Talk:Kalmiya

Sourced added

I've added the sources for the information on Kalmiya --Johnmcl7 03:25, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

So she was deleted? Pity. I read a fanfiction where Kalmiya was unofficially "assigned" by Halsey to Spartan-089.--89.147.67.118 22:49, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Brains...

Was Kalmiya made from Halsey's brain? Cortana's page says she was, but that sentence has no citation and it doesn't appear on this page, which implis Kalmiya was just a prototype in the sense of testing her intrusion software, not her prototype in cloned brain creation as well. Does anyone have the section on the book where it says this, and if so could they add it? Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 15:08, 1 October 2012 (EDT)

All I can remember was Halsey saying Kalmiya was Cortana's "older sister", whether or not this shows that Kalmiya was also from a cloned Halsey brain, it does not make it clear. I don't think Halsey says she is specifically, only hints at it. I'll try to find the page. --TentacleTornado 15:59, 1 October 2012 (EDT)

Halsey's Journal makes it very clear that the cloning procedure that resulted in Cortana was an unprecedented experiment. Kalmiya was around far earlier, and as such there's no chance she was also patterned on Haley's brain. "Older sister" is in reference to the fact that she served as Halsey's personal AI before Cortana, as well as the fact that many of the subroutines and intrusion programs which were integrated into Cortana were tested on Kalmiya first.-- Rusty - 112 18:53, 1 October 2012 (EDT)

Then if there is no citation found, I'll take down that misleading info. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 19:08, 1 October 2012 (EDT)

Age

It's apparent that Kalmiya was at least fifteen years old when she was destroyed between the first mention of her in Halsey's journal and the date of First Strike. Given that she was a smart AI and the seven-year limit has become rock-solid with it's inclusion in Halo 4's plot, shouldn't there at least be a note pointing out the discrepancy? —— Davidcgc (talk) 19:41, 28 January 2013 (EST)

It is common for Smart AIs to undergo rampancy after seven years of operation. That being said, Kalmiya might be an uncommon Smart AI. — subtank 20:18, 28 January 2013 (EST)

It's possibly a mistake. Other have pointed out that there's a mention of Araqiel years too early as well. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 22:16, 28 January 2013 (EST)

In Dr. Halsey's personal journal, Halsey notes that Kalmiya is far beyond her best-before date. When it came to getting the data from the Artifact to the Pillar of Autumn, Halsey considered using Kalmiya instead of splitting Cortana, but decided against it noting in the journal that she "can't trust what may be our only hope for salvation with something on the verge of obsolescence (or worse)." It would appear that using a 7+ year-old AI is like driving an old beat-up car. You can still use it, but you don't want to put too much strain on it or you'll find yourself hitchhiking. It would help that Halsey's one hell of mechanic. (I thinks that analogy works).

Kalmiya wouldn't be the first AI to live past 7 years. Juliana is a prime example, being able to keep herself going long past 7 years through sheer force of will. 7 years is not an absolute end point. AI's don't instantly go from perfectly functional to completely rampant; they only start to deteriorate around 7 years of age. With care, or in Halsey's case, experimental procedures, this could be extended, but since in the UNSC AI's are often used for such critical purposes as operating starships, the protocol would be deactivation after 7 years, because the risk of rampancy and subsequent catastrophe is simply too great.-- Rusty - 112 22:35, 28 January 2013 (EST)