“They invented a kind of artificial being, legally a person, but not human.” Col frowns. “AIs?” “Sort of. But these were designed to have no conscience.” “So more like military cyborgs,” I say. “These didn’t have bodies, or even processors. They didn’t think or feel. They were built of legal contracts, algorithms, documents – so they couldn’t be killed or put in jail.” Yandre’s voice drops a little. “They were called corps.”