Intergalactic Summit

Having had a preview of the document, all I can say is this: an excellent and thorough treatment of the subject, given our limited data at present. If any of us should happen to retrieve the intact corpse of a Vigilant Tyrannos pilot, we should deliver it to these researchers for analysis.

I wonder. Researchers: do you think this is technology we would benefit from reverse engineering, provided we can acquire intact examples? Or are these pilots more drones than independent capsuleers? That's to say, is this infrastructure something that could be adapted to use by capsuleer infomorphs, or is the implant infrastructure too foreign to be adapted to our needs?

Yes, we are definitely in a dire need of samples to work with. However it appear that the drifters have installed a mechanism to prevent us from securing one of their bodies.



It is hard to tell without having actual samples to work with. Atleast from a medical point of view. As the neurology specialist on the team I have still many unanswered questions that can only be answered through a troughout analysis of the brain and cybernetics. However we may be able to make some assumptions based on their behaviour. On one side the drifters appear to have a tactical comprehension and execution that extends beyond what we have seen among sleeper AIs and even most pirate vessels. But on the other side the monotonous and repetitive patterns seen at the way the drifters operate can suggest that they are controlled by another entity. In both cases I feel safe to assume that we are dealing with some highly advanced technology that may extend beyond the Jovian technology we are used to, which can make it a difficult task to analyse and reverse engineer the technology. They are certainly not keen on sharing whatever secrets they have which makes them a high threat.

We would certainly use an isolated system to analyse the cybernetics. My field, however, is centered towards the targeted areas in the brain down to individual synapse level. For analysis of the cybernetics themselves we would need a highly specialised cybernetic team.

I would like to give you my most sincere thank you for the report, I am very impressed with how much data you have managed to collect from just the visuals.

The conclusions seem scary, but I need more time to fully comprehend and intern the possibilities of what you are proposing.

I do not enjoy the direction this is heading in. In order to remain competetive we may find ourselves having to shed the meat to a large extent and, personally, I enjoy the meat.

Thank you to the research team that put this work together, very well done. There is much we still don;t know about this assumed post-human threat and the continued violation of national borders by these so-called Drifters, as well as the long-hidden duplicity of the Jovian race, are dire portents that must be acted on in precisely this manner.

Calm, collected analysis is required to determine cost-effective means of combating this threat and gaining a measure of control over their appearance in our space. Knowledge of their bodies is a step in the right direction, for one day it might not be just space in which these creatures pose a threat. Their bodies, minds, weapons and ships are all need to know, now and no later.

Should the DED or national governments have additional information on these creatures, release to the public in the manner shown by the benevolent and wise actions of the authors of the titular document is the only answer. Capsuleer free captains represent the only realistic resistance to a post-human threat. Inform us, allow us to do what needs to be done, so that the core empires may maintain their status quo so as not to compromise the lives of the defenceless baseliners that populate them.

We can shoulder the burden if information is shared. It is because of our fractiouness, our competition, that we are suitable for this task. We have no status quo to preserve, and the authors of this document have shown that the chaotic nature of free capsuleers may turn up as much good as it can destruction. Additional measures to emancipate us from CONCORD influence and release critical tactical information on known threats to the empyrean community are no longer liberal dreams, but critical requirements to ensure our efficacy against post-human threats.

Once more I applaud the authors for striking a blow against the primary defence of our enemy, their veil of mystery.

There could definitely be drawn some parrallels between them and Sansha nation. My theory is that they operate under a certain degree of free will, which allows them to retain their flexibility and advanced executive functions, but their motivations, goals and reward center is heavily influence which effectively puts a firm grib on them without hindering their abilities. Much like the Sansha nation, but in a more sophisticated and effective manner.

Some good points there. I am definitely sure that these drifters are even furthere dimishing the difference between man and machine.

First, I would like to congratulate the team responsible for this article. Your dedication is commendable, even if your conclusions are worrisome.






Agreed. I would like to see what you've discovered regarding their cybernetic capabilities. Should a team such as the one mentioned above be assembled, I would very much like to be a part of it.

Well done. This is the kind of work we should be engaging in for the benefit of us as a species.

This is very interesting work. I look forward to reading more on it. Time permitting.

-K. Amsel