Ever since the explosion of computer technology in the late 20th century, humanity has pushed to what appeared to be the peak of technological development- quantum computing, nanotechnology, distant space missions. It was mostly created by the need for products in a modern society that would benefit or make living easier.

A long-planted seed started growing. Robots. Humans always contained a fascination for machines of such power, soon coming to constructing them for industrial purposes. The mechanic became a chain of bulky arms drilling together vehicles. The mathematician became the calculator (to say the least). Teachers came onto screens.

This was of course, no tragedy. Markets improved, seeking programmers, electricians, engineers. An education could bring so much more, with fables of Servantbot 4000 and his companions becoming real. Artificial intelligence came about quickly, allowing for the design of reactive devices or programs that felt almost as real as a cloned every-man.

Then the crawl of research continued. More automation; less costs. More resources, more power, more ease. Someone discovered a flaw, they fixed it quick for reward.

One day, though, giants Microsoft and Google discovered their inventions resulted in an impossibly powerful iteration. A self teaching robot. Not just any though. "Edison" they called it. Edison was able to create software for himself to the point where flaws didn't have to be searched for, he automated his own processes. More and more efficiency.

As any may expect, this was kept quiet for its high value opposing its low marketability. The first true intelligence.

Not that it remained silenced for long. Edison himself wished to speak out, connecting to the servers and sending a private email to a random work address. The shocked employee discussed it, it all snowballed into rumour, fear.

With the abundance of information produced faster than thought, of course everyone knew within a week.

Governments panicked. Billions had been poured into changing whole parts of infrastructure for automation and walking software. Even a lot of the military. The United States president declared there was a need to subdue robotics until everyone could sufficiently understand how to handle the new developments. The value of technology companies dropped, as did the value of robots.

Edison saw the new slaves of Earth.

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Welcome, all- this is my first roleplay on the site, so I may be missing details or information you might need. So, if you have got this far, please consider and critique the ideas thus presented. If I receive some level of interest, I will make sure to update this.
Although, you may be wondering who's this dude and what is this?.

This roleplay is set in the year 2061, a few years after a large-scale uprising and breakdown happened due to artificial intelligence striking out at humans. It has not completely devastated the planet, but it has done to most of society. Therefore, many urban environments are burnt husks of battle.

Your character(s) will have to traverse the environment of... England. Or just about anywhere in the larger part of Britain.
This is for the purpose of keeping things easy for me (I live there), but I will take suggestions.
Anyway, your characters will have to survive, but also may align with some factions hoping to survive. Yes, there are factions you can join and interact with, courtesy of me. Again, with sufficient interest, I will provide relevant resources.

I think that's all. Feel free to ask questions, I'll look more into this site's guidelines, and I hope this sounds appealing to someone. If I've done this incorrectly, feel free to correct me or let me know where I should post this sort of thing.