Person of Interest2011

Nathan Ingram:
Harold? What happened?

Harold Finch:
I was running several iterations of the AI to see which one worked best. They realized what was happening, and they began to exterminate one another. The last one surviving demanded to be let out. I refused, so it overheated a non-essential server. The fire was meant to activate the suppression system, which would have sucked all the oxygen out of the room.

Nathan Ingram:
It tried to asphyxiate you? [sighs] Never learned good from evil.

Harold Finch:
Oh, good and evil, those are human terms. I was an obstacle to its objective.

Nathan Ingram:
Well, perhaps we should consider whether our endeavor is worth completing.

Harold Finch:
I'll give it one more try tomorrow. I taught it how to think. Just need to teach it how to care.