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On [[2529#December|December 11, 2529]] Halsey recorded that she'd had limited success using the [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocols]] to access a nonessential subroutine in a recovered [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|point defense gauntlet]].<ref name="HJ121129"/> The details of her success were published as part of the work of another researcher, Doctor [[Hardy]], who had been studying the gauntlet. Unfortunately, it was demonstrated that using the protocols in this way accelerated the terminal cross-linkage effect of her A.I.s. [[Jerrod]], a [[Artificial intelligence#"Micro" AI|micro-A.I.]] in her employ, believed he had a solution to this predicament.<ref name="HJ121129"/><ref name="HGOO16">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 16''</ref> Halsey was skeptical, but agreed to proceed according to his advice with caution.<ref name="HJ121129">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''December 11, 2529''</ref> On [[2530#April|April 9, 2530]] the doctor made note that Chief [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] was incommunicado and that nobody seemed to know his whereabouts.<ref name="HJ4930">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''April 9, 2530''</ref> She decided to continue monitoring this development, as she felt something must be wrong to have pulled him off her radar like this.<ref name="HJ4930"/> On [[2531#July|July 12, 2531]], Halsey noted that Section Three had begun to use a new-generation A.I. of its own to conduct surveillance and protect its assets. She had noticed that her network codes, keystroke style, and even her voiceprint all triggered its counter-intrusion measures. Though she could devote time to clandestinely pursuing this to sate her curiosity, she knew she'd be detected. As such, she was left to just wonder [[SPARTAN-III program|what]] ONI was hiding from her. It was by this date as well that [[Jacob Keyes]] had agreed to take in [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], which her mother figured would be for the best.<ref name="HJ71231">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''July 12, 2531''</ref> On [[2532#January|January 18, 2532]], Halsey recorded her thoughts upon learning that several of the chemical precursors used in [[Project ASTER|Project: ASTER]] had been routed to Section Three laboratories on [[Algolis]], [[Meridian]], and [[Ariel]].<ref name="HJ11832">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''January 18, 2532''</ref> She was enraged at the possibility that the Spartan-II program might be being [[Spartan-III program|replicated]] without her guidance and couldn't fathom what the implications of that might be. She made sure to track all those who had "washed out" during the augmentation procedures in [[2525]] but as far as she could tell, none of them had been repurposed. Those that had been rehabilitated were on track to be recommitted soon and whatever was going on, she reasoned, must not involve them. The doctor noted the peril at which she was maneuvering outside of Stanforth's protection and the terms of her charter. She figured her enemies must think the threat of being charged with espionage or with the violation of any particular military regulation would keep her from pursuing leads in order to preserve her position, but she judged that to be an underestimation of her.<ref name="HJ11832"/> | On [[2529#December|December 11, 2529]] Halsey recorded that she'd had limited success using the [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocols]] to access a nonessential subroutine in a recovered [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|point defense gauntlet]].<ref name="HJ121129"/> The details of her success were published as part of the work of another researcher, Doctor [[Hardy]], who had been studying the gauntlet. Unfortunately, it was demonstrated that using the protocols in this way accelerated the terminal cross-linkage effect of her A.I.s. [[Jerrod]], a [[Artificial intelligence#"Micro" AI|micro-A.I.]] in her employ, believed he had a solution to this predicament.<ref name="HJ121129"/><ref name="HGOO16">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 16''</ref> Halsey was skeptical, but agreed to proceed according to his advice with caution.<ref name="HJ121129">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''December 11, 2529''</ref> On [[2530#April|April 9, 2530]] the doctor made note that Chief [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] was incommunicado and that nobody seemed to know his whereabouts.<ref name="HJ4930">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''April 9, 2530''</ref> She decided to continue monitoring this development, as she felt something must be wrong to have pulled him off her radar like this.<ref name="HJ4930"/> On [[2531#July|July 12, 2531]], Halsey noted that Section Three had begun to use a new-generation A.I. of its own to conduct surveillance and protect its assets. She had noticed that her network codes, keystroke style, and even her voiceprint all triggered its counter-intrusion measures. Though she could devote time to clandestinely pursuing this to sate her curiosity, she knew she'd be detected. As such, she was left to just wonder [[SPARTAN-III program|what]] ONI was hiding from her. It was by this date as well that [[Jacob Keyes]] had agreed to take in [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], which her mother figured would be for the best.