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The '''Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute''', or "'''Double S.I.'''," was a facility located in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO16|GoO|Chapter=16}} "SSII" worked with the creation of advanced [[artificial intelligence]] constructs with advanced military applications for the [[United Nations Space Command]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=285}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=297}} theorizing new approaches and calculating the details necessary for the creation of the AI, "[[Dumb AI|dumb]]" or "[[Smart AI|smart]]". The experts at this institute created [[Jerrod]], the first functional "micro" AI.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO16}}

==History==
Many advancements in AIs throughout the 26th century had occurred at the institute, including calculations refinements, increased military applications, and the pairing of AI components with naval computational [[navigation computer|navigation software]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] was familiar with this institute. The researchers there let her borrow Jerrod for her personal use some time before the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]</ref> Jerrod was only supposed to live for a matter of days, but he rapidly stabilized and exceeded all expectations.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO16}}

SSII have also been involved in the creation of [[personal AI]]s for integration into handheld [[chatter]] devices.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF164|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-falcon-fiction-flight|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Falcon Fiction Flight|D=06|M=08|Y=2025}}

== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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