Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7971816-20160304031551/@comment-51.174.32.107-20160305221946

Palantiri777 wrote: I'd like to ask, If anyone knows, how the A.L.I.E. 2.0 works. It was taken out of the commander's neck in Season 2, but what did it do?

Did it influence her? Did it completely control her (That could be a possiblity since Becca said it was somehow partly human)? Was it dormant? Or maybe did it do the same thing as A.L.I.E., like  always being around. Can someone offer some ideas? I definetely think it influenced her, but judging by what lexa tells about the commanders talking in her sleep, im guessing that it influenced less on her personality and more on the choices she makes by the commanders appearing/ ALIE 2 giving her advice on a subconsious/dream level. I dont think it works in the same way as ALIE 1 because ALIE 1 was an AI stored solely as a computer program, not as this chip device that can actually interact with the commanders nervous system. ALIE 2 being human i dont think was as a means to control the commander, but more as a safety precaution to ensure no mass genocide would happen again. The fact that Becca seems to be Becca even when she has ALIE 2 connected to her, supports the idea that it is not somethign that takes over the person. Ultimately, i think it carries the memories of past commanders and is used to find the new one to ensure the survival of that group and detect the mistakes before they are made, and here the past knowledge is important in avoiding mistakes that repeat themselves as well as advising the new commander.