You're right about the human SAM being an upgraded version. We know that it's upgraded, but there's very little reason why anyone else in Andromeda would automatically buy that and not see a young Ryder promoted decades too soon to the Executive level of galactic exploration. Even if others are told or have the intellectual knowledge, they're still ordinary characters who wouldn't necessarily get that rules were broken to develop a sentient AI of uncertain and unquantifiable ability.
I think the problem could mostly be solved in the early storyline, involving a few key individuals on the Nexus who would be aware of the human SAM's advanced status and thus be more naturally inclined to support him, despite his other apparently short personal resume.
@Kaddris wrote:
You're right about the human SAM being an upgraded version. We know that it's upgraded, but there's very little reason why anyone else in Andromeda would automatically buy that and not see a young Ryder promoted decades too soon to the Executive level of galactic exploration. Even if others are told or have the intellectual knowledge, they're still ordinary characters who wouldn't necessarily get that rules were broken to develop a sentient AI of uncertain and unquantifiable ability.
I think the problem could mostly be solved in the early storyline, involving a few key individuals on the Nexus who would be aware of the human SAM's advanced status and thus be more naturally inclined to support him, despite his other apparently short personal resume.
I think it is more a case of it is part of the Pathfinders job to choose their own successor and since Alec chose Sara as his, it wasn’t an order they were able to question. Well they may be able to, but not one they are allowed to over-ride. Its part of their structure. Maybe if - in the case of the Asari arc the majority of the ARCs inhabitants and the ARCs CO all disagreed on a pathfinder - then it could be changed. Since the human chain of command was all present and would have had Lexi's report on Sara dying if SAM was removed they accepted her as Pathfinder so Nexus had no choice. Just my take on it.
