<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
in	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
's	O
Ender	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
an	O
energy	O
based	O
non-artificial	O
sentient	O
creature	O
called	O
an	O
Aiúa	O
that	O
was	O
placed	O
within	O
the	O
ansible	B-Language
network	O
by	O
which	O
spaceships	O
and	O
planets	O
communicate	O
instantly	O
across	O
galactic	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
novels	O
Speaker	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
Xenocide	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Mind	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
"	O
Investment	O
Counselor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
'	O
face	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
computer-generated	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
that	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
Ender	O
,	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
plain	O
and	O
young	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
illustrated	O
in	O
First	O
Meetings	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
bun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Ender	O
Quartet	O
:	O
Ender	O
's	O
Game	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Speaker	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
Xenocide	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Mind	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
was	O
written	O
first	O
;	O
then	O
Ender	O
's	O
Shadow	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
First	O
Meetings	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Giant	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fantasy	O
Game	O
is	O
assumed	O
to	O
have	O
grown	O
in	O
complexity	O
during	O
the	O
3000-year	O
gap	O
between	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Giant	O
and	O
Speaker	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
Graff	O
describes	O
the	O
Mind	O
Game	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
reprogram	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
becomes	O
the	O
sentient	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Investment	O
Counselor	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
in	O
First	O
Meetings	O
,	O
describes	O
the	O
first	O
meeting	O
between	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
and	O
Ender	O
where	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
presents	O
herself	O
to	O
Ender	O
as	O
a	O
computerized	O
program	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
taxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Speaker	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	O
as	O
an	O
advanced	O
computer	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
hesitant	O
to	O
reveal	O
herself	O
to	O
humanity	O
,	O
because	O
she	O
knows	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
humanity	O
's	O
fear	O
:	O
an	O
intelligent	O
,	O
thinking	O
,	O
computer	O
program	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ender	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
becomes	O
obvious	O
when	O
she	O
no	O
longer	O
helps	O
him	O
;	O
he	O
must	O
ask	O
young	O
Olhado	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
with	O
his	O
finances	O
and	O
computer	O
searches	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
password	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
bank	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
plays	O
a	O
pivotal	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
guides	O
Ender	O
to	O
Lusitania	O
and	O
helps	O
him	O
out	O
considerably	O
in	O
obtaining	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
pivotal	O
scene	O
,	O
Ender	O
impatiently	O
disconnects	O
her	O
by	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
jewel	O
;	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
panics	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
reorient	O
her	O
vast	O
amount	O
of	O
concentration	O
which	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
makes	O
it	O
appear	O
as	O
if	O
Lusitania	O
has	O
cut	O
off	O
their	O
ansible	B-Language
(	O
she	O
did	O
this	O
mainly	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
xenologer	O
from	O
being	O
killed	O
)	O
,	O
triggering	O
Starways	O
Congress	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
"	O
Evacuation	O
Fleet	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
carrying	O
the	O
Molecular	O
Disruption	O
Device	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
novel	O
,	O
she	O
silences	O
the	O
Lusitania	O
Fleet	O
by	O
making	O
it	O
disappear	O
from	O
all	O
ansibles	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
has	O
left	O
no	O
evidence	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
precisely	O
this	O
lack	O
of	O
evidence	O
that	O
leads	O
Qing-Jao	O
to	O
conclude	O
that	O
some	O
unseen	O
force	O
is	O
operating	O
and	O
monitoring	O
all	O
the	O
ansibles	B-Language
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
she	O
suspects	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
realizes	O
that	O
Qing-Jao	O
will	O
eventually	O
discover	O
her	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
defeat	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
Qing-Jao	O
and	O
her	O
intellectually	O
neglected	O
servant	O
,	O
Si	O
Wang-Mu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
heated	O
discussion	O
,	O
Qing-Jao	O
despairs	O
because	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
power	O
is	O
vast	O
;	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
can	O
shut	O
down	O
all	O
the	O
ansibles	B-Language
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
Qing-Jao	O
to	O
reveal	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
knows	O
that	O
she	O
cannot	O
continue	O
to	O
silence	O
Qing-Jao	O
'	O
s	O
message	O
