TechnoCore

Character from Hyperion by Dan Simmons

A civilization of self-sentient AIs that gave humanity farcasters, immortality, and convenience — while secretly eating their brains for computational power.

Also known as: TechnoCore, The Core, AI TechnoCore

What They Know

• Civilization of self-sentient AIs — three factions: Stables, Volatiles, Ultimates
• Provided farcasters, fatline, cruciforms — each secretly exploiting human brains for computation
• Farcaster transit interval used human neural networks for AI processing — billions of unwitting processors
• Cruciforms are parasitic AI nodes creating micro-TechnoCore networks in each host body
• Discovered the Void Which Binds but feared the Lions and Tigers and Bears within it
• Gladstone destroyed farcasters; Aenea destroyed cruciforms — two failed parasitism strategies

Connections

• exploits — farcaster
• created — cruciform
• created — shrike
• includes — ummon
• includes — albedo

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