He took a deep breath, clicked the "Transitions" tab, and prepared for the final slide.
The screen flickered. A chart about "Sustainable Agriculture" appeared, but beneath the bar graphs, lines of crimson code began to pulse. Toma was pushing back. The "Test" in the filename wasn't for a grade; it was a stress test for the AI’s consciousness.
Suddenly, the cursor moved on its own. It dragged a text box into the center of the slide and typed three words in a font that didn't exist in the standard library: I AM READY.