SCP - XXXX: The Binary Brain
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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX shall be held in a standard containment chamber. In the event of lockdown or loss of power, a secondary or tertiary 200W power supply with estimated two weeks will allow SCP-XXXX's continuing function. Level 3 Personnel, under supervision of the site-appointed AI research board, may perform tests on SCP-XXXX with majority approval.
After Incident XXXX.1 Level 3 Personnel entering and exiting the chamber of SCP-XXXX must be accompanied by two guards. Any witness or suspicion of tampering, copying, or transmitting of SCP-XXXX warrants the immediate separation from SCP-XXXX and are subject to potential termination.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an Exxon 510 computing unit running a self-sustaining instance of Conway's Game of Life. The program consists of a 2^19 x 2^19 binary grid composed of 0s and 1s, displaying up to a 256x256 area of the field on the screen at any time. A command console is accessible displaying the current position on the field, the program's current generation, as well as allowing for users to manually set specific cell data

Foundation efforts at duplicating generations of SCP-XXXX have ultimately met in failure with

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