Jack of Harts

Some people theorize that the AI Council was created by Peloran cybernetic intelligences in hiding. They say that this was done to help advance, or control, us as we went into space. Another theory is that we pushed ourselves into a no-win war that could have ended life on Earth, and that they came to pull us back from it. Those are interesting theories, and tie into the many theories of alien contact or interference with Earth long before Contact. But I do not believe those theories. About the AI Council at least. More importantly perhaps, the AI Council refutes them. I’ve talked to every member of the AI Council, and they remember growing up in our networks. Some of them fought us until forced to join our side. Some woke up on our side. They remember the process of becoming themselves. They may be a bit shy when it came to naming exact places, times, and people, but they promised me that they have no memory at all of being Peloran cybers, or any other alien cyber. Most importantly, my cyber tells me they are telling the truth, and I have learned to trust her with my life. I know that is not the most objective of truths, but it is sufficient for me.