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==Covenant AIs== | ==Covenant AIs== | ||
[[File:Unidentified Covenant AI.jpg||thumb|150px|''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'s'' AI.]] | [[File:Unidentified Covenant AI.jpg||thumb|150px|''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'s'' AI.]] | ||
The [[Covenant]]'s knowledge in the field of AI technology is notably inferior to that of | The [[Covenant]]'s knowledge in the field of AI technology is notably inferior to that of the UNSC and the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 309''</ref> The AIs used by the Covenant are comparable to human "dumb" AIs, as they are non-sentient and are only designed to perform a certain task; for example, their starship AIs have no function beyond the piloting and [[Astrogation|navigation]] of their ships.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 200''</ref> Sometimes referred to as the ships' "spirits",<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Return", ''page 496''</ref> they lack any form of sentience and are only used to control and pilot the ship,{{Ref/Reuse|glass}} in addition to operating the intricate systems required in [[glassing]] operations and presumably make the necessary calculations for Slipspace jumps.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Return", ''page 494''</ref> So far, only two types of Covenant AIs (security and naval) have ever been encountered by the UNSC. Upon dissecting [[Ascendant Justice's AI|a Covenant AI]] aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', [[Cortana]] theorized that it may have been based on captured UNSC technology, altered to fit within their theocratic society.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 197''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 235''</ref> | ||
The Covenant's limited use and understanding of AIs stems from their beliefs. In Covenant mythology, it was [[Mendicant Bias|a form of self-aware AI]], referred to as an [[associated intelligence]], that led to the demise of the great [[Forerunner]] civilization by defecting to their enemies, the [[Flood]]. As a result, the [[San'Shyuum]] imposed a ban on this sort of technology under [[capital punishment|penalty of death]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch188}} While less sophisticated AIs were allowed, machines that could actually "think" were prohibited.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 293''</ref> | The Covenant's limited use and understanding of AIs stems from their beliefs. In Covenant mythology, it was [[Mendicant Bias|a form of self-aware AI]], referred to as an [[associated intelligence]], that led to the demise of the great [[Forerunner]] civilization by defecting to their enemies, the [[Flood]]. As a result, the [[San'Shyuum]] imposed a ban on this sort of technology under [[capital punishment|penalty of death]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch188}} While less sophisticated AIs were allowed, machines that could actually "think" were prohibited.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 293''</ref> |