: But she also spoke as if she were an AI, being blocked out of systems. The
: implication is that she is now an AI, at least in some form.
: She says "They're still restricting my access." (What are they
: actually restricting her from? Something of herself, or access to networks
: in the real world?)
: ...although BB does say "She is an exceptional candidate for AI."

: Listening again, it sounds more like an interim stage in becoming a
: full-fledged AI, perhaps before the memory lockdown. ie, they saved her
: brain, and they're 'cleaning it up', as it were, cataloguing memories,
: before the final process. Wasn't it actually similar to this in the
: Forerunner trilogy? Been a while since I read that part...

: Maya: "What is this place?"
: BB: "Just think of it as a waiting room. Don't worry, there'll be time
: to explain later. I'll let them know you're ready for the next step. None
: of us stays on the shelf for very long. We're very, very expensive."

I guess when it gets down to it, we dunno what's involved or *required* for converting a human mind to an AI. Is this sort of step always involved? Or was it a special step pulled so BB could interrogate her?

Also, I presume that the testimony means that BB's fragment got trashed? I suppose they could have grabbed him when they picked up Mia's body, but the implication I got from BB about the EM and gravimetric disturbances was that they'd cause actual damage to him.