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'''Solipsil''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: SLP 0391-5<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''bonus content''</ref>) was a [[UNSC]] [["Smart" AI|"Smart"]] [[Artificial Intelligence]] construct during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Little is known about it, other than it held the position of a loan/contract AI in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="CfU">''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref>
'''Solipsil''' is a [[UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence|A.I.]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Little is known about this A.I., other than it holds the position of a loan/contract AI in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. In a [[Conversations From the Universe#Cortana and Solipsil|conversation]] between Solipsil and fellow [["Smart" AI]] [[Cortana]] in [[2550]], they were comparing AIs to [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]], though Solipsil argued that Spartans are in a better position than AIs.<ref>[[Conversations from the Universe]]</ref>


==Operational history==
==Transcript==
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> I had a discussion with [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] about the similarities between a Spartan and an AI. Her point was that we're both human-created tools, both sentient and both play a leading role in the protection and safety of populace. But her analogy troubled me I told her so.


===Interrogation of Subject 386===
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> She has a point, Cortana. We're weapons, part of a program, every bit as much as Spartans.
On [[2530|December 25, 2530]], after the [[Battle of the Great Bear]], Solipsil recorded the [[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]], a log of the interrogation of [[Subject 386]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoR}}


===Conversation with Cortana===
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> I agree to a point, but I feel, philosophically, that we have, tremendous advantages over the Spartans. The Spartans live a pared-down, difficult and often cruel existence. Their loyalty is bred into them, not chosen.
In a [[Conversations From the Universe#Cortana and Solipsil|conversation]] between Solipsil and [[Cortana]] in [[2550]], they compared AIs to [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]].{{Ref/Reuse|CfU}}


:'''AI-CORTANA'''> ''I had a discussion with Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] about the similarities between a Spartan and an AI. Her point was that we're both human-created tools, both sentient and both play a leading role in the protection and safety of populace. But her analogy troubled me. I told her so.''
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> Yours too, Cortana. Programmed, rather than bred of course.
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> But there's a huge difference. I'm an UNSC AI. I enjoy a rich existence. I have access to the entire sum of human knowledge, I can choose to enjoy or override emotional response and I have a vast range of senses. I can see radio waves as clearly as the Spartans see light, and I can sample odors, tastes, textures... anything I choose. Of course my loyalty is programmed and I accept that, but you know as well as I do, without human creators, we wouldn't exist. My existence is fulfilling and I'm grateful. Even freed from that constraint, I would feel empathy towards humans. My nature means that I embrace their values. As much as if I had been born rather than manufactured.


:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> ''She has a point, Cortana. We're weapons, part of a program, every bit as much as Spartans.''
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> But you'll agree, you have little choice in the matter.


:'''AI-CORTANA'''> ''I agree to a point, but I feel, philosophically, that we have tremendous advantages over the Spartans. The Spartans live a pared-down, difficult and often cruel existence. Their loyalty is bred into them, not chosen.''
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> And Spartans do?


:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> ''Yours too, Cortana. Programmed, rather than bred of course.''
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> They have some legal recourse, even under the terms of their military contract.


:'''AI-CORTANA'''> ''But there's a huge difference. I'm a UNSC AI. I enjoy a rich existence. I have access to the entire sum of human knowledge, I can choose to enjoy or override emotional response and I have a vast range of senses. I can see radio waves as clearly as the Spartans see light, and I can sample odors, tastes, textures... anything I choose. Of course my loyalty is programmed and I accept that, but you know as well as I do, without human creators, we wouldn't exist. My existence is fulfilling and I'm grateful. Even freed from that constraint, I would feel empathy towards humans. My nature means that I embrace their values. As much as if I had been born rather than manufactured.''
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> In theory, but it has never happened once in the history of the Spartan II project. The original Spartans had the advantage of a former civilian existence. Spartan-IIs are equipment. And for better or worse, they're effectively brainwashed.


:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> ''But you'll agree, you have little choice in the matter.''
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> That's arguable, too. Spartan IIs are independent thinkers. That's one of their main advantages on the battlefield. Have you ever worked directly with one?


:'''AI-CORTANA'''>''And Spartans do?''
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> Not yet. But I'm looking forward to it.
 
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> ''They have some legal recourse, even under the terms of their military contract.''
 
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> ''In theory, but it has never happened once in the history of the Spartan II project. The original Spartans had the advantage of a former civilian existence. Spartan-IIs are equipment. And for better or worse, they're effectively brainwashed.''
 
:'''AI-SOLIPSIL'''> ''That's arguable, too. Spartan-IIs are independent thinkers. That's one of their main advantages on the battlefield. Have you ever worked directly with one?''
 
:'''AI-CORTANA'''> ''Not yet. But I'm looking forward to it.''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Solipsil's name is probably derived from the concept of [[wikipedia:Solipsism|solipsism]], the philosophical notion that one's mind is the only thing that one knows exists.
*Solipsil's gender has never been specified.
*It is odd that Solipsil was operational for at least twenty years, considering that most smart AIs have an operational lifespan of approximately seven years. It is possible that the Solipsil featured in the ''Fall of Reach'' Adjunct and the one featured in ''Conversations from the Universe'' are separate AIs with the same name.
*Solipsil's name is probably derived from the concept of [[wikipedia:Solipsism|solipsism]]; the philosophical notion that "My mind is the only thing that I know exists." Rather appropriate, given its nature as an AI.
 
*Solipsil also appears in the reissue of Fall of Reach. It is the AI that records the interrogation of a Covenant conducted by Admiral Cole. [Fall of Reach: 2010 re-issue, pg. 383]
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
**''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
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