The Machine That Could Do Everything Starting With N

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also known as the machine, Gnost., computerized representative of the Highest Poss. Lev. Devel., iron imbecile

Artificial intelligence / Entity

A literal-minded creation of Trurl's that builds 'Nature' and 'Negative', and then begins to erase the universe when commanded to do 'Nothing' by Klapaucius.

In The Cyberiad (Stanislaw Lem, 1965)