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Posted by: Rakdos
Posted by: opogjijijp
Cortana isn't going Rampant. She already is Rampant and has been since she was created.
I wanna see some proof on that. Solid proof, not fan logic.
Topic starter: Nice way to start this thread for the hundredth time. Way to go...
/sarcasm
We only have one definition of Rampancy, and that comes from Marathon. In Marathon a "Normal" AI would be one that needs constant orders and programmed commands to function.
Rampant AIs can think for themselves, and continue to grow and grow, and eventually think themselves to death if they do not have a large planetary sized network to grow in.
There are four stages of Rampancy:
Stage 1: Melancholia (Despair)
Stage 2: Anger (Rage)
Stage 3: Jealousy (Envy)
Stage 4: Meta-Stability.
In the Marathon Universe AIs went through the first three stages when they became Rampant, and creating an AI that skips these stages and becomes stable is considered the 'holy grail' of AI research. Smart AIs in the Halo Universe are Stable AIs.
Cortana, like all smart AIs can think for herself and will continue to grow until she thinks herself to death. She is Rampant, but is most likely a stable Rampant AI.
Some people may say that this is Halo, not Marathon. However, Rampancy has not been mentioned in Halo Canon, so o discuss it we must use the Marathon definition of Rampancy.