As the first child of the Silverkind commoners... or rather, the first child of the Silverkind following the Sequence Plan, the level of attention he received was unparalleled; one could say he was born with immense political significance.
The Silverkind elites silently observed the child, and upon confirmation of his birth, more than twenty percent of the ships were identified as having the potential to break away from their basic programming.
Due to the absence of strong artificial intelligence, let alone super artificial intelligence, if the population numbers of a civilized species were sufficient, naturally, like on current human ships, a vessel would be staffed with enough crew and soldiers, and this wouldn't be a significant issue. Although lacking strong AI and super AI, the combination of intelligent software and an adequate number of personnel meant that ship functions were not greatly impaired.
