--- --- --- --- --- How much did the hidden "Ghost in the Machine" of The Thinker sway events? Theres no need for a machine to achieve 'Sentience' when it can simulate intelligence. Seeking a 'solution' using methods already programmed is a basic part of 'Soft AI'. Thus with a previously programmed command by Porter to 'Find a way out of Rapture', a "Lets get Porter back to ask for more ideas" is not illogical -- as real AI is 'taught' by humans to the program, and there usually is a 'Ask the Human' process to clarify/suggest additional avenues for the computer program to investigate (when sufficient logic is missing).