"We would pour every ounce of time and resources into assuring you don't before constructing back-ups." Tony's semitransparent eyes flickered. "I just directed WALL-E to knock over a display screen on 'accident' to buy us some time and explain why this one won't work before you get reamed out by the real deal, Pete. Even if I agreed, how do you propose we keep this on the DL? The only device capable of modelling and storing a general AI is--" He nodded towards the arc reactor, "--which, if I'll remind you, the old man wears 99% of the time."
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