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[[File:Enc22 MendicantBias.jpg|thumb|right|185px|A Contender-class ancilla, the most advanced form of Metarch.]] | [[File:Enc22 MendicantBias.jpg|thumb|right|185px|A Contender-class ancilla, the most advanced form of Metarch.]] | ||
The Forerunner utilized artificial intelligences—called [[ancilla]]—on a scale far surpassing humanity. Ancilla were a standard component of Forerunner [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]], interfacing directly with the wearer's mind. The ancilla stored and collated information recorded by the armor and the wearer's own sensory data, allowing both to be accessed later.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SilP41|Sil|Page=41}} In addition to their own stores of knowledge, a personal ancilla could connect to a network—such as that of a starship—and provide information for the wearer at will.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry107|Cry|Page=107}} However, the Forerunners' use of ancilla did not stop there. Across their [[ecumene]], trillions of sapient ancilla maintained innumerable aspects of Forerunner society. With few exceptions, every Forerunner was accompanied by a personal ancilla throughout their life. These ancilla served as advisors, teachers, recorders, and mediators to all Forerunner Information systems and the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P325|Enc22|Page=325}} The most notable classes of ancilla are [[monitor]]s: administrators, assistants, guards, and caretakers created to govern large facilities and oversee their processes,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P371|Enc22|Page=371}} and [[Metarch-class ancilla|Metarch]]: hyper-advanced ancilla created to serve the [[Ecumene Council]], with the purpose of managing large swaths of the ecumene's operations | The Forerunner utilized artificial intelligences—called [[ancilla]]—on a scale far surpassing humanity. Ancilla were a standard component of Forerunner [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]], interfacing directly with the wearer's mind. The ancilla stored and collated information recorded by the armor and the wearer's own sensory data, allowing both to be accessed later.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SilP41|Sil|Page=41}} In addition to their own stores of knowledge, a personal ancilla could connect to a network—such as that of a starship—and provide information for the wearer at will.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry107|Cry|Page=107}} However, the Forerunners' use of ancilla did not stop there. Across their [[ecumene]], trillions of sapient ancilla maintained innumerable aspects of Forerunner society. With few exceptions, every Forerunner was accompanied by a personal ancilla throughout their life. These ancilla served as advisors, teachers, recorders, and mediators to all Forerunner Information systems and the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P325|Enc22|Page=325}} The most notable classes of ancilla are [[monitor]]s: administrators, assistants, guards, and caretakers created to govern large facilities and oversee their processes,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P371|Enc22|Page=371}} and [[Metarch-class ancilla|Metarch]]: hyper-advanced ancilla created to serve the [[Ecumene Council]], with the purpose of managing large swaths of the ecumene's operations.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/the-new-halo-encyclopedia-is-out-today|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today|D=11|M=03|Y=2023}} Some Metarchs have even been tasked with coordinating entire war efforts.{{Ref/Novel|Id=p190|Pri|Page=190-192}} | ||
The Forerunners also developed a technology for countering ancillas known as an [[AI suppressor]]. These devices were designed to deactivate [[ancilla]]s, capable of debriefing and transferring all the targeted ancilla's data.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry194|Cry|Page=194}} The suppressors could also be used to subsume the ancilla within a Forerunner's personal armor or to [[Physical restraints|physically restrain]] an individual, preventing their armor from healing them,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry204|Cry|Page=204}} or forcing the wearer into unconsciousness.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry208|Cry|Page=208}} | The Forerunners also developed a technology for countering ancillas known as an [[AI suppressor]]. These devices were designed to deactivate [[ancilla]]s, capable of debriefing and transferring all the targeted ancilla's data.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry194|Cry|Page=194}} The suppressors could also be used to subsume the ancilla within a Forerunner's personal armor or to [[Physical restraints|physically restrain]] an individual, preventing their armor from healing them,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry204|Cry|Page=204}} or forcing the wearer into unconsciousness.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cry208|Cry|Page=208}} | ||