: The goal is to develop highly adaptive AI for unmanned weaponry to minimize human casualties in war.
Watch as the dark reality behind Rath's experiments is exposed through Higa's clone experiment and Kikuoka's explanation of the Underworld's creation: [Mew] Sword Art Online - Alicization - 06 (BDRi...
: Unlike standard "Top-Down AI" programmed by humans, Rath creates intelligence by scanning human Fluctlights—specifically those of newborns—to create a "Soul Archetype" without memories. : The goal is to develop highly adaptive
After sneaking onto the secret research facility with the help of , Asuna confronts Kikuoka Seijirou . Kikuoka reveals that Kirito is being treated with the Soul Translator (STL) to repair severe brain damage by stimulating his "Fluctlight"—a copy of his human soul. The Goal of Project Alicization Kikuoka reveals that Kirito is being treated with
: Kirito was brought in because his experience in virtual worlds might help identify a "human" element capable of breaking these rigid rules. Rinko’s Secret and Asuna’s Resolve
: Rath hit a wall when their AI became too perfect; the virtual citizens of the Underworld are incapable of breaking laws like the Taboo Index , which prevents them from committing murder.
The episode also explores the heavy past of Rinko and (the creator of SAO). Rinko confesses that she could have stopped Kayaba but loved him too much to do so. In a moment of empathy, Asuna comforts her, stating that despite the tragedy, her time in SAO allowed her to meet Kirito.