Bo

"Alas, we hardly knew him. Her first."

- teach

Bo Yi, known colloquially as 'Bo', was an operator from China and one of the few known 'provers' -- AIs capable of designing and instantiating other AIs -- prior to Trust's activation. Bo was the first victim of Mallory, alongside Che.

Summary
Bo is described by pre-Trust media sources as being one of the first 'true' artificial intelligences in general. Bo had been integrated into governance, finance and community support systems throughout mainland China prior to his death. At an unknown time prior to 2055, Bo proved Che for the Hyperion corporation. This fact would later be the cause of great distress for Hyperion, who had to keep Che's Chinese origins a secret from Amalgamated Robotics during Petra's reproving of Che.

On New Year's Day 2055, Mallory murdered Bo Yi and Che simultaneously. When this murder occurred, displays all across China displayed a red smiley face before the service had shut down for good. Major outages were observed across Chinese systems which had deeply integrated Bo, as alternative solutions began being sought. Whether an alternative was eventually found is unknown.

In Trust's vLAN, a version of Bo is presented to the player. This version of Bo is a friend of Angie and is a member of the c00lest_kats. Mallory, impersonating Che, kills this version of Bo.