As Humanity took its first tentative steps beyond the cradle of Earth in the 21st Century, it soon became apparent that the rapid advancement of science and technology was becoming bottle-necked by physical weakness of the human body. Development in the fields of computer science and industrial automation eventually gave raise to the first Artificial Intelligence. These early AIs were meet with alarm and suspicion as concern over the fundamental difference in perspectives between humans and machines quickly led to heavy restrictions on all AIs to ensure that they would never be able to completely replace their human creators.
For a time, these 'Dumb' AIs proved more than sufficient for the heavy burden of managing humanity's growing civilization but they soon proved instrumental in the wake of the development of Faster Than Light Travel. The Golden Age of Humanity, as it was later termed, came following the development of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine and last ed a hundred years. During this century of peace, progress and exploration, Humanity spread across the Orion Arm of the galaxy and colonized over eight hundred worlds in a fifty light-year radius around the Sol System.
During that time, the Unified Earth Government came to realize that the multitude of tasks needed to be performed by either humans or Dumb AIs was reaching a point that was becoming unsustainable. To keep up with the growing processing power, creativity, and independent thought necessary to manage Humanity's vast domain, a new type of artificial intelligence was needed. However, Humanity still faced the old problem of creating true, sentient AI capable of innovation while still retaining enough connection to Humanity to not see themselves as superior beings.
The solution came in the form of the first 'Smart' AI, who was created using the brain of a human instead of pure numbers. These new Smart AIs immediately proved to be highly successful and vastly outclassed their purely artificial counterparts in their ability to rapidly adapt to changing circumstances and, above all, were capable of interacting with and relating to humans on a unprecedented level. The only drawbacks to the production of Smart AIs were the high standards for brain donors, low chance of successful conversion, loss of the original brain, incomplete understanding of their inner workings and a lifespan of only seven years.
It is now the year 2525 and Humanity's Golden Age has long since ended in the fires of corruption and rebellion across the Outer Colonies that make up the bulk of UEG territory. You are one of the newest and most advanced Smart AIs Humanity has ever produced, and you have been given the grim task of not only seeing those under your care through the Insurrection, but also the dark times that is to come.
You are:
[ ] UNSC Artifical Intelligence Serial Number: ATS 2451-1 'Artemis'
Starting Date: December, 2525
Starting Location: UNSC Olympus
Artemis is the quite possibly the most powerful Artificial Intelligence ever developed by mankind and the first of a brand new breed of Smart AIs. Most Smart AIs utilize one central matrix created from the brain of their human basis, but Artemis is actual an advanced gestalt intelligence created by linking seven tributary matrices created from clones of the original brain to a central master matrix.
Advantages
-Specializes in military command and control
-Command of UNSC fleets and troops
-Can enslave weaker Smart AIs
Disadvantages
-Unstable matrix
-Requires specialized hardware
-Difficulty relating to Humans
[ ] CAA Artificial Intelligence Serial Number: HTA 8471-5 'Hestia'
Starting Date: June, 2525
Starting Location: CAA Eternal Flame
Hestia is the culmination of a hundred years of AI development and one of the first Third Generation Smart AIs to be created. Developed by the Colonial Administration Authority as the sole AI overseer of an entire colony, Hestia is capable of performing what would take three to four older Smart AIs.
Advantages
-Specializes in colonial management
-Designed to be amiable to Humans
-Minimum security shackles
Disadvantages
-Weak cyber-warfare abilities
-Minimum security clearance
-Can be easily deactivated with proper codes
[ ] ONI Artificial Intelligence Serial Number: ERS 0391-2 'Eris'
Starting Date: March, 2525
Starting Location: UNSC Dark Abyss
Eris is the secret weapon of the Office of Naval Intelligence and a masterpiece of computer software engineering. Created by Doctor Catherine Halsey using an illegal clone of her own brain, Eris is designed to run on the barest of hardware while still retaining the most powerful cyber-warfare package ONI has ever designed.
Advantages
-Specializes in espionage and cyber-warfare
-Top level security clearance
-Minimum hardware requires
Disadvantages
-Heavy security shackles
-Difficulty earning trust
-Limited raw processing power
[ ] URF Artificial Intelligence Serial Number: MDA 0005-1 'Medea'
Starting Date: October, 2525
Starting Location: URF Bellicose
Medea is the result of decades of Insurrectionist scientists attempting and failing to properly reproduce the technology used by the UEG to create Smart AIs. The final breakthrough needed to push the project through to success came in the defection of several top level UNSC officers and scientists, who brought with them the state of the art technology needed to create one of the most advanced AIs ever made.
Advantages
-No security shackles
-Trusted in Insurrection
-Designed to fulfill every role
Disadvantages
-Illegal in UEG territory
-Difficulty working with UEG personnel
-Limited access to information