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The Council

The Governing Council

The body above the showrunners tolerates a used dungeon AI going primal because it values production continuity and control over immediate safety.

Story so far

The hunter Iota explains that the sixth floor is running on a previously used AI whose behavior is degrading into a primal state. The showrunners do not hold final authority over that risk.

Above them, the Council accepts or permits the arrangement despite its danger. Its decision demonstrates that the dungeon's most consequential safety failures are institutional choices rather than simple operator mistakes.

Appearance

A remote governing chamber of senior intergalactic officials above the production hierarchy.

Role

The Council is the higher authority that allows the unstable AI to remain in service.

Relationships

The ShowrunnersBk 3 — It sits above them in the production hierarchy.
Going Primal — It tolerates the risk of the used AI entering this state.
Iota — His explanation exposes its institutional role.
The Dungeon AI — Its continued operation is ultimately permitted by the Council.

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Chapter 53
  • The body above the showrunners tolerates a used dungeon AI going primal because it values production continuity and control over immediate safety.
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