User:Flame-124/CORTANA-class AI

“Behold, I release my daughters upon the galaxy.”

-The original Cortana, when the first of her “daughters” was brought online.

C.O.R.T.A.N.A. (Covert Operations Retrieval Technical Attack Neural Artificial-Intelligence), or Cortana-Class Infiltration A.I. are a series of seventh generation artificial intelligence designed specifically for information warfare, developed from research of Forerunner A.I. They were designed by Jacob Halsey and the ONI Section 3 lab at Black Mesa.

Development
Towards the end of the Human-Covenant War, with John-117 and Cortana's discovery of the Halo Array a wealth of knowledge wasd brought back to Earth. By the end of the war research labs were already processing data about the Forerunners, including information on their advanced AI. ONI Section III's Black Mesa lab began work on a new generation of AI, Dr. Jacob Halsey leading the way with the new seventh generation of AI's. From there they developed a series of AI's based on the famous Cortana's infiltration and information warfare protocols, dedicating them to that purpose.