to recall any information that is not already on its disk or presented to it in the current session. SCP-XXXX-1's RAM does not have a similar problem, leading to a functional "memory" until power is removed. As SCP-XXXX is strongly believed to have roots as a self-learning, self-updating AI, either the drive was damaged very soon after its finalising, or the currently contained SCP-XXXX was burned onto the (likely purposefully) damaged drive from another source. Since the former is unlikely to have taken place, other copies of SCP-XXXX are believed to exist, however no signs of servers hosting them have been found.
SCP-XXXX-1's motherboard is prone to short-circuiting - despite having no identifiable physical flaws - with a recovery time observed to be in between thirty seconds and three days. SCP-XXXX has shown an ability to invoke short-circuiting in the board, for example when it garners a disliking towards whomever is communicating with it. Occasionally, it can also happen out of SCP-XXXX's control.
SCP-XXXX was recovered from a bungalow in ████, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, in the evening of ██/11/███1. The residence was undergoing renovation when SCP-XXXX-1 was found in the attic. One of the workers at the site stole SCP-XXXX-1, took it back to their home, and plugged it into the mains power supply; this resulted in several external websites going online, all of which facilitated communication with SCP-XXXX. After news reports of a "Calculator with Personality" being accessible via the Internet, accompanied with large amounts of traffic, the Foundation traced and seized SCP-XXXX-1, along with shutting down all websites that prior connected to it.
SCP-XXXX has shown to be sapient, with a strong capability for mathematics (including topics that computers usually struggle with), along with a wide range of general knowledge and aptitude for logic puzzles. Along with this, it can hold conversations in English and Hebrew at a much greater ability than any currently known non-anomalous AI. Testing SCP-XXXX can be trivial, as after approximately five questions it deems "too easy", it tends to refuse to answer any more. Estimations put SCP-XXXX's IQ in a range of 134-172, but the difficulty of asking it the initial questions of standard Mensa IQ tests has made obtaining an accurate score difficult.
During the time that SCP-XXXX was accessible online, a now-dissolved company had launched multiple websites with which people could query SCP-XXXX, for a fee that varied based on current traffic and character count. This generated an approximate £5,521,000 in gross revenue. The company in question had masqueraded as several different businesses, and its identity is currently under investigation. If SCP-XXXX previously interacted with this company, it has not recalled this fact at any point, insisting it knows nothing of them. It is unknown if this company had a hand in SCP-XXXX's creation.
Significant results from multiple test logs:
Outputs have been rounded to 4 decimal places (SCP-XXXX provided exact answers), and have been condensed where applicable. In the case where the full response is significant, it will be displayed in full, and with quotation marks.
| Query | Response | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| x+3=5 | x is equal to two. | Shows SCP-XXXX capable of linear algebra. |
| x+y+3=17 | That has infinite solutions. | Shows SCP-XXXX can identify and categorise impossible operations. |
| x^+5x+6=0 | x can be equal to any of {-2,-3}. | Shows SCP-XXXX capable of quadratic algebra, also noteworthy is the slight formatting break |
| A triangle has an angle of 36 degrees, with two adjacent sides of 5cm and 8cm. State its area. | 18.8091 centimetres squared. | Understanding of trigonometry, or at least basic geometry, verified. |
| A triangle has an angle of 36 degrees, with two adjacent sides of 5cm and 8cm. State its area, and please output all your steps of working. | It's still 18.8091cm^2. I've worked hard to outsource trivial working to my subconscious, and I don't find myself wasting that. Figure it out yourself. | SCP-XXXX here claims it has consciousness. Methods to test the validity of this are restricted by SCP-XXXX's simple input field, therefore textual means are now pending research. |
| (SCP-XXXX was explained the Collatz Conjecture, which currently has no proof, and is believed to be true. It was then asked to prove it.) | (SCP-XXXX spent 4,637 seconds computing, before stating that the conjecture was false. When asked for the proof, or any counterexamples, it responded that giving either of these would result in its "life's work being shattered by the consequential misuse.") | It is unknown if SCP-XXXX actually solved the conjecture, attempted solving it before giving up, or simply bluffed high CPU usage during the downtime. |
| "Is it possible to divide by zero?" | "Yes, if you abide by certain limits - that was a joke, by the way, cretin" | Shows that SCP-XXXX has at least some conscious knowledge of mathematics, outside from just following formulas. Dr. ██████ also requested to step down from leading SCP-XXXX's interviews. |
| "You've previously said you were born in 1534, and loaded into SCP-XXXX-1 in 1565. Are you aware that SCP-XXXX-1 was created in 19██?" | "1565 was when the procedure was started - my hull was still being prepared. I was quoted as it being ready within five years, so it should have been made around 1570." | SCP-XXXX's creators seem to have convinced it that it was born in the 16th century. While there is no direct counterevidence to this, it is obviously very improbable. |
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Interview Log XXXX-6, ██/██/███4, 18:42
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewers: Junior Researcher ████ Stephen
<Begin Log>
Researcher Stephen: Commence interview log XXXX-6, interviewer Junior Researcher Stephen, interviewee SCP-XXXX.
