Here we have an example of following a conceit through to its logical conclusions. One of the foundations of the 22nd century world is that most military power has been centralized into a single agency. This prevents minor squabbles between nations, eliminates war, and gives fast (and final) response to any genetic deviant populations that might appear anywhere in the world.
However, when your power is concentrated to a single point, you also introduce a single point of failure — and a single weak spot that an enemy could attack to neutralize your empire. The government may assign the best people ever to protect it, but it’s still a prime target for anyone who thinks they’re smarter than the authorities.
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Jacob: All A.I.s eventually go insane. No exceptions. And you're telling me that one is in control of the entire multinational drone fleet?
Roger: More than that. Kentaro's ransacking all the Genocide Project's systems. He's dropping tons of data on me...weapon protocols, gene banks, videos...including security footage of Lola murdering Kevin Kidd.
Jacob: Does this plane have any popcorn?
Zoey: Let's check. I love in-flight entertainment!
Roger: More than that. Kentaro's ransacking all the Genocide Project's systems. He's dropping tons of data on me...weapon protocols, gene banks, videos...including security footage of Lola murdering Kevin Kidd.
Jacob: Does this plane have any popcorn?
Zoey: Let's check. I love in-flight entertainment!
Like Jacob’s smile in panel 3. He obviously loves to hear that Lola starts killing the right people!
Oh oh oh Jacob’s expression.
Jacob: “Hmm… I’m annoyed because AIs ALWAYS end up going insane and potentially homocidal, but I’m so happy that bastard Kevin’s dead…”
And with just one outlet, a whole star destroyer becomes R2D2’s puppet stage.