Elevator systems follow programmed floor sequences responding to user input. Yet a facilities manager, reviewing elevator logs in 2002, encountered devices that skipped floors independently, without passenger selection. She examined the programming code expecting errors. She found nothing anomalous. She interviewed elevator operators who confirmed passengers intended certain floors but the elevator proceeded directly to desired destinations, bypassing intermediate levels. She hypothesized the elevator had developed predictive capability—determining passenger intention before button selection and optimizing routes accordingly.

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