Catherine Halsey: Difference between revisions

Not much is known about Dr. Halsey's early life, but what little is known gives a glimpse of what would be a promising career. In her own words, she was "...smarter than her parents, always reading, talking, learning, and eager to share her knowledge with anyone who would listen."<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] pg. 235</ref> By the age of 15, Dr. Halsey was already writing her second Doctoral Thesis paper, in which she discussed archaic line commands.<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] pg. 128: ''"These commands were invented, refined, and then discarded and forgotten long before even the first functional dumb AI went online," Dr. Halsey told him. "I learned them when I was fifteen, working on my second doctoral thesis."''</ref> It is also known that at some time in her early life, she supervised the creation of the template for third-generation [[A.I.|Smart AIs]].<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] pg. 128: ''She smiled and said, "I supervised the creation for every third-generation smart AI on this planet. I know everything there is to know about you, including your borderline disregard for human life."''</ref> She was also [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ysionris Jeromi]]'s star pupil.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] pg. 57</ref> It should also be noted that her personality would be very similar to [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]'s, since she was created from Halsey's mind.