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The ultra-deep personality scan utilized in the Cognitive Impression Modeling process destroys the original brain;<ref name="journal mar 21">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''March 21, 2549''</ref> as such, it is only legal to use the brains of the recently deceased.{{Ref/Reuse|tfor235}} These brains are typically acquired from voluntary donors.{{Ref/Reuse|journal mar 21}} In the case of the AI [[Cortana]], however, the candidate brain was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and the host's memories transferred, so that the host, in this case [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], could remain alive. However, this is extremely inefficient, both from the degeneration of the flash clones and the high rates of schizophrenia and dementia resulting from the memory transfer process. Out of Dr. Halsey's twenty cloned and enhanced brains, only two of them were sufficient and without deformity.{{Ref/Reuse|tfor235}} Cortana is the only human AI known to have been created this way. Because Dr. Halsey was still alive, Cortana, nearing the end of her lifespan, believed her matrix may be rebuilt using Halsey's neural map,<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> though it was uncertain whether this would actually "cure" her or simply overwrite her personality with a new one.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | The ultra-deep personality scan utilized in the Cognitive Impression Modeling process destroys the original brain;<ref name="journal mar 21">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''March 21, 2549''</ref> as such, it is only legal to use the brains of the recently deceased.{{Ref/Reuse|tfor235}} These brains are typically acquired from voluntary donors.{{Ref/Reuse|journal mar 21}} In the case of the AI [[Cortana]], however, the candidate brain was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and the host's memories transferred, so that the host, in this case [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], could remain alive. However, this is extremely inefficient, both from the degeneration of the flash clones and the high rates of schizophrenia and dementia resulting from the memory transfer process. Out of Dr. Halsey's twenty cloned and enhanced brains, only two of them were sufficient and without deformity.{{Ref/Reuse|tfor235}} Cortana is the only human AI known to have been created this way. Because Dr. Halsey was still alive, Cortana, nearing the end of her lifespan, believed her matrix may be rebuilt using Halsey's neural map,<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> though it was uncertain whether this would actually "cure" her or simply overwrite her personality with a new one.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | ||
While clearly a distinct entity from its brain donor, a smart AI will often retain varying degrees of residual memories, thoughts or feelings from the seed brain.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | While clearly a distinct entity from its brain donor, a smart AI will often retain varying degrees of residual memories, thoughts or feelings from the seed brain.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 229''</ref> These may range from mannerisms, feelings, or even the AI [[avatar]]'s likeness to the donor (such as in the case of Cortana and Dr. Halsey) or associating certain sensations with those the brain donor may have experienced; [[Sif]], for example, equated the wagons moving on the [[Tiara]]'s [[Harvest space elevators|space tethers]] with the feeling of a hair brush being pulled through her hair, a sensation her brain donor used to enjoy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 33''</ref> | ||
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