Constructing AI Cores

[medsal15]

Oh yeah, this thread! I remember this thread.

I'm still an advocate for this, and I've come up with a prototype guideline for AI core instruction:

- A combination of mauxite/steel, pharosium, and glass/molitz would make the AI core frame at any robotics fabricator. A heavy amount of all three will be needed, maybe...15 mauxite, 10 pharosium, and 5 molitz? Something like that, the numbers could probably do with some reworking.
- The frame is closed and will remain closed until its hatch is opened. This is performed in an identical manner to the already existing procedure with which you open an AI's head, and consequentially requires a head-level ID to do.
- After opening the hatch, you must first place a power core into the frame. Different power cores will result in different levels of internal battery power, similarly to cyborgs. However, since the AI only needs to worry about its battery if the power goes out or it gets kicked off-station for whatever reason, this isn't much of an issue.
- Once you've connected the power cell, the following components must be placed, in any order:
- A Commaster disk, for calling the escape shuttle.
- A station bouced radio.
- A brain. This can be the neural net processor from a previous AI or the brain of any crew member. (It might be necessary to somehow "convert" a human brain into a neural net processor. If so, the means to do this would be in the Computer Core.)
- After all of these components are in place, you then insert cables into the frame. Due to the AI being a complicated piece of machinery, many wires are required; perhaps an entire coil's worth?
- Once you've placed all of these components into the frame, you can then perform the reverse of the opening process (wrench the bolts back in, crowbar it closed, swipe with a head ID) and the AI will activate! Maybe there could be some customization options like being able to choose the color of the display or something, not sure.
- However, an activated AI core cannot interface with station electronics until it is wired into the station. In order to do this, you must find any wire connected to the station's power grid and wrench the AI's floor bolts into place at that location. After a minute or two of connecting to the grid, the AI is ready to go!

Thoughts?

I prefer 3 station bouced radios. And a machine translator implant.