It had such promise, my great machine. It was meant to be an
instrument of progress. of creation... that was the agreement our,
chancellor failed to honour. But the fault is hardly his alone to
bear.
The machine was born purely of my intellect. Which I now know,
was not enough. My creation was hopelessly flawed and indeed
dangerous. It lacked a human soul and could easily be corrupted by
those who controlled it.
-- Pamela Pettler (screenplay) and
Shane Acker (story). "9" (movie, 2009).