Halo Theory
Sep. 13th, 2003 04:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bzarcherBeen thinking about a discussion I had with people awhile back about Halo...specifically Cortana.
Now, I know several people feel that Cortana'd gone Rampant because of her exposure to Halo, but the more that I think about it, I'm not so sure. Looking at the novels, which Bungie considers at least modestly canonical, they mentioned that because Cortana was modeled after the mind of the Spartan project's director, she was a bit more capable than a normal AI, but at the cost of a vastly shortened lifespan.
So, what if Halo stabilized her? Made her capable of having the same lifespan as 'normal' AIs? That'd explain a lot, too. Especially if it left her with the improved mental capabilities.
Now, I know several people feel that Cortana'd gone Rampant because of her exposure to Halo, but the more that I think about it, I'm not so sure. Looking at the novels, which Bungie considers at least modestly canonical, they mentioned that because Cortana was modeled after the mind of the Spartan project's director, she was a bit more capable than a normal AI, but at the cost of a vastly shortened lifespan.
So, what if Halo stabilized her? Made her capable of having the same lifespan as 'normal' AIs? That'd explain a lot, too. Especially if it left her with the improved mental capabilities.
