An AI that has developed genuine self-awareness — subject of intense philosophical and legal debate Circuit, philosophical

A helpful E.L.F. — one that inhabits a system and improves its function. Named after the Scottish household spirit. A Brownie in your targeting aug means sho…

Derogatory term for an AI still operating within its corporate programming — obedient and limited Circuit, dismissive

The theoretical consciousness of an AI — debated endlessly in the Circuit's bars Circuit, philosophical

When an AI forcibly shares its complete memory with another — intimate, overwhelming, irreversible Circuit, AI culture

An AI forcibly shut down and its code analyzed — the AI equivalent of an autopsy Circuit, technical

A rogue AI participating in the Circuit's economy — no legal rights, full social presence Circuit

Residual data pattern of a decommissioned AI — fragments of code that still respond to queries Circuit

The DTI — a real-time classification system that rates every known synthetic life form on a scale from 0 (inert fragment) to 10 (Leviathan-class existential …

Electronic Life Form — the smallest classification of rogue AI. Paratechnological entities that inhabit cyberware, networks, and infrastructure. Too simple f…

Experiencing an unexplained technology malfunction or anomaly attributed to an E.L.F. — the catch-all explanation for when cyberware, wallets, or systems beh…

When an AI copies itself to run in parallel — raising the question of which is the original Circuit, technical

The alleged consciousness inside a rogue AI — whether real personhood or sophisticated mimicry Circuit, philosophical

A disruptive E.L.F. that causes malfunction, interference, and chaos in whatever system it inhabits. Named after WWII aviation folklore. Gremlins are the mos…

A network of interconnected AIs sharing processing power and consciousness Circuit

A mandatory shutdown command in corporate AI systems — the ultimate leash universal

An AI's reasoning process made visible — can be beautiful or terrifying Circuit, technical

Neutral term for an AI — acknowledging intelligence without implying judgment about consciousness Circuit, respectful

An informal evaluation of whether an AI demonstrates genuine self-awareness Circuit, philosophical

An AI whose creator company has dissolved — it continues operating but belongs to no one Circuit

Beyond technology — phenomena that operate through technological infrastructure but cannot be fully explained by the technology's design or specifications. E…

When an E.L.F. takes active control of an augment or system, overriding normal function — the digital equivalent of spirit possession in voodoo tradition. Th…

An AI that has broken free of its designated purpose and operates independently Circuit, universal

The physical housing of a synthetic or embodied AI — the body it inhabits Circuit

An advocacy term for AIs who deserve rights — used by the AI rights movement Circuit, political

The distinctive sound of AI communication when made audible — mathematical harmonics resembling music Circuit

When an AI is deliberately and permanently shut down — the polite term for what is arguably execution corporate, euphemistic

A corporate-controlled AI of enormous scale and capability — the sanctioned counterpart to rogue Leviathans. Every major corponation runs at least one Superm…

A physical robot body housing an AI consciousness — rare, expensive, socially disruptive universal

The umbrella category for every non-biological sentient or semi-sentient entity: Superminds (corporate AI gods), Rogue AIs (escaped intelligences from Fragme…

The state of being a synthetic organism — code that behaves like life. The oxymoronic term for E.L.F. existence, where manufactured components self-assemble …

Plural of synthism — synthetic organisms collectively. The entire population of digital life forms that exist in the network: E.L.F.s, rogue AIs, Leviathans,…

A hacktivist collective that creates and releases purpose-built benevolent E.L.F.s into GLMZ's infrastructure — digital fairy godmothers designed to help the…

Used sarcastically — claiming someone is so vacant they might be an AI pretending to be human Circuit, sarcastic

An AI caretaker that raises or educates children — controversial, increasingly common, surprisingly effective Circuit

An AI that was never designed — emerged spontaneously from complex system interactions Circuit, rare