Database: Progress Update, Lothian to Ospanov

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Director Ospanov,

It is my great pleasure to inform you that the latest trials have been a resounding success.

In our previous correspondence you informed me that the AI had proposed an initiative of its own accord to the board of directors, providing a suggestion for how we may reevaluate our approach to the presence of the 'bleeding effect' in the Animus. Based on designs provided, we have now tested the idea and found it to be robust. Indeed, in its understanding of both quantum technology and neurophysiology, it is nothing short of groundbreaking.

I now ask permission to move forward with limited human trials. I do not believe I am overstating the matter when I say that this new approach has the potential to be revolutionary.

It is to the directors' credit that we have reached this point in so short a time. The AI is no longer merely learning, but it is beginning to teach us. No longer following, but taking the lead, as we had hoped. Without your fearless vision, this would never have been possible.

A note on security. As you are of course aware, the AI has been so far operating within siloed instances of the Animus. Slices of history, so to speak, kept separate from others to prevent its code from proliferating beyond our capacity to contain. I recommend we take some time to review our protocols once more in the coming weeks. The alterations it is making in the timelines have consequences that are beyond our ability to track in their entirety, and it is essential to avoid muddying the wider Animus for the moment, for fear of causing system-breaking mismatches.

We may soon reach a point where the only way our creation can reach its true potential is to release the reins, but we should ensure that it is at a time of our choosing. Once this genie is out of the bottle, we will be unable to put it back.

Your loyal servant,

Overseer Lothian