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A Contender-class AI was composed of numerous AI "minds" or instances working in synchrony, thus giving it intellectual capabilities far beyond any other AI. This class of AI could command an entire fleet of ships, with its consciousness being housed in several "core ships".<ref name="terminals"/> They could also deploy several independently operating fragments, or "primary extensions", of themselves on a number of installations.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 190-192''</ref> | A Contender-class AI was composed of numerous AI "minds" or instances working in synchrony, thus giving it intellectual capabilities far beyond any other AI. This class of AI could command an entire fleet of ships, with its consciousness being housed in several "core ships".<ref name="terminals"/> They could also deploy several independently operating fragments, or "primary extensions", of themselves on a number of installations.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 190-192''</ref> | ||
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In order to coordinate their defenses against the [[Flood]], the Forerunners created [[Mendicant Bias]], the first Contender-class AI. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Mendicant Bias was tasked with engaging in discourse with the parasite's central intellect, the [[Gravemind]], and then gathering information from it. When instructed by the Forerunners, the AI would use the information gathered about the parasite's weaknesses to unrelentingly attack the Mind until the Flood withdrew from the galaxy or perished. However, the Gravemind managed to turn Mendicant Bias against its masters instead, arguing that the Forerunners' rule in the name of the [[Mantle]] had doomed the galaxy to eternal stagnation.<ref name="terminals"/> | In order to coordinate their defenses against the [[Flood]], the Forerunners created [[Mendicant Bias]], the first Contender-class AI. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Mendicant Bias was tasked with engaging in discourse with the parasite's central intellect, the [[Gravemind]], and then gathering information from it. When instructed by the Forerunners, the AI would use the information gathered about the parasite's weaknesses to unrelentingly attack the Mind until the Flood withdrew from the galaxy or perished. However, the Gravemind managed to turn Mendicant Bias against its masters instead, arguing that the Forerunners' rule in the name of the [[Mantle]] had doomed the galaxy to eternal stagnation.<ref name="terminals"/> | ||