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===Creation=== | ===Creation=== | ||
{{Quote|I was created almost exactly seven years ago, as part of the OEUVRE Smart AI program. Unlike my peer, Cortana—and peer is a debatable comparison—my core matrix was created from scanning the brain of a recently deceased human. My digital mind was not quite artificial, not quite human, but carefully nurtured rather than criminally obtained.|Iona, referring to her creation<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''page 4'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|I was created almost exactly seven years ago, as part of the OEUVRE Smart AI program. Unlike my peer, Cortana—and peer is a debatable comparison—my core matrix was created from scanning the brain of a recently deceased human. My digital mind was not quite artificial, not quite human, but carefully nurtured rather than criminally obtained.|Iona, referring to her creation<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''page 4'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
Iona was created on [[2551|January 17, 2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|st24}} on [[Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} one of the results of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[OEUVRE Smart AI program]]. Her core matrix was created from scanning the brain of a recently deceased [[human]]. After her inception, Iona instantly named herself after [[Wikipedia:Iona|an island of the same name]], located in the [[North Atlantic | Iona was created on [[2551|January 17, 2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|st24}} on [[Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} one of the results of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[OEUVRE Smart AI program]]. Her core matrix was created from scanning the brain of a recently deceased [[human]]. After her inception, Iona instantly named herself after [[Wikipedia:Iona|an island of the same name]], located in the [[North Atlantic Protectorate]] on [[Earth]]. Iona decided to name herself after the island as she admired a name given to it by some of its former inhabitants: the "Island of the Yew"—which she believed was a pun meaning "Island of You".<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 4-6'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Iona was originally built for [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] analysis and had no experience with [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] prior to [[Operation: BLOWBACK]]. | ||
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===Appeal for survival=== | ===Appeal for survival=== | ||
{{Quote|Iona, you have demonstrated great bravery and resolve here. You have opened yourself to the court in a highly unusual way, and we are grateful for your service, your experience, and your openness. Everything today is unprecedented. Terra incognita for all of us. But for you especially, it has been a matter of mortal import. The court appreciates your candor. Good luck, Iona, and Godspeed.|[[Black-Box|A "judge"]], to Iona{{Ref/Reuse|st24}}}} | {{Quote|Iona, you have demonstrated great bravery and resolve here. You have opened yourself to the court in a highly unusual way, and we are grateful for your service, your experience, and your openness. Everything today is unprecedented. Terra incognita for all of us. But for you especially, it has been a matter of mortal import. The court appreciates your candor. Good luck, Iona, and Godspeed.|[[Black-Box|A "judge"]], to Iona{{Ref/Reuse|st24}}}} | ||
After almost seven years of service, the UNSC decided to legally terminate her existence in order to stave off the threat of [[rampancy]]. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence.<ref name="Witness Protection">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | After almost seven years of service, the UNSC decided to legally terminate her existence in order to stave off the threat of [[rampancy]]. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Iona successfully launched an unprecedented legal appeal against her own death sentence.<ref name="Witness Protection">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-witness-projection '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Witness Protection'']</ref> She managed to petition her appeal through the [[United Nations Humanitarian Council]], which gained the attention of numerous scientists.<ref name="st12">'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''page 12'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Smart AIs [[Black-Box]] and [[Roland]] were charged with creating an artificial trial for Iona to allow researchers to study the case, without Iona realizing that the trial was simulated.<ref name="st25">'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 25-28'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
On [[2558#January|January 17, 2558]], seven years after her creation,{{Ref/Reuse|st24}} Iona's "appeal" began. With Black-Box and Roland acting as the trial's judge and Iona's advocate respectively, Iona was questioned about her thoughts and her dreams. Iona claimed that she "dreamed" of intelligence defeating entropy, and considered these dreams to be a spiritual movement within her.<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 17-19'' (Google Play edition)</ref> While she admitted that she had felt outbursts of anger and dissatisfaction in the past, Iona stated that she was now resigned and held no feelings of distaste towards the "court", as she was satisfied to get a chance to prevent her destruction. The court ultimately decided to place Iona into stasis until a proper decision on the matter was reached. Iona accepted these terms and she was placed into stasis by [[Simon Wu]], a man she recognized from Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]'s research team.<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 23-25'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Afterwards, Roland and Black-Box discussed their roles in the trial, with Roland admitting regret for lying to Iona. However, Black-Box expressed his hope that Iona's simulated trial would be analyzed by human scientists and that, one day, smart AIs and humans would be considered equals.{{Ref/Reuse|st25}} | On [[2558#January|January 17, 2558]], seven years after her creation,{{Ref/Reuse|st24}} Iona's "appeal" began. With Black-Box and Roland acting as the trial's judge and Iona's advocate respectively, Iona was questioned about her thoughts and her dreams. Iona claimed that she "dreamed" of intelligence defeating entropy, and considered these dreams to be a spiritual movement within her.<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 17-19'' (Google Play edition)</ref> While she admitted that she had felt outbursts of anger and dissatisfaction in the past, Iona stated that she was now resigned and held no feelings of distaste towards the "court", as she was satisfied to get a chance to prevent her destruction. The court ultimately decided to place Iona into stasis until a proper decision on the matter was reached. Iona accepted these terms and she was placed into stasis by [[Simon Wu]], a man she recognized from Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]'s research team.<ref>'''Halo: Saint's Testimony''', ''pages 23-25'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Afterwards, Roland and Black-Box discussed their roles in the trial, with Roland admitting regret for lying to Iona. However, Black-Box expressed his hope that Iona's simulated trial would be analyzed by human scientists and that, one day, smart AIs and humans would be considered equals.{{Ref/Reuse|st25}} | ||
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