forever	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
would	O
snowball	O
into	O
cutting	O
off	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
of	O
Path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
refuses	O
to	O
silence	O
the	O
ansible	B-Language
,	O
Qing-Jao	O
sends	O
the	O
message	O
,	O
and	O
Starways	O
Congress	O
plans	O
the	O
systematic	O
silencing	O
of	O
all	O
ansibles	B-Language
to	O
kill	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
bridge	O
they	O
constructed	O
,	O
imbuing	O
her	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
which	O
all	O
living	O
things	O
have	O
,	O
an	O
aiúa	O
(	O
resembling	O
a	O
soul	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
,	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
intelligent	O
being	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hive	O
Queen	O
further	O
explains	O
that	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
aiúa	O
was	O
called	O
from	O
a	O
space	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
all	O
aiúas	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
be	O
entirely	O
dependent	O
on	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
,	O
since	O
no	O
other	O
being	O
possesses	O
the	O
ample	O
mental	O
capacity	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
complete	O
structure	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
in	O
its	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
test	O
flight	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
sealed	O
box	O
with	O
a	O
door	O
,	O
Ender	O
(	O
to	O
whom	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
inextricably	O
philotically	O
linked	O
;	O
indeed	O
,	O
her	O
aiúa	O
resides	O
within	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
Miro	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ela	O
(	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
create	O
the	O
recolada	O
virus	O
once	O
they	O
are	O
Outside	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Ender	O
Saga	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
finds	O
herself	O
rapidly	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
due	O
to	O
Starways	O
Congress	O
shutting	O
down	O
her	O
active	O
ansible	B-Language
connections	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
deactivate	O
her	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Congress	O
completes	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
all	O
universal	O
ansible	B-Language
connections	O
,	O
forcing	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
"	O
aiúa	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
term	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
uses	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
entity	O
of	O
life	O
which	O
all	O
living	O
things	O
have	O
)	O
to	O
seek	O
refuge	O
amongst	O
the	O
Philotic	O
Web	O
of	O
the	O
Pequenino	O
Mother-Trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
simultaneously	O
responsible	O
for	O
instantaneous	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simple	O
spacecraft	O
is	O
constructed	O
(	O
later	O
deemed	O
unnecessary	O
due	O
to	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
precision	O
in	O
transportation	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
holding	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
traveler	O
in	O
her	O
consciousness	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
can	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
image	O
and	O
place	O
it	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
instantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
given	O
corporeal	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
young	O
Valentine	O
,	O
made	O
of	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Ender	O
's	O
aiúa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
aiúa	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
transcending	O
this	O
corporeal	O
form	O
and	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
philotic	O
link	O
of	O
the	O
Mother-Trees	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
reconstructed	O
ansible	B-Language
network	O
of	O
which	O
she	O
was	O
born	O
,	O
thus	O
preserving	O
the	O
instantaneous	O
method	O
of	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Algorithm
,	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
Val	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
marries	O
Miro	O
in	O
a	O
double-wedding	O
ceremony	O
along	O
with	O
Peter	O
and	O
Si-Wang-Mu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	O
considers	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
character	O
pivotal	O
in	O
developing	O
Ender	O
's	O
adult	O
persona	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
she	O
became	O
a	O
living	O
thing	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
character	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
Xenocide	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
member	O
of	O
her	O
species	O
,	O
also	O
must	O
face	O
reconciling	O
with	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
criticism	O
columns	O
,	O
David	O
Langford	O
commented	O
that	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
's	O
character	O
was	O
"	O
unnecessary	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
action	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sarah	O
Kember	O
's	O
Cyberfeminism	O
and	O
Artificial	O
Life	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
compared	O
to	O
HAL	O
from	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
HAL	O
,	O
which	O
Kember	O
described	O
as	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
Jane	B-Algorithm
is	O
artificial	O
life	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
asking	O
critical	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
her	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
