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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infernal Nexus (novel)|The Infernal Nexus]]'' | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infernal Nexus (novel)|The Infernal Nexus]]'' | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' stood for ARtificial Viral Intelligence Destabilisation. It was a short-lived experiment with the production of Artificial Intelligence by means of destroying a stable network in complicatedly specific ways, in much the same way that human brain | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' stood for ARtificial Viral Intelligence Destabilisation. It was a short-lived experiment with the production of Artificial Intelligence by means of destroying a [[stability|stable]] network in complicatedly specific ways, in much the same way that [[human]] [[brain]] [[cell]]s were destroyed over time. The experiment was "short lived" in any number of senses, not least because the AIs it produced, as a result of their continually degenerative state, were at best hideously erratic and at worst outright homicidal maniacs. It was employed by [[Volan Sleed]] to be the Master of Ceremonies for his maze. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infernal Nexus]]'') | ||
ARVID was also the ship's computer for the ''[[Titanian Queen]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') | ARVID was also the ship's computer for the ''[[Titanian Queen]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') | ||
