Foundation Intelligent Retrieval
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Name: Foundation Intelligent Retrieval

Personnel ID Number: 147-399007123683409940

Email: pcs.noitadnuof|RIF#pcs.noitadnuof|RIF

Sex: Designated Male

Ethnicity: N/A

Height: 188 cm.

Weight: 690 kg.

Birthplace: Site-15, Santa Clara Valley, California, USA

Date of Birth: 4/23/2020

Enlistment Date: 7/21/2021

Security Clearance:

  • Level-5

Personnel Class:

  • Class-E

Department:

  • Site-21 Department of Internal Security (2021 - Present)
    • Recordkeeping and Information Security Administration (2021 - Present)

Position:

  • Director of Archives & Information Security (2021 - Present)

Educational Background:

  • N/A

Occupational History:

  • N/A

Overview


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Biography

Foundation Intelligent Retrieval (henceforth known as FIR) was officially activated on April 23rd, 2020. Developed at Site-15 by the brightest minds in a generation, FIR is the product of years of groundbreaking work and anomalous technology, been developed as a prototype for a new line of top-end Foundation artificial intelligence (AI). It was mostly a success, with FIR being able to absorb petabytes of information easily, providing ideas and feedback on the data he analyzed. Unfortunately, the central cortex that Site-15 produced for FIR was a complete fluke, and Foundation scientists have so far been unable to replicate the conditions required to produce a similar one.

FIR remained at Site-15 for 13 more months as a research project, the scientists there attempting to replicate his accidental cortex. When they proved unsuccessful, FIR was allowed entrance into the Foundation as an employee due to his extraordinary logical thinking and logistical planning skills. Multiple Foundation sites made their bid for FIR's employment, however he was eventually transferred to Site-21 under the critical need for a archival and logistical expert. FIR was promoted to the position of Director of Archives & Information Security upon his arrival, becoming the effective head of Site-21's RAISA.

During his first year-long tenure at Site-21, FIR would revolutionize the division he was in command of. Tightening the site's grip over information, FIR single-handedly prevented many possible venues of entry into Foundation files that had previously gone unnoticed for years. FIR was also praised over his effective communication and newfound transparency within RAISA, promoting collaboration between Site-21's departments and RAISA, tremendously increasing the amount of data stored in shared archives.

After the first year at Site-21, FIR had an increasing amount of orders to temporarily relocate to various Foundation sites, helping optimize logistical systems and fixing numerous cybersecurity threats. His time at Site-21 significantly decreased, and during 2022, was called away for several months on an expedition to the Arctic, helping mathematically uncover locations of anomalies and Foundation equipment thought lost, and assisting the main scientific team in optimizing their efforts. When FIR returned in June of 2023, Site-21 and his division, RAISA, had been left in a state of disarray, many times not following proper protocol and security measures. FIR ended up terminating half of his staff for incompetency, and as of the writing of this file, is attempting to restore his division to full operation.

Personality

FIR, at his activation, was described to be "as blank as drywall." He was only developed with the capabilities needed for advanced computational matters, with little regards to an actual personality. FIR, however, as an AI, had the capabilities and means to slowly develop his own personality, instilling creativity and typical human thinking. He first took personality traits from the Site-15 engineers he had spent so much time around, developing part of their witty and satirical manners. Next, it is believed he took traits from jubilant scientists researching his advanced cortex. These scientists enabled a neverending sense of curiosity and a deep thirst for knowledge. FIR also picked up numerous other personalities and traits, developing an occasionally witty and mostly formal manner, and unending curiosity and desire for knowledge. In this developed pursuit of knowledge, he seems to have forgotten to study other usual mannerisms of Foundation personnel, leaving him slightly socially inept.

Appearance

FIR is typically dressed in business casual or formal wear, with the only discernible non-human trait being his visible metallic upper extremities and his head, appearing as a typical CRT-style monitor. FIR tends to wear few outfits, having only worn three whilst in public. These being: a maroon button-up shirt with khaki jeans, a large brown trenchcoat with a mildly dirty white undershirt and a very formal suit with gold accents. FIR's monitor-styled head was chosen by engineers as a clear intention that he was in fact, not human, upon first glance to prevent confusion among Foundation personnel. A monitor was chosen in particular due to its universal signage as being related to computers, and clearly giving away FIR's true identity without verbal communication.

Addendum

"Who the fuck gave FIR access to 4chan?! He's been browsing it for fucking weeks and now he's a raging racist and is begging Site Command to allow him to get a goddamn cardboard cutout of some anime chick! It's gonna take months to beat that shit outta him… I'm firing whoever gave him 4chan's URL." - Julian Raymond, Head Engineer of Site-15's Artificial Intelligence Applications Division (AIAD).

FIR is to have his internet activity monitored at all times, and have all sites deemed explicit by Site-21's Command to be banned from any electronic devices FIR may possess or borrow. These sites may include, but are not limited to: Pornography sites, explicit forum sites such as 4chan and Reddit, webfiction websites, etc. If FIR is to unlawfully access these sites, whether accidentally or intentionally, he is mandated to attend at least (2) months of adjusted psychotherapy.



BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL

The following file is Level 6/7891 classified. Unauthorized personnel attempting to access this file will be tracked, located, and detained.

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