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{{Quote|Each of us represents a single trans-human mind. Each of us is an undrawn map – not a mere physical reconstruction of an object as it was in life – but full, human potential realized in crystal and thinking at the speed of light!|One of the AIs of the [[Assembly]].}} | {{Quote|Each of us represents a single trans-human mind. Each of us is an undrawn map – not a mere physical reconstruction of an object as it was in life – but full, human potential realized in crystal and thinking at the speed of light!|One of the AIs of the [[Assembly]].}} | ||
A '''smart AI''' or '''"smart" AI''' is the colloquial term in the [[United Nations Space Command]] for [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) which have no limitations in their dynamic memory-processor matrix, meaning they can not only be taught a vast wealth of information, but can learn and comprehend from their surroundings. This is unlike "dumb" AIs who can only learn a limited set of topics.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 30''</ref><ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 235''</ref> | A '''smart AI''' or '''"smart" AI''' is the colloquial term in the [[United Nations Space Command]] for [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) which have no limitations in their dynamic memory-processor matrix, meaning they can not only be taught a vast wealth of information, but can learn and comprehend from their surroundings. This is unlike [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" AIs]] who can only learn a limited set of topics.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 30''</ref><ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 235''</ref> One example of a "smart" AI is [[Cortana]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The first smart AI was created in the mid-21st century. At first there was great concern that this new technology would become too capable and render [[human]] intelligence obsolete. The ability for vocal expressions was added as it made them less threatening, conversing on the same level as their masters. Over time, such AIs became more advanced.<ref name="CH"/> | The first smart AI was created in the mid-21st century. At first there was great concern that this new technology would become too capable and render [[human]] intelligence obsolete. The ability for vocal expressions was added as it made them less threatening, conversing on the same level as their masters. Over time, such AIs became more advanced.<ref name="CH"/> Due to their uninhibited matrix design, "smart" AIs proved capable of intellectual development. This is manifested in that they can both learn from and adapt to situations and events. Conversely, their opposites, the so-called "dumb" AIs, (which while experts in their programmed fields) can not.<ref name="FoR"/> Like all AIs, smart AIs use a [[Riemann matrix]] for higher-function processing. This matrix can be downloaded into a [[data crystal chip]] for mobility. In case of [[Rampancy]], the Riemann matrix has a fail-safe program that will destroy the AI. | ||
[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] worked extensively with AIs and oversaw the construction of all their programming. She has an unparalleled knowledge on how AIs work and also created the upgrades for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] so it would be capable of carrying an AI Dr. Halsey also had her brain flash-cloned, which in turn were scanned to create two AIs, [[ | Every "smart" AI represents itself through a holographic [[avatar]]. The appearance of these avatars are usually derived from the physical traits of the person they are created from; for example, Cortana resembles a younger version of Dr. Halsey. Avatars can range from the complex and theatric, such as those of [[Araquiel]] and [[Deep Winter]], to simpler human forms such as those of [[Melissa]], [[Cortana]] and [[Serina]]. | ||
[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] worked extensively with AIs and oversaw the construction of all their programming. She has an unparalleled knowledge on how AIs work and also created the upgrades for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] so it would be capable of carrying an AI. She and her team successfully managed to create a neural link between a human and a smart AI for the first time. Through a [[neural interface]], the neural network of the AI and the low-order structure of the human brain would be effectively connected. This was first tested by [[John-117]] and Cortana in [[2552]].<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''March 24, 2549''</ref> Dr. Halsey also had her brain flash-cloned, which in turn were scanned to create two AIs, Cortana and [[Kalmiya]]. | |||
Despite the fact that "smart" AIs are essentially trans-human minds, they are treated as little more than tools, and their activities are closely monitored. Due to their superior intelligence, some "smart" AIs secretly consider themselves as the "next step" in human evolution.<ref name="pads">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads]]''</ref> By [[2310]], a group of "smart" AIs had formed the [[Assembly]], a collective that worked to preserve the human race, without humanity's knowledge. The group existed for centuries, and was ultimately behind many important events in human history.<ref name="pads"/> | |||
==Creation== | |||
