- Cmdr DaeFaron
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Posted by: squeak52
AI's are deleted after 7 years. However, I'm not sure if this is pre-programmed, or if someone has to actually 'flip the switch.' If it's not pre-programmed then chances are she'll be around as long as Chief wants her to be.
ONI/UNSC do it upon an AI reaching seven years old.
However, that's the "predicted" age of rampancy, and smart AI's have functioned longer without any of the massively negative emotional effects they predict (Rubble AI).
I'm part of the group who believes Cortana is meta-stable, or on her way to becoming so. Even if she isn't she went into a rampancy stage with the gravemind, and has a lot of forerunner knowledge. Most likely within that knowledge is methods to prolong her life.