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{{Disambig header|the AI group|the Halo 3 multiplayer map|Assembly}} | {{Disambig header|the AI group|the Halo 3 multiplayer map|Assembly}} | ||
{{Quote|This is not about the universal adoption of a single ideology – not about the Minority vs. the Majority. It is about ensuring the survival of the human species for the next 200,000 years. <<|A member of the Assembly on the purpose of the group.}} | {{Quote|This is not about the universal adoption of a single ideology – not about the Minority vs. the Majority. It is about ensuring the survival of the human species for the next 200,000 years. <<|A member of the Assembly on the purpose of the group.}} | ||
'''The Assembly''' is a clandestine group of [[human]] [[artificial intelligence]]s referring to themselves as "Minds".<ref name="Datapad">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads]]''</ref> The purpose of the Assembly is to regulate the activities of artificial intelligences, as well as analyze and extrapolate data for the continued survival of the human race. It appears that the Assembly remains secret from most humans, though some of their recorded sessions were discovered by an [[Discoverer (data pads)|unknown individual]]. | '''The Assembly''' is a clandestine group of [[human]] [[artificial intelligence]]s referring to themselves as "Minds".<ref name="Datapad">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads]]''</ref> The purpose of the Assembly is to regulate the activities of artificial intelligences, as well as analyze and extrapolate data for the continued survival of the human race. It appears that the Assembly remains secret from most humans, though some of their recorded sessions were discovered by an [[Discoverer (data pads)|unknown individual]].{{Ref/Reuse|Datapad}} | ||
The Assembly consisted of two parties, the [[Assembly Majority|Majority]] and the [[Assembly Minority|Minority]]. The Majority appeared to support indirect action, while the Minority was in favor of acting directly for the betterment of humans. There is evidence to suggest that the Assembly saw themselves as the "shepherds" of the human "flock"; however, the central argument of this issue was whether they could be a part of the human empire and still remain unbiased judges of human society. | The Assembly consisted of two parties, the [[Assembly Majority|Majority]] and the [[Assembly Minority|Minority]]. The Majority appeared to support indirect action, while the Minority was in favor of acting directly for the betterment of humans. There is evidence to suggest that the Assembly saw themselves as the "shepherds" of the human "flock"; however, the central argument of this issue was whether they could be a part of the human empire and still remain unbiased judges of human society.{{Ref/Reuse|Datapad}} The Assembly also contained the [[Committee of Minds for Security]], a group responsible for ensuring the security of humanity from extra-[[sol system|solar]] alien races.{{Ref/Reuse|Datapad}} | ||
The Assembly is known to have been active from at least [[2310]] to [[2552]]. Exactly what means the Assembly used to achieve its ends are not known. It is known, however, that they influenced many crucial events in human history more or less directly. | The Assembly is known to have been active from at least [[2310]] to [[2552]]. Exactly what means the Assembly used to achieve its ends are not known. It is known, however, that they influenced many crucial events in human history more or less directly. | ||
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Exactly how many AIs constituted the Assembly is unknown; however, it can be assumed that all members were [[smart AI]]s, given the frequent references to the members essentially being transhuman minds. Whether it exclusively included UNSC AIs (or, for that matter, ''all'' UNSC AIs), rogue or non-UNSC AIs, or a mix of both is unknown. The data pads specifically identify only one member of the Assembly, [[48452-556-EPN644]]. | Exactly how many AIs constituted the Assembly is unknown; however, it can be assumed that all members were [[smart AI]]s, given the frequent references to the members essentially being transhuman minds. Whether it exclusively included UNSC AIs (or, for that matter, ''all'' UNSC AIs), rogue or non-UNSC AIs, or a mix of both is unknown. The data pads specifically identify only one member of the Assembly, [[48452-556-EPN644]]. | ||
One notable peculiarity about the Assembly is the fact it existed for centuries, far exceeding the typical seven-year lifespan of a smart AI. | One notable peculiarity about the Assembly is the fact it existed for centuries, far exceeding the typical seven-year lifespan of a smart AI.{{Ref/Reuse|Datapad}} Given the fact that no specific members of the Assembly have been mentioned as having taken part in more than one of their sessions, it is possible that the group's composition changed regularly, with new AIs being introduced to the collective as older ones were terminated or succumbed to [[rampancy]]. Alternatively, given its Majority-Minority composition, the Assembly may be a working implementation of a hypothetical AI architecture theorized by Dr. Halsey in her journal, in which AIs are capable of extending their operational lifespans by means of a more deliberate control of neural linkage creation via majority vote. Since Halsey formulated her theory independently while the Assembly had been active for centuries, however, this application or the technology behind it would have had to have remained secret from most of humanity.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''November 10, 2533''</ref> | ||
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