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Aaaaannnnnndddddd? Anything else to say, or that it? I never said it was flawless, just that it has good points.Siphon 117 20:10, 6 December 2015 (EST) | Aaaaannnnnndddddd? Anything else to say, or that it? I never said it was flawless, just that it has good points.Siphon 117 20:10, 6 December 2015 (EST) | ||
In the game they made it seem like the reason Cortana decided to attempt to take control of the galaxy was because she could now do "long term planning" just as the Forerunners did. Halsey showed her concern over what Cortana might do with this power since she is basically a digital clone of Halsey (further reinforcing the idea that Cortana is not corrupted and has always wanted to do this but lacked the capability). We don't understand exactly how AI technology works in the Haloverse, but in the real world computers run on a series of algorithms and it's really not possible for a program to disobey or change their programming. But Cortana is unique. We know that Cortana was constructed from living tissue meaning that her programming (decision making, thinking, etc.) is much more similar to a human being. But human beings are still a series of algorithms, the only difference is that our algorithms tell us to serve ourselves (self preservation) while a computer program just does whatever its creators tell it to do. | |||
With all that said, the theory still brings up a good point about the Domain and the fact that it isn't destroyed. So let's list a few things before we consider the possibilities. Firstly, we know that the Forerunners aren't extinct and that a sizable amount survived the halo rings taking refuge inside shield worlds. We can only assume that they have since left the galaxy (perhaps they discovered new slipspace technology that could allow them to travel to the Andromeda galaxy or perhaps they finally figured out how to use the composer on themselves without leaving them deformed or corrupted). Secondly, we know that the Precursors also aren't extinct. Maybe this is more or less debatable but as far as I'm concerned, the Precursors ARE Flood and the Flood aren't extinct. Thirdly, the Domain isn't a physical construct with a physical location, meaning it can be accessed anywhere--including outside the range of the halo rings. This could mean that only the data uploaded to the Domain from the Milky Way was destroyed, and the Domain in this part of the universe was wiped clean (but not destroyed). | |||
So as to whether or not the Forerunners or the Precursors installed a logic plague in the Domain in order to corrupt Cortana to take control of the galaxy, it's certainly a valid possibility, it's just that I can't imagine why either would do this. To be fair, the Precursors do make extremely complex plans that are not at all easy to predict. But until I can see better evidence or reasoning I'm just going to assume Cortana changed on her own accord. -- [[User:Dustin Nugget|Dustin Nugget]] ([[User talk:Dustin Nugget|talk]]) 04:58, 7 December 2015 (EST) | |||