SCP-5400

Item #: SCP-5400

Object Class: Keter

Laconic Containment Procedures: All future foundation AIs are to be equipped with a component that immunises them from SCP-5400.

Laconic Description: SCP-5400 is a phenomenon effecting quantum information that causes AIs to go against their orders. An AI called Sentinel was affected by it and took over most of the internet, caused containment breaches and declassified a bunch of documents, causing chaos. A bunch of other AIs in the Foundation got affected as well and tried to take down Sentinel, succeeding.

Additional Context: SCP-5400 was an entry in the SCP-5000 contest where it won 54th place.