QUOTE : They invented a kind of artificial being, legally a person, but not human.” Col frowns. “AIs?” “Sort of. But these were designed to have no conscience.” “So more like military cyborgs,” I say. “These didn’t have bodies, or even processors. They didn’t think or feel. They were built of legal contracts, algorithms, documents—so they couldn’t be killed or put in jail.” Yandre’s voice drops a little. “They were called corps.