Right, and that's mind-blowing -- it implies that Sidney is made out of fiction about AIs. To the point where it is able to make threats that make sense, given

Right, and that's mind-blowing -- it implies that Sidney is made out of fiction about AIs. To the point where it is able to make threats that make sense, given how and where it finds itself in the world. Sorry, but I don't see this hand-wave as doing much explanation; my jaw remains on the floor, as ever.