<ref name="HJ71231">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''July 12, 2531''</ref> On [[2532#January|January 18, 2532]], Halsey recorded her thoughts upon learning that several of the chemical precursors used in [[Project ASTER|Project: ASTER]] had been routed to Section Three laboratories on [[Algolis]], [[Meridian]], and [[Ariel]].<ref name="HJ11832">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''January 18, 2532''</ref> She was enraged at the possibility that the Spartan-II program might be being [[Spartan-III program|replicated]] without her guidance and couldn't fathom what the implications of that might be. She made sure to track all those who had "washed out" during the augmentation procedures in [[2525]] but as far as she could tell, none of them had been repurposed. Those that had been rehabilitated were on track to be recommitted soon and whatever was going on, she reasoned, must not involve them. The doctor noted the peril at which she was maneuvering outside of Stanforth's protection and the terms of her charter. She figured her enemies must think the threat of being charged with espionage or with the violation of any particular military regulation would keep her from pursuing leads in order to preserve her position, but she judged that to be an underestimation of her.<ref name="HJ11832"/> | ||
By [[2533#November|November 10, 2533]] Catherine had developed a new theoretical architecture which involved three [[artificial intelligence]]s arranged in parallel.<ref name="HJ111033">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''November 10, 2533''</ref> She did this in order to palliate the preemptive severing of neural linkages and ultimate self-termination which characterized third-generation A.I.s, hoping that by leaving all choices to be decided by majority vote the frenzied cutting behavior would be avoided. In her design, ties which arose when one of the A.I.s abstained would resolve at random. Though Halsey knew this could slow overall processing, she was confident such a theoretical trio would deconvolute and divide algorithms to compensate for the loss, and in doing so perhaps even ''accelerate'' processing. Consensus-based decision-making would also be applied to linkage creation in order to forge a superior initial neural linkage. Unfortunately, Halsey could not know how the theoretical trio's overall lifespan might be increased under such circumstances because simulations could not create ''[[Wikipedia:In vivo|in vivo]]'' A.I.s. Writing in her journal on that November [[2533]] date, the doctor wondered what other characteristics could emerge from an A.I. triumvarate. She only had three at her disposal at the time and as such had moved them to the [[Sanderson Private Hospital|Sanderson private hospital]] on [[Beta Hydri VI]] as a precautionary measure. In addition, she kept all knowledge of this from other A.I.s she interacted with. A note from Halsey to herself on November 10 served as a reminder to follow up on reports of [[Mack|nes]][[Loki|ted]] A.I. personalities that were present on [[Harvest]] before it was [[First Battle of Harvest|lost]].<ref name="HJ111033"/> A little over a year later, on [[2534#December|December 25, 2544]], Halsey recorded her thoughts concerning an interaction she'd had with Doctor [[Forester]] in which she had illustrated increasingly complex sketches for him with the intent to visualize conceptions of space with increasing hyperdimensions.<ref name="HJ122534">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''December 25, 2534''</ref> | By [[2533#November|November 10, 2533]] Catherine had developed a new theoretical architecture which involved three [[artificial intelligence]]s arranged in parallel.<ref name="HJ111033">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''November 10, 2533''</ref> She did this in order to palliate the preemptive severing of neural linkages and ultimate self-termination which characterized third-generation A.I.s, hoping that by leaving all choices to be decided by majority vote the frenzied cutting behavior would be avoided. In her design, ties which arose when one of the A.I.s abstained would resolve at random. Though Halsey knew this could slow overall processing, she was confident such a theoretical trio would deconvolute and divide algorithms to compensate for the loss, and in doing so perhaps even ''accelerate'' processing. Consensus-based decision-making would also be applied to linkage creation in order to forge a superior initial neural linkage. Unfortunately, Halsey could not know how the theoretical trio's overall lifespan might be increased under such circumstances because simulations could not create ''[[Wikipedia:In vivo|in vivo]]'' A.I.s. Writing in her journal on that November [[2533]] date, the doctor wondered what other characteristics could emerge from an A.I. triumvarate. She only had three at her disposal at the time and as such had moved them to the [[Sanderson Private Hospital|Sanderson private hospital]] on [[Beta Hydri VI]] as a precautionary measure. In addition, she kept all knowledge of this from other A.I.s she interacted with. A note from Halsey to herself on November 10 served as a reminder to follow up on reports of [[Mack|nes]][[Loki|ted]] A.I. personalities that were present on [[Harvest]] before it was [[First Battle of Harvest|lost]].<ref name="HJ111033"/> A little over a year later, on [[2534#December|December 25, 2544]], Halsey recorded her thoughts concerning an interaction she'd had with a colleague, Doctor [[Forester]], in which she had illustrated increasingly complex sketches for him with the intent to visualize conceptions of space with increasing hyperdimensions.<ref name="HJ122534">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''December 25, 2534''</ref> | ||
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