AI Can't see law changes while in shell

[UrsulaMejor]

Makes sense to me. The laws are uploaded to the mainframe, and the shell is a total download of the AI's consciousness. You're uploading a law to an empty computer.

I've always thought the AI is commanding the shells remotely and is still in the mainframe.

Look at the screens. It goes blank, as if the ai were dead. Also, you can't hear/see things your mainframe can see/hear, including your intercoms.