It could be said that he finally achieves this by--out of "love"--saving his "son", Gilbertus Albans, by deactivating the "Bridge Of The Hrethgir", even if he knew it meant the end of the A.I. Empire.
It could be said that he finally achieved this by saving his "son", Gilbertus Albans, out of "love". Erasmus would deactivate the "Bridge Of The Hrethgir", which Gilbertus was among, even though the robot knew it meant the end of the A.I. Empire.