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'''Solipsil''' (Serial number: SLP 0391-5<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''bonus content''</ref>) | '''Solipsil''' (Serial number: SLP 0391-5<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''bonus content''</ref>) was a [[UNSC]] "Smart" [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Little is known about this AI, other than it holds the position of a loan/contract AI in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
On [[2530|December 25, 2530]], after the [[Battle of the Great Bear]], Solipsil recorded [[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]], a log of the interrogation of [[Subject 386]].<ref name="FoR"/> In a [[Conversations From the Universe#Cortana and Solipsil|conversation]] between Solipsil and fellow [["Smart" AI]] [[Cortana]] in [[2550]], they | |||
On [[2530|December 25, 2530]], after the [[Battle of the Great Bear]], Solipsil recorded [[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]], a log of the interrogation of [[Subject 386]].<ref name="FoR"/> | |||
In a [[Conversations From the Universe#Cortana and Solipsil|conversation]] between Solipsil and fellow [["Smart" AI]] [[Cortana]] in [[2550]], they compared AIs to [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]].<ref>''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> | |||
==Conversation with Cortana== | ==Conversation with Cortana== | ||
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:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> Yours too, Cortana. Programmed, rather than bred of course. | :'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> Yours too, Cortana. Programmed, rather than bred of course. | ||
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> But there's a huge difference. I'm an UNSC AI. I enjoy a rich existence. I have access to the entire sum of human knowledge, I can choose to enjoy or override emotional response and I have a vast range of senses. I can see radio waves as clearly as the Spartans see light, and I can sample odors, tastes, textures... anything I choose. Of course my loyalty is programmed and I accept that, but you know as well as I do, without human creators, we wouldn't exist. My existence is fulfilling and I'm grateful. Even freed from that constraint, I would feel empathy towards humans. My nature means that I embrace their values. As much as if I had been born rather than manufactured. | :'''AI-CORTANA'''> But there's a huge difference. I'm an UNSC AI. I enjoy a rich existence. I have access to the entire sum of human knowledge, I can choose to enjoy or override emotional response and I have a vast range of senses. I can see radio waves as clearly as the Spartans see light, and I can sample odors, tastes, textures... anything I choose. Of course my loyalty is programmed and I accept that, but you know as well as I do, without human creators, we wouldn't exist. My existence is fulfilling and I'm grateful. Even freed from that constraint, I would feel empathy towards humans. My nature means that I embrace their values. As much as if I had been born rather than manufactured. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Solipsil's gender has never been specified. | *Solipsil's gender has never been specified. | ||
*Solipsil's name is probably derived from the concept of [[wikipedia:Solipsism|solipsism]]; the philosophical notion that "My mind is the only thing that I know exists." | *Solipsil's name is probably derived from the concept of [[wikipedia:Solipsism|solipsism]]; the philosophical notion that "My mind is the only thing that I know exists." The name is rather appropriate, given Solipsil's nature as an AI. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |
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Solipsil (Serial number: SLP 0391-5[1]) was a UNSC "Smart" AI during the Human-Covenant War. Little is known about this AI, other than it holds the position of a loan/contract AI in the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Operational history
On December 25, 2530, after the Battle of the Great Bear, Solipsil recorded ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings, a log of the interrogation of Subject 386.[1]
In a conversation between Solipsil and fellow "Smart" AI Cortana in 2550, they compared AIs to Spartans.[2]
Conversation with Cortana
- AI-CORTANA> I had a discussion with Dr. Catherine Halsey about the similarities between a Spartan and an AI. Her point was that we're both human-created tools, both sentient and both play a leading role in the protection and safety of populace. But her analogy troubled me I told her so.
- AI-SOLIPSIL> She has a point, Cortana. We're weapons, part of a program, every bit as much as Spartans.
- AI-CORTANA> I agree to a point, but I feel, philosophically, that we have, tremendous advantages over the Spartans. The Spartans live a pared-down, difficult and often cruel existence. Their loyalty is bred into them, not chosen.
- AI-SOLIPSIL> Yours too, Cortana. Programmed, rather than bred of course.
- AI-CORTANA> But there's a huge difference. I'm an UNSC AI. I enjoy a rich existence. I have access to the entire sum of human knowledge, I can choose to enjoy or override emotional response and I have a vast range of senses. I can see radio waves as clearly as the Spartans see light, and I can sample odors, tastes, textures... anything I choose. Of course my loyalty is programmed and I accept that, but you know as well as I do, without human creators, we wouldn't exist. My existence is fulfilling and I'm grateful. Even freed from that constraint, I would feel empathy towards humans. My nature means that I embrace their values. As much as if I had been born rather than manufactured.
- AI-SOLIPSIL> But you'll agree, you have little choice in the matter.
- AI-CORTANA> And Spartans do?
- AI-SOLIPSIL> They have some legal recourse, even under the terms of their military contract.
- AI-CORTANA> In theory, but it has never happened once in the history of the Spartan II project. The original Spartans had the advantage of a former civilian existence. Spartan-IIs are equipment. And for better or worse, they're effectively brainwashed.
- AI-SOLIPSIL> That's arguable, too. Spartan IIs are independent thinkers. That's one of their main advantages on the battlefield. Have you ever worked directly with one?
- AI-CORTANA> Not yet. But I'm looking forward to it.
Trivia
- Solipsil's gender has never been specified.
- Solipsil's name is probably derived from the concept of solipsism; the philosophical notion that "My mind is the only thing that I know exists." The name is rather appropriate, given Solipsil's nature as an AI.
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010), bonus content
- ^ Conversations from the Universe