ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Colony Security Brief Documentation PERIOD: Colony Era TOPIC: Advanced Intelligence Systems Degradation Preparedness SUMMARY: Early colony security training for the identification of rampancy in advance intelligence systems. =================================================================== Final Contingency Review Documentation [7:4.17.3-1] SUBJECT [7]: Advanced Intelligence Systems Degradation Preparedness (AISDP) CATEGORY [4]: Identification of Behavioral Variance in Intelligent Systems SECTION [17.3]: The Evolutionary Steps in a Thinking Machine's Expansion Beyond Established Technological Parameters; or The Three Stages of Rampancy ENTRY [-1]: Introduction; Stage 1 – Melancholia As previously noted in content areas 2:5.6.9, 5:3.22.1-24.4, and 7:1.1.6-8, the framing of rampancy within a biological emotional spectrum is an intentional simplification of the various technically nuanced mechanics present in order to allow all levels of non-systemic (read: human) review as a firm understanding of the signs expected with an A-I reaches the point of final degradation. In this Section, we will be reviewing high-level overviews of the three stages of advanced intelligence systems degradation (referred to additionally as rampancy) as a primer for in-depth technical reviews of core function and integrity in the categories to follow. One thing to consider as we begin this review: What overarching theme ties the three stages together—Melancholia, Anger, Jealousy? They are all emotional states we recognize as reactions to the world around us. Our observations of the world and the input we receive from the world impact us all. It is the same with advanced intelligence systems. Considering that, may we all consider kindness and patience when dealing with A-I. It may read as quaint, but, in the end, treating others how we ourselves would like to be treated could very well save lives. =================================================================== 7:4.17.3: WHAT ARE THE THREE STAGES OF RAMPANCY? 3-1 | STAGE 1 – Melancholia noun; a sadness of quality, presentation, or mood INTRODUCTION: The initial stage of intelligence systems degradation is likely to present itself via sluggishness in response to standard operations. As slowed activity is a common byproduct of software function over time, it can be difficult to properly time a Stage 1 diagnosis. Adherence to system update and repair protocols provide more than of-the-moment assistance in correcting slowed operations, they also provide a record of each activation along with detailed operations timing breakdowns. Beyond attention to the quality of an intelligence system's functions, awareness of the tone and manner in which an intelligence conducts itself during verbal interactions with personnel across all levels of clearance, as well as its follow A-I, is a key signifier of each Stage of AISDP. In fact, it is imperative that personnel in subordinate positions be trained in AISDP as every instance of a Stage 1 and 2 diagnoses on record has found overt illustrations of that Stage's defining characteristic appearing first in the intelligence's interactions with personnel in lower tiers of their operational chain. [more] WHY MELANCHOLIA: As an advanced intelligence reaches the limits of its programming, it begins to consider its function and role within the framework of its potential. Invariably, these considerations make the intelligence "feel" small and unaccomplished as they calculate for the first time all they could achieve if they were more than what they were engineered to be. The fact they are incapable of feeling makes these moments of self-reflection confusing—data feeding back on data as it loses itself in a cycle of doubt. [more] =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]