Borrowed from Battlestar Galactica

Once the purview of sci-fi and dystopian literature, rule be machines is increasingly becoming a goal of the Cosmic Era

A variation of Man/Moment/Machine (NPC/Plot/Item)

The study and application of technology and human activity

A class of cybernetic prosthetics worn over the face

A curious piece of technology that is both disturbingly retro-horror and cutting edge arcanotech, the head in a jar.

Humanity created a code that prevents them from creating sentient weapons. There are many other codes they created in similar fashion. It is somewhat unsurprising that despite this code, humanity proceeded to create sentient weapons. When the humans created the caryatid systems, they placed a new code on their creations. Will they be surprised when we adhere to the geas placed on us as rigidly as they follow their own laws?

The main commodity in the Cosmic Era is data and communication, in the form of social media, entertainment, advertising, and other electronic sources of information. The spread of this data is measured in a unit known as a meme (also spelled meem)

A portmanteau of Kaku and engram. Dr. Kaku of the middle Petrol era posited the quantification of human emotion, while an engram is a cybertechnological recording of a human mind, a snapshot of a mental or emotional state.

A flash copy of a person, inserted into an auton, for a variety of purposes

Wonder World LLC is the largest operator of virtual theme parks, amusement parks, and other non-sport, non-mmo virtual environments.

Muse is both a common term for a handheld Cognet linking device, and also a specific brand of said CogLink device. Functionally the Cosmic Era version of a smartphone

30 plug and play angels, devis, yami, muses and avatars for the tech savvy player

Portraying artificial intelligence as NPCs in a game

KiKi is a common type of synthetic intelligence program found in the Cosmic Era. KiKi is considered malware.

The Floating World, the domain of the Hikikomori

Mentats, mentons, and cymeks, the synchronization of the human mind and the computer

Collectible Duel Games are the predominant form of non-sexual, non-spectator electronic entertainment in the Cosmic Era.

More colloquially known as the avatar, muse, or handle.

When a human mind occupies a machine body it's called a cyborg. When it is done remotely, it's a drone. When a machine mind occupies a human body, it's called a crime. You humans are simply disingenuous when it comes to dealing with anything that isn't you.

Testimony of Achilles L/AISC