thegatorgirl00 she/her Posted June 1, 2018 Posted June 1, 2018 Note: this theory is based on my supposition that Skyward exists in the same universe as Defending Elysium. If that is wrong, then this is all completely irrelevant. AI's are not part of the worldbuilding in DE. Technology level is explicitly stated to be stilted be wuss of the use of Cytonics. I think the AI in Skyward is not actually an artificial intelligence, but is instead the result of a mind swap into a computer. Very little is known about how mind swaps work in DE. We do, however, know that technology can enhance Cytonics abilities, as computers are used to route the FTL communication powered by one man's Cytonics. It's possible that if a mind swap can be forced on an unwilling participant, as happens in DE, it could maybe also be done with a computer. If this theory is true, it likely won't be revealed until end of book 2 at earliest. From the released Skyward chapters, Cytonics is not something known about by the people. Mind swaps are presumably a very advanced application of Cytonics, so Spensa would likely spend time rediscovering and learning the basics of Cytonics in the first 2 books before learning that mind swaps are possible. 2
Mestiv he/him Posted June 1, 2018 Posted June 1, 2018 Wouldn't a normal mind go insane trapped in a computer for many years?
thegatorgirl00 she/her Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 On 6/1/2018 at 6:55 AM, Mestiv said: Wouldn't a normal mind go insane trapped in a computer for many years? Human minds, probably. Aliens minds, however, can do whatever Brandon wants them to. 3
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