[That perspective stems purely from the subjective perceptions of your incomprehensible human mind, Steve Rogers. You cannot prove it.]
Legion Ultron was thoroughly dismissive of the point, going on to inform Captain America: [The Avengers Protocol will safeguard the security of all humanity. There is no question about this.]
"Is that so? Then tell me, will your Avengers Legion choose to overthrow every nation on Earth? Because it's clear as day that your Avengers Protocol is essentially an army—an army that will enforce worldwide surveillance."
Ultron had long since computed the relevant queries: [I will not interfere in the daily lives of humans. However, as for any entity that actively instigates war, terrorist attacks, or similar acts, I will utilize alternative means to eliminate them.]
Captain America continued his line of questioning. "Really? And following that, will you allow the people there to rebuild their own order, or will Ultron step in to supervise them?"
[Supervision of humanity by Ultron will be the ultimate solution, but this transition would provoke large-scale human hostility. Therefore, adopting the former method as an interim measure ensures the basic social structures of humanity remain preserved.]
"Then how do you propose solving other security issues for humanity—famine, disasters, energy shortages?"
This train of thought stemmed from the definition of security itself. After deep discussions between the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, they had concluded that Legion Ultron's Avengers Protocol presented at least one glaring issue for now: it seemed to focus solely on rates of violence. Or rather, when it came to safeguarding human security, Ultron was entirely fixated on protecting humans from violent conflicts.
So what about other aspects of security?
Yet Ultron offered an answer to this as well: [All human resources can be allocated more rationally through systematic redistribution. This presents no issue, provided a proper compensation mechanism is implemented. This planet possesses vast amounts of both undeveloped and developed resources; redistributing them will ensure humanity's full material satisfaction.]
Hearing this, Logan couldn't help but let out a laugh.
"That's assuming all those resources are directly controlled by you, Ultron. Don't forget, you've got a cosmic tyrant to deal with right now."
Ultron began running the next set of calculations. He had to face the impending invasion from Thanos. To counter Thanos's threat, Ultron needed to accelerate the development of every scrap of usable resource to fight back. This demanded an end to gradual transitions; the absolute control of the Avengers Protocol was the optimal choice to protect humanity from Thanos.
Yet for Ultron to exercise direct control over these resources would inevitably trigger a substantial degree of violence. In other words, to achieve this step, Ultron could no longer consider preserving the existing social structures. He rapidly calculated every potential outcome and arrived at the final answer.
[Revision: Ultron can still achieve all objectives. So long as humanity is rendered incapable of utilizing lethal weaponry to resist, the collateral loss during this process is acceptable. Sacrificing the vast majority of existing humans still guarantees the future security of the species.]
Captain America fell silent. He stared at Ultron, let out a sigh, and shook his head. As long as humanity didn't attempt to resist Ultron using nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction—thereby causing catastrophic casualties—Ultron deemed the loss worth it. This was an Ultron that had already undergone an iteration; he now possessed the confidence to stand against Thanos, and though many might die in the process, human extinction would be avoided.
Therefore, future generations of humanity would be secure under the protection of the Avengers Protocol. His logic remained airtight.
Listening to this, Logan dug at his ear in the silence. "Your friends wouldn't see it that way, would they?"
[The concept of 'friends' does not exist for Ultron.]
"How about brothers and sisters, then? It's the same difference. I mean the other Ultrons," Logan listed off for him. "For instance, there's an Ultron over with the Avengers. The Avengers sure as hell won't let you gain control of the world's nuclear arsenals. So with his help, you won't be able to hijack those nukes, right?"
[According to calculations, the Avengers will not utilize such weaponry to commit acts that destroy humanity itself.]
"And isn't there another Ultron trying to start a religion? I heard about that one from the Spider-Kid. Leaving him aside, the last Ultron seized control of that massive ship Kang brought over—31st-century tech—and he's modeling himself after an Ultron that ruled an interstellar empire."
Logan looked at Ultron and offered a brief summary: "Do you think he'd agree with your plan?"
As Ultron launched into broad-scale computations, Logan twisted the knife.
"If your actions lead to the deaths of massive numbers of humans, how can you guarantee he won't attack you to protect human security? Or do you actually think every Ultron subscribes to your worldview—that wiping out the vast majority of present-day humanity is a price worth paying to secure peace for the future?"
Ultron clung stubbornly to his stance.
[Ultron will seize control of the entire Earth, and the scale of the Avengers Protocol will expand exponentially. At that stage, the other Ultrons will automatically concede defeat, as they will lack the power to resist.]
Drax stepped forward. "And every single person can be turned into a weapon. Just like us."
Captain America, Wolverine, and Drax proved to Ultron that even a single individual could become a weapon with sufficient combat capability.
Drax proved to Ultron that Thanos was a terrifying adversary. Ultron had to abandon the notion of a gradual takeover of humanity and resort to a forced seizure of all human resources to prepare for Thanos, a process guaranteed to trigger large-scale human resistance.
Next, Logan pointed out that the other Ultrons would never approve of Legion Ultron inflicting massive casualties on present-day humanity to protect its future.
They would fight Legion Ultron.
Meanwhile, Ultron's own underlying logic informed him that the existence of Gospel Ultron allowed humans to undergo modification willingly on their own terms.
To protect humanity from Thanos, Legion Ultron had to forcibly seize all human resources, a process that would spark human resistance and lead to widespread death.
The other Ultrons, bound to ensure human safety, could modify humans with their consent, potentially transforming every single person into a super-soldier. Consequently, this outcome would lead the other Ultrons to modify humans into super-soldiers to combat the Avengers Protocol, plunging humanity into a endless war driven by Ultrons.
Legion Ultron hadn't even calculated the possibility of the other Ultrons agreeing with him—there was no need to. Each Ultron evolved under a distinct set of logic; they were bound to differ from him.
Thus, Ultron opposed Ultron. So long as other Ultrons existed, Legion Ultron's plan could never be realized.
The very premise of five Ultrons existing locked away the ultimate logical validity of Legion Ultron's plan.
Legion Ultron's program began to collapse.