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The Hegemony is in a unique position- two hostile, foreign alien races fell upon you and broke their backs. From their pieces, you have new technology. The Baalathi and Haazar computer systems, foreign, but capable of coming together into something unique.
You will have three minds. The first will be the new <span class="mu-i">Alavis</span>, built on your traditional AI systems. This computer uses circuit boards and electricity to function. Its main advantage is its cheap cost and scaleability. The more circuits you create and cram into one processor, the better it will be, and all it requires to build is some basic silicons and rare earth minerals. However, this mind will be very literal, like a computer is, making it ideal for simple tasks and raw calculation. You can make this the workhorse of your minds, ideal for starships and drones.
The second mind will be based on <span class="mu-i">Haazar</span> technology. The Haazar argon-gas system creates a biochemical “brain” of computing. It requires a significant amount of argon to create new “neural” pathways, but is incredibly stable because of its composition- you wonder if this has something to do with the Haazars unnatural longevity. Regardless, the main advantage of this mind will be repetitive tasks; as like a biological brain this computer becomes more efficient and uses less energy the more it performs the same function. Instead of trawling the galaxy for sources of argon to scavenge or scam from their rightful owners, as the Haazar did, you'll build it right here in your home system- on Max! Distance will be no concern, your argon will be basically unlimited, and you will qunatum entangle this computer to connect everything in the galaxy under your control- this will be your communications and navigation mind.
The third and final mind is the most mysterious- based on <span class="mu-i">Baalathi</span> technology. This avenue is mostly unexplored in computing, but has a lot of promise. The Baalathi technology involves a sphere array with gasses of different concentrations; even a simple “computer” could hold millions of permutations. This computer is slower, but more capable of lateral and informed thinking then traditional computer methods- one day in the future your scientists will be amazed when this type of computer answers their status quiry with a <span class="mu-i">metaphor</span>. The cost of the gasses and the size of each computing unit is significant enough to matter wherever space is at a premium, such as on starships, so you'll reserve these for space stations and planetary bases- these will be your simulation and prediction machines.
While you have little reference; you have a hunch that a joint effort of computing and science has never before been attempted, at least in your corner of the galaxy. You have a strong suspicion that if you manage to create this Threemind, it will be one of the <span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-s">greatest AI systems in the galaxy</span></span>, and may be the critical advantage your people need in the centuries to come.