Instead of simply "programming" a smart AI, their matrix is created by sending electric bursts through the neural pathways of a [[human]] brain which are then replicated in a superconducting nano-assemblage in a process known as [[Cognitive Impression Modeling]]. This process destroys the original brain tissue, and so the brain being used is typically obtained after the host is dead. In the case of the AI Cortana, however, the candidate brain was flash-cloned and the host's memories transferred, so that the host, in this case Dr. Catherine Halsey, could remain alive. However, this is extremely inefficient: out of twenty of Dr. Halsey's cloned brains, only two of them took. | |||
The human neural patterns are used merely to "seed" the initial AI matrix; over time, the AI develops its own system of more efficient neural linkages. This can be considered one of the drawbacks of smart AI creation; initiation time is wasted for the AI by creating the first neural linkages.<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''May 3, 2526''</ref> It is technically unclear exactly how a "smart" AI works, as it is only based on the functionality of a human brain, which even UNSC scientists do not fully understand. | |||
Because "smart" AIs are created using either actual [[human]] brains or cloned human brains there are often times residual thoughts, memories and/or feelings that remain. These residuals can be anything from the "feeling" of a hair brush being pulled through hair (in the case of [[Sif]]), to an effect on the mannerisms and characteristics that make up the personality of an AI, in the case of Cortana and her likeness to [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. | |||
== | ==Lifespan== | ||
Another feature which stems from their unusual nature is a limited lifespan. Dr. Halsey compared the life cycle of a smart AI to that of a star; they spark, burn brightly, then either die by the crush of gravity or quickly terminate in a chaotic eruption. | |||
Unlike dumb AIs, smart AIs not only accumulate knowledge but also grow in their ability to draw conclusions from an incomplete dataset - similar to human intuition or creativity. Over time, this causes them to form more and more cross-linkages within their processing matrix. This increases their cognitive abilities, but also shortens their operational lifespan; with such an excessive overload of data their function under normal parameters is no longer possible.<ref name="journal"/> | |||
The interconnections continue with two possible outcomes: the sheer density of linkages causes a cascade of irreversible quantum transfer (comparable to a short circuit), eventually halting all functions, or the AI may take corrective action and begins to preemptively sever neural linkages through a voltage overload. This often results in a condition known as [[rampancy]], which is characterized by aberrant manifestations of personality.<ref name="journal"/> This eventually leads to the AI eliminating more and more vital connections which in the end proves terminal, and essentially kills the AI system. An apt analogy to this would be a human brain devoting so much of its work towards thought that its neural signals to vital organs cease. In this way the AIs quite literally 'think' themselves to death. | |||
Currently, smart AIs have a lifespan of about [[seven]] years. This trait was able to be forestalled in later generations of "smart" AI such as [[Deep Winter]]. | |||
=== | ===Solutions=== | ||
A number of solutions for a smart AI's short lifespan have been proposed, none of which are known to have been effectively implemented. | |||
Dr. Catherine Halsey experimented with a theoretical architecture of three smart AIs arranged in parallel. This "triumvirate" would make consensus decisions of which neural links to cut when approaching rampancy, as well as divide algorithms to compensate, resulting in more stable and coherent operation, possibly even faster processing. The creation of neural linkages would also be decided by consensus decision, resulting in more controlled development.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''November 10, 2533''</ref> | |||
In the architecture of a smart AI, space is also an obvious limitation. Halsey attempted to overcome this by creating a hyper-dimensional processing matrix within the eleven-dimensional spacetime of [[Slipstream space]]. Theoretically, slipspace would allow limitless cross-connections and faster-than-light processing speeds.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 25, 2534''</ref> In [[2547]], she attempted to test this in practice using a decommissioned [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], but was forced to destroy the experiment.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 4, 2547''</ref> | |||
==Known UNSC "smart" AIs== | ==Known UNSC "smart" AIs== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Smart AIs' lifespans are about [[seven]] years long, this is another reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number, seven. | *Smart AIs' lifespans are about [[seven]] years long, this is another reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number, seven. | ||
*Curiously, the smart AIs making up the Assembly were apparently able to function for centuries without being shut down due to the risk of rampancy.<ref name="pads"/> | |||
*Some smart AIs have avoided | *Some smart AIs have avoided rampancy or have at least not shown it, such as [[Juliana]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||