: Hell with what we know now you could say this is what happens at the end of
: Hunt the Truth—FERO's consciousness is "scanned" for the
: purposes of questioning, and then her digital essence will be carved up or
: selectively erased to serve as the template for an AI.

This is interesting. This is very, very interesting. It reads a lot like the creation process for AIs that was outlined in TFoR or FS, though I can't remember which. Thanks for bringing it up!