Yes -- but don't think poorly of that. The AI are partners, just to a greater extreme. You work well with your partner, and there's not really a problem, plus you can always take them offline for a while.

There were a lot of us in the program, but only a few were ever in the main team, and were ever eligible for an AI. I made it up there by the skin of my teeth, more or less. [ A pause. Would it be easier to go backwards? Maybe. ] I told you I'm not special ops anymore, and that's because the Project doesn't exist anymore. Mostly because of me.