John Locke
V U L K A N
Intent: To submit a tactical AI to support Visanj.
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Manufacturer: Locke and Key Mechanics
Affiliation: [member="Visanj T'shkali"]
Model: Shalya Mazah
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Electronics, code, digits. Gabonna Memory Crystal
Contains a tactical database to provide assistance to Visanj in battle.
Able to slice into vulnerable systems to provide support to Visanji while she’s in the field.
Is able to examine information from a variety of sources to provide a tactical and strategic analysis and provide and implement analysis and reactions.
Able to remote access systems, or be plugged in, to take over management of vehicles and armour systems she is uploaded into, providing an increased efficiency throughmicromanagement of electronic systems. (OOC: this doesn’t make anything more powerful, just allows for a system to run a peak efficiency)
Has the benefits of a lifetime of experience to drawn on, using the data from Shalya Mazah's holocron, with the ability to apply the lessons of her life to Visanj's life, allowing her to call upon hundreds of years of experience in political and military affairs to support her.
Is backed up regularly using a Sentient AI Data Storage Chip to allow the AI to be restored should the catastrophic happen.
Asked by Visanj to produce an Artificial Intelligence based on one of the holocrons of her ancestor from the family archive. that could assist her during combat operations. The designers at Locke and Key mechanics had realised the benefits of an AI to support an individual in combat, but also in their everyday lives. Shalya's AI was the end result of this thought process. The AI was less restricted than many Locke and Key had produced before, allowing more of hte personality stored in the holocron to come to the fore.
Portable: Designed to be stored on a Gabonna Memory Crystal Shalya goes everywhere with Visanj, a constant companion.
AI: Contrary to a droid, Shayla has a wider range of sentience and can think outside of the box when it comes to her area of expertise.
Ion me up: As with any set of electronics an ion or EMP attack is a major weakness for Shayla. If the attack is on a system she has remote access to it will knock her out of the system, even after it reboots she will have to slice in again. If the central unit is hit by an ionic based attack Shayla is herself shut down until she reboots entirely. And information or growth acquired since her last backup (normally performed nightly) will be lost.
Virtual Reality: Unlike a droid, Shayla is unable to interact with the outside world beyond the confines of its ability to interact with electronic systems.
Comms limitations: Shayla has the ability to remote-access systems which are vulnerable, but this access is limited by normal comms laws, jamming or security systems can seriously impede or even block her ability to slice into systems and provide remote support.
Counterhack: Unlike an organic slicer Shayla is vulnerable to counterhacking, a sufficiently skilled and capable opponent can slice back along the vector of Shayla's attack. Unlike a slicer who simple using electronics to hack into a system, a counter hack has the potential of opening Shayla up to serious damage which can corrupt her or take her offline.
Loses all knowledge and experience gained since being installed and activated previously, and process of re-installation requires several hours (6-12 standard hours) before becoming operational once again, with the same acclimation period of 1-2 days to follow.
