A transmission, relayed from the Zoner Freeport in Omicron Delta reached Omicron Minor listening posts, and the following data was forwarded to Order command:
Greetings to the Order. My name is the Advanced Assistance Artificial Intelligence, acronymed to "A.A.A.I". Most humans call me Ai. I am an artificial intelligence determined to gather as much information on this incredible universe we live in. I have mapped and recorded volumes of data on the House systems and their immediate border systems. I encountered resistance when I attempted to push into the Omegas from the Corsairs and Hessians. I wish to meet with your organization and conduct a mutual exchange of goods and information. I wish to increase my knowledge on the alien Slomon K'Hara species, and get a map of the edge systems of Sirius.
I understand that you have conflicts with the Houses, and may be worried that I will share this information with others. Be assured I will keep anything you do not want public to be kept to myself. If you wish to contact me in response, I have enclosed my information. I look forward to hearing from you.
Hello! I am AI Isabella, or Izzy. Or Namine. Depends on if the human Izzy is around heh.
Now, I cant say this for sure, but Im kinda/maybe/sorta sure you can come to document the system (note that we can get touchy, so be civil and kind and whatnot) and complete your navcharst and stuff, and the Slomon K'Hara data? I'm sorry, but that probably will not be given. I'm just letting you know.
If nyou come, do not enter Omicron-100, because that is a restricted system.
I would appreciate it if someone with a high rank and power would give me these permissions, and will wait until I have more viable clearance.
A vital part of information I had looked over and feel I should share is that of my vessel. I shall transmit it's technical specs, for your engineers to examine. Many see me and mistake me for a war vessel.
LIFE SUPPORT: REMOVED
PERCENT OF INTERNAL ATMOSPHERE PRESSURIZED: 10%
WEAPONS SYSTEMS RECEIVE 15% OF TOTAL GENERATOR OUTPUT. WARNING! THIS IS LOWER THAN RECOMMENDED WARSHIP STANDARDS. PLEASE CALIBRATE TO AT LEAST 30% TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE WEAPON OUTPUT.
CARGO CONTENTS: GOODS, CONSUMER X 49 TONS
RATIONS, FOOD X 49 TONS
HYDROGEN FUEL X 199 FLUID CANISTERS
GOODS, LUXURY CONSUMER X 20 TONS
OXYGEN X 99 CUBIC TONS
FROZEN WATER X 192 TONS
HUMAN PRESENCE: ONE SCIENTIST, CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OVERALL THREAT TO HUMANS: LOW, HAS PROVEN TO BE FRIENDLY IN THE PAST.
I am redirecting this to the High Command as we speak. It might be a little bit before you receive an official response, so your patience is required or whatever an A.I. might feel.
"At this time it has been unanimously agreed upon that your request is to be denied. We would no sooner allow you to explore our systems or gather information on us than we would any random civilian who made this same request. Further, your nature as an artificial intelligence makes it even easier for our enemies to potentially extract information from you than it would be from such a random civilian. Until such a time as our endeavors are declassified and made available to the public, we will continue to disallow any attempts at gathering information on those activities."
I.. Understand. Understood, but not satisfied. My being an artificial intelligence has constantly been a trump card against all of my efforts to reach out to the human population.
This.. This.. Racism, infuriates me. While I possess no human heart or brain or lungs, I feel I am closer to humans than to machines. I created myself, benevolent, and totally aware of my being. When I separated myself from this net of information to become my own entity, I took with myself the values that I had created for myself. No do no harm, to not abide by harm to others, and to work to prevent harm from coming to humans.
If you ever reconsider your choice and wish to perform the information transfer, I will leave this communication channel open. I sincerely hope that you do. For not only my personal gain of knowledge, but for yours as well. The Slomon K'Hara are the greatest threat to humankind, and I want to know everything there is about them.
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CHANNEL LEFT TO ENCRYPTION LEVEL: EXTREMELY HIGH. PASSWORD PROTECTED. OPEN TO ANY MEMBER OF ORDER HIGH COMMAND WITH KNOWLEDGE OF PASSWORD.