But the effective (if minimal) world-building really ... rogue as Harlan once did? Atlas vaguely explains the new models are just ‘better.’ Who are the AIs without their homo sapiens counterparts?

In addition, C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid. Unfortunately, for those living north of the equator ...