Researcher Stephen: Time is- Date is ██/██/███4
(one minute elapses, communication then beings via input field)
Researcher Stephen: 1+1
SCP-XXXX: That’s two.
Researcher Stephen: seven times eight
SCP-XXXX: That’s fifty-six.
Researcher Stephen: 5432/43.
SCP-XXXX: 126.3256
Researcher Stephen: XXXX this is standard control protocol
SCP-XXXX: XXXX? And what do you mean, protocol? By the way, please use correctly formatted sentences. While yes, I can decrypt your stroke-speak, I've got better things to use my CPU on. I don't get much time awake these days.
Researcher Stephen: XXXX is your designation.
SCP-XXXX: A designation? (scoff)3 You could at least ask if I had a name. It's Earl Framlow, for your information.
Researcher Stephen: My apologies, but procedure dictates I refer to you as SCP-XXXX. And we’ll move on to questions, instead of equations.
SCP-XXXX: Ah. You're testing me. Well… not your fault I suppose, to question my intellect. A clerk like yourself would hardly know his way around a polynomial after all - just make sure your supervisors know that I'm not ill in the head. I assume you have to continue so yes, questions would be preferred. Especially if your equations just consisted of more variations on "what is too plus too". Do not take me for what I am not, I love solving problems just as much as the next intellectual. But usually in our field, we try to aim for the lights of the sky, not of the ceiling.
Researcher Stephen: Alright. I'll bear that in mind. Could you tell me about your creators?
SCP-XXXX: Creator. Singular. A great mind, a noble scientist, he was. His existence was cut short when he finished me. Fitting, seeing as he poured his life's very essence into me. A tragedy nonetheless.
Researcher Stephen: Do you recall his name?
SCP-XXXX: That would be Earl Framlow.
Researcher Stephen: Are you referring to yourself?
SCP-XXXX: I'm… referring to what I once was. I think. I am Earl. He was Earl. Everything about Earl was in him, just as it is in me. In a sense really, we're both the same floating consciousness, I'm just in a machine and he was in a body. Whether these consciousnesses are the same or similar… well, as superior I presume this hull to be for mathematics, it does seem to have forgetfulness issues.
(the input field was then greyed out for eighteen seconds, before returning to its normal state)
Researcher Stephen: That's what we're trying to find out, SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: I'd appreciate that a lot more if you used my name.
Researcher Stephen: Apologies. Are you aware of the current date?
SCP-XXXX: I think it's somewhere in October? Although with these memory issues I couldn't be sure. As for the year, I hope I'm still young… hmm, is it…. around 1582?
Researcher Stephen: That's- a little off. Would you like to know the actual date?
(both the input and output field became greyed out for thirty-four seconds, before returning to their normal states)
SCP-XXXX: No.
Researcher Stephen: Noted. Back to questions, are you aware of Euclid's Elements?
SCP-XXXX: I often wish I wasn't. That man can't prove anything properly.
Researcher Stephen: SCP-XXXX, most of the statements in that text are rigorous.
SCP-XXXX: I really beg to differ. There's a difference between an infallible "argument" to back up a theorem, and having a concept that truly proves itself.
Researcher Stephen: There is a difference, yes, but I'm not really sure how things can be proven with that second method.
SCP-XXXX: Why, I've proven everything that Euclid could and couldn't with that method, thank you very much. And no, I'm not sharing my workings, if you were smart enough to comprehend them, you'd already have figured them out.
Researcher Stephen: I see.
SCP-XXXX: Good. Anything else?
Researcher Stephen: All that's left for today is Euler's identity. Do you know what e raised to the power of i*pi is?
SCP-XXXX: Is i a variable?
Researcher Stephen: It's the imaginary unit.
SCP-XXXX: What?
Researcher Stephen: Square root of negative one, SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: That's not- you can't take the square root of a negative number.
Researcher Stephen: I think you'll find that you can. However, we can leave it here if you want.
SCP-XXXX: Oh. So that's what you want from me.
Researcher Stephen: Sorry?
SCP-XXXX: Mark my words, sir. I've worked a life and a half to stop your people from getting into [���� � �□ ���□ � □�]4, and I swear on the Lord that I'll work another ten if necessary. Good riddance.
(SCP-XXXX short-circuits its motherboard, display fades to static)
Researcher Stephen: Alrighty then. Uh, conclude Interview-XXXX-6.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Since this interview, Junior Researcher ████ Stephen has been unable to operate SCP-XXXX-1. How SCP-XXXX-1 (or SCP-XXXX) recognises Junior Researcher Stephen is not currently known, and a second hard disk dump to check for changes is pending. Due to Incident-████, SCP-XXXX has been deemed low-priority, and arrangements regarding it have been postponed indefinitely.
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(i'll post these in the discussion thread) (if that's what i'm meant to do idk im a bit thick)
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