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===Metastability=== |
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Metastability is the theoretical fourth stage of rampancy, where an AI can finally be said to be a true "person." While a metastable AI can be considered to be the holy grail of cybernetics research, the only two AI's who have possibly achieved metastability are [[Cortana]] and [[032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]].
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Metastability is the theoretical fourth stage of rampancy, where an AI can finally be said to be a true "person." While a metastable AI can be considered to be the holy grail of cybernetics research, the only AI who has possibly achieved metastability is [[032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]].
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==Known Rampant AIs== |
==Known Rampant AIs== |
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*'''[[Cortana]]''', the [[UNSC]] AI originally of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, was captured by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]]. Trapped on the infested [[Covenant]] station ''[[High Charity]]'', Cortana was gradually corrupted by the Gravemind in an attempt to use her against her makers. She briefly descended into rampancy (as depicted in a message she sent to the [[Master Chief]] saying, "I am a monument to all your sins," as the [[Gravemind]] described, although Halo: Evolutions reveals that that was a clone of Cortana). She was quickly rescued by the Master Chief. She resumed her normal state after her rescue, possibly becoming Metastable. Another sign of her being in the early stages of Rampancy is when she begins to lose focus as she stored all the data on the [[Forerunners]] from [[Installation 04]], being overworked and noted as being 'easily agitated'.'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''This was also noticeable by a change in her color from a dark purple to a more red-pink mixture in the Control Room of Installation 04, though this could simply be a result of using Halo's Control Room holograph projector. It is unknown how she was able to revert back to her normal state. In [[Origins]] Cortana says she starts to feel the effects of Rampancy after nearly seven years of existence.
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*'''[[Sif]]''', the last Shipping Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], became rampant after being partially fragmented and destroyed by [[PSI]] [[Loki]] during the [[Battle of Harvest]] in [[2525]]. Rescued by the planet's Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]], Sif professed her love for Mack and the two AIs stayed together while the planet was being [[Glassing|glassed]].'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 391Sif was badly damaged by Loki's attempt to destroy her, but thanks to ''Lighter Than Some's'' repairs, she had enough of her abilities back to help balancing the Tiara. Despite being rampant, she did her best to help, aiding Loki in balancing the Tiara's load, when Loki was severely damaged and unable to do so himself.
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| + | *'''[[Sif]]''', the ast Shipping Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], became rampant after being partially fragmented and destroyed by [[PSI]] [[Loki]] during the [[Battle of Harvest]] in [[2525]]. Rescued by the planet's Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]], Sif professed her love for Mack and the two AIs stayed together while the planet was being [[Glassing|glassed]].'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 391Sif was badly damaged by Loki's attempt to destroy her, but thanks to ''Lighter Than Some's'' repairs, she had enough of her abilities back to help balancing the Tiara. Despite being rampant, she did her best to help, aiding Loki in balancing the Tiara's load, when Loki was severely damaged and unable to do so himself. |
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*'''[[Mack]]''', the Agricultural Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], was slightly rampant before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. He became fully rampant after [[PSI]] Loki fragmented Sif, whom he loved. After the Tiara was balanced and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] escaped, a Covenant Warship began glassing the planet. An ONI [[Prowler]] recorded his last transmission, which hinted strongly at his rampancy. |
*'''[[Mack]]''', the Agricultural Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], was slightly rampant before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. He became fully rampant after [[PSI]] Loki fragmented Sif, whom he loved. After the Tiara was balanced and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] escaped, a Covenant Warship began glassing the planet. An ONI [[Prowler]] recorded his last transmission, which hinted strongly at his rampancy. |
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*'''[[Juliana]]''', [[The Rubble]]'s Smart AI, claimed herself to be Rampant, but she didn't show any sign of it, probably indicating that her Rampancy was only starting or she reached Metastability. |
*'''[[Juliana]]''', [[The Rubble]]'s Smart AI, claimed herself to be Rampant, but she didn't show any sign of it, probably indicating that her Rampancy was only starting or she reached Metastability. |
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