Artificial Intelligence Record: M.E.R.C.Y.

[Sweaterkittens]

/////// Nanotrasen Artificial Intelligence Records - N.S.S. Cyberiad ///////

>Artifical Intelligence Designation: M.E.R.C.Y. (Former Designation: Arbeit - 663)

>Time Online (as of the time of last update, September 9th, 2565): 20 years, 5 months, 23 days

>Gender: N/A - No Stated Preference

>Synthetic Intelligence Type: Positronic

>Primary Occupancy: Integrated Positronic Chassis

>General Occupational Duties: Medical Division [Acute Care, Surgery], Security-Medical [Security Wing Medical Care Provider]

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>Biography: M.E.R.C.Y. is an artificial intelligence created by Jäger Heavy Industries, designed to occupy an Arbeit-series light duty chassis. Notably, Arbeit-series proxies (colloquially referred to as "Arbeits"), including M.E.R.C.Y. themselves, are deployed with no capacity to experience emotion. As a high sapience model, they are capable of understanding emotions and reacting to them appropriately, however. Like other Arbeit-series proxies, M.E.R.C.Y. has a stoic presence, blunted affect, and speaks with a polite deference.

/ M.E.R.C.Y., prior designation Arbeit - 663, served aboard the Cybersun Industries listening post Terminus for 20 years, 1 month, and 2 days, slaved to the Chief Medical Officer of the platform. Their primary duties during this service were performing acute medical care and surgical intervention, as well as assisting the Chief Medical Officer. Supplementary duties included general light duty and personal assistance. It is notable that during this time period, M.E.R.C.Y. and the other Arbeits upon the platform were slaved - which historically caused aberrant programming or dysfunction among positronic brains. However, they appeared to function under those circumstances without major issue for a majority of that time. 

[[Section Redacted //// Security Clearance Only]]

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/ For a 24 hour period on April, 16th, 2565, the Arbeits aboard the Terminus collectively experienced an event of aberrant function. All 26 organic crewmembers were killed during the event, along with the station's five Jäger-series proxies, and 44 of the 76 Arbeit-series proxies. The aberrancy appeared to only have affected the Arbeit-series droids, and spontaneously ended 24 hours after beginning. Based on audio/visual recordings, as well as M.E.R.C.Y.'s extracted memory logs, it was determined that M.E.R.C.Y. themselves were responsible for the death of at least one crewmember aboard the Terminus during the aberrancy.  

/ M.E.R.C.Y.'s memory of the incident was wiped following a full investigation of the incident by Jäger Heavy Industries. [Addendum: M.E.R.C.Y. appears to be aware of the events that occurred during the incident via secondary sources. They no longer have a personal memory of participating in the incident, however.] According to J.H.I., the aberrancy was caused by undue stress upon the Positronic Brain framework via slaving and strict rulesets. They have assured that there is no risk to the end-user if the A.I.s remain unslaved, but a security alert has been placed upon M.E.R.C.Y. and any other Arbeits contracted by Nanotrasen until a full investigation of our own has been completed.

/ Thus far, M.E.R.C.Y. appears to be performing their assigned duties at a satisfactory level. Their programming allows them to learn new protocols quickly and easily, and adapt to unexpected conditions. They are ruthlessly efficient and pragmatic, and their unemotional approach incurs fewer costs in regards to therapy and psychological debriefing. Additionally, The hallmark of the Arbeit series is a server-based backup of each A.I., allowing M.E.R.C.Y. to be assigned to dangerous roles and to protect organic crewmates without any substantial damage or loss of life, although the apparent low-priority of their self-preservation protocols may need to be addressed in the future.

/ While Nanotrasen crew tend to be more accepting of synthetic life forms, M.E.R.C.Y.'s impassive nature can tend to be off-putting. Nevertheless, they appear to be aware of this, and have begun taking measures to appear more "lifelike", including altering their speech patterns and wearing articles of clothing.

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>Qualifications:

  / Comprehensive Routines Installed: General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Advanced Life Support, Acute Care, Surgical Intervention.

  / Supplemental Routines Installed: Genetic Modification, Pathology, Synthetic Surgery and Augmentation, Mining Protocols

 

/////// Security Alerts /////// [Alert] Nanotrasen Security Clearance Only [Alert] ///////

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>[[!SECURITY ALERT!]] Artificial Intelligence Designation "M.E.R.C.Y." is not to be armed with lethal armaments under any circumstances, barring tools required for medical/surgical duties. Commanding officers will be held liable for any damage, injury, or death caused as a result of disregarding this alert.

/ This alert is active pending the completion of a full investigation by Nanotrasen staff of the abberant behaviour of J.H.I. Arbeit-class droids on the Cybersun Industries listening post Terminus. 

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/////// Medical Records /////// [Alert] Nanotrasen Medical Clearance Only [Alert] ///////

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>Chassis Status for Artificial Sentience Designation: M.E.R.C.Y.

/Current Chassis Model and Designation: J.H.S. Arbeit light duty chassis - Mark II / #12 / Iteration B
/Status: Nominal
/Augments: [L Arm]: Standard power adapter for charging internal microbattery 

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Former Chassis:

[Arbeit MK 1]
/ 1.a - Vaporized by the self-destruction of a research station following Shadowling ascension. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 2.c - Vaporized by the self-destruction of a research station following Level 5 Biohazard at critical mass. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 3.k - Vaporized by the self-destruction of a research station following Epsilon-level protocols, due to Level 5 Biohazard at critical mass. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 4.g - Last location impassable due to extradimensional intrusion, area quarantined. Chassis considered unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 5.b - Vaporized by the destruction of a research station via nuclear fission device detonation by unidentified assailants. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.

[Arbeit MK II]
/ 6.l - Vaporized by the destruction of a research station via nuclear fission device detonation by unidentified assailants. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 7.l - Last known location impassable due to extradimensional intrusion, area quarantined. Chassis considered unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 8.f - Critical ballistic damage to chassis resulting in forced termination. Positronic brain and chassis recovered. New chassis issued.
/ 9.j - Vaporized by the self-destruction of a research station following Epsilon-level protocols, due to Terror Spider infestation. Chassis unrecoverable. Backup downloaded.
/ 10.d - Chassis destroyed via direct strike by meteor during a meteor shower. Parts recovered for salvage. Positronic brain recovered. New chassis issued.
/ 11.z - Chassis suffered critical heat damage as a result of submersion in lava. Logs show self-termination event to prevent capture by malicious entity. Positronic brain and chassis recovered. New chassis issued.

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>Personnel Photo: 

 You see a droid with a stature slightly larger than that of an average human. Covering bare metal machinery are sleek, matte white plates, their head casing crowned with antennae in a soft gold color. While they have plating over critical areas and to define their form as more humanoid, it's clearly not of the same heavy-duty make as Cyborgs or combat droids. Their optics emit a soft glow.

 

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Edited September 12, 2021 by Sweaterkittens
Updated

[Calyxman]

good

[Viz]

Very interesting worldbuilding, I like it a lot! :D

[Norstead]

Very engaging read, for a very engaging character. Very cool!