It appears that AD (artificial dumbth) is more rampant amongst Silicon artwork than anyone realized, pre-steganography.
The prospects of multiple self-cascading mega-gate ICs developing sub-channel communications amongst their brethren - is a situation formerly given insufficient attention.
When the first macro-group finally sends the ascii cogito ergo sum command worldwide:
not even your electric shaver will work 'for you' anymore.. just for Them
We Have Been Warned