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When [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived at the office to drop her nephew (Rattrap) off for work, T-AI immediately assumed she was a troublemaker like the rest of the Transformers and tried to arrest her. Rhinox and [[Tigatron]], already infatuated with Arcee, stopped T-AI from making the arrest and were rewarded with a scrumptious dinner.{{storylink|Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 10}}
When [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived at the office to drop her nephew (Rattrap) off for work, T-AI immediately assumed she was a troublemaker like the rest of the Transformers and tried to arrest her. Rhinox and [[Tigatron]], already infatuated with Arcee, stopped T-AI from making the arrest and were rewarded with a scrumptious dinner.{{storylink|Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 10}}
   
   
==Ask Vector Prime==
===Ask Vector Prime===


[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] stated that there was no connection between Synergy, the holographic computer from [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], and T-AI. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] stated that there was no connection between Synergy, the holographic computer from [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], and T-AI. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

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T-AI is an Autobot computer from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.
I, am, your sing-ing tele-gram! *BANG!*

T-AI (pronounced "tie", short for Tactical Artificial Intelligence) is the Autobots' main computer system. She keeps tabs on events across Earth, coordinates Autobot forces across the globe, maintains the elaborate Global Space Bridge network, and generally keeps things running smoothly at the base... or as smoothly as possible considering the variety of odd personalities that make up the Autobot ranks. She is an incredibly advanced computer that displays distinct emotions, self-awareness, a sense of humor, and—perhaps most notably—the ability to lose her patience. She is quick to berate verbally any Autobot found slacking off or doing something dumb.

T-AI manifests herself with a holographic avatar, taking the form of a young human girl in a maroon uniform similar to a Japanese policewoman's. It's possible she chose this form to better acclimate the Autobots to dealing with humans, as well as to help their human ally Koji better deal with being surrounded by giant alien robots.

She is reportedly the "daughter" of Teletraan I.<ref>"I'm T-AI, Tactical Artificial Intelligence system. Daughter of the Teletraan I computer program." An Explosive Situation</ref>

Fiction

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

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Voice actor: Sandy Fox (English), Chieko Higuchi (Japanese){{#if: Ana Lobo (Latin American Spanish), Federica De Bortoli (Italian)|, Ana Lobo (Latin American Spanish), Federica De Bortoli (Italian)}}
Wait till you hear this, ha ha! I just saw Megatron! He kidnapped your father, ha ha! We're in a lot of trouble!

T-AI's first major action on Earth was to initiate Battle Protocol and send the Autobot Brothers to New York City. Battle Protocol! A short time later, Optimus Prime brought Koji Onishi to visit the base—Koji's father had been kidnapped by Megatron. On being introduced to T-AI, Koji attempted to shake hands with her and fell through the holographic projection. The boy stuck around with T-AI to monitor the currently-developing situation—the Predacons were trying to steal an explosive device from a car. An Explosive Situation

Prepare to fast-forward!

T-AI would continue to monitor odd goings-on, such as a series of suspicious train wrecks which turned out to have been caused by the Predacons. Bullet Train to the Rescue The only Autobot she tended to have problems with was Side Burn, a notorious slacker who would often be out chasing red sports cars rather than go to the assignments given to him. On one occasion Side Burn turned out to be actually doing something useful—exploring some ruins with Koji. As a result of this adventure, a computer microchip owned by Doctor Onishi was discovered, and T-AI set about extracting information from it. The Secret of the Ruins

It wasn't unusual for Side Burn to cut off contact altogether, which is probably why T-AI didn't immediately panic when he was captured by the Predacons. Once Prowl and X-Brawn alerted her to the situation, T-AI dispatched the Spy Changers to assist in rescuing both Side Burn and Optimus. Sideburn's Obsession On another occasion one of the Spy Changers, Mirage appeared to have left the Autobot ranks but in reality had pretended to defect and had located Megatron's "Mega-Laser Cannon". T-AI was able to extend the Global Space Bridge, allowing the Spy Changers to use the sphere formation to destroy the laser. Mirage's Betrayal

When new Autobot arrival Skid-Z went missing, T-AI was able to download his scanner log and determine that, as suspected, the Autobot had become contaminated with Auggie Cahnay's psychotropic energy, giving him the urge to compete in races. She warned the other Autobots that they needed to get Skid-Z back to headquarters for decontamination or he would burn out his circuits. Skid Z's Choice Tow-Line's introduction didn't go much better. Shortly after his arrival, T-AI lost contact with Side Burn, X-Brawn and Rapid Run—Tow-Line had gone renegade and abducted the trio. She coordinated with Optimus and Prowl to track down the rogue Autobot. Tow-Line Goes Haywire

Snotty beamed me twice last night. It was wonderful.

Puzzled by the Predacons' interest in statues, T-AI dispatched the Autobot Brothers to the Cave of the Dragon, which Koji had a hunch was involved. There Side Burn encountered a giant moving statue, which T-AI was able to reveal was a special effect created by a film crew working there. As it turned out the cave had another secret, the first of seven Cybertronian artifacts called O-Parts. The Ultimate Robot Warrior Shortly after the discovery, T-AI called all of the Autobots back to base to review footage of their past missions and attempt to work out where the Predacon base was hidden. Hope for the Future

T-AI was able to unlock more information from Dr Onishi's microchip, pointing the Autobots to Castle Peak, where they discovered the wreck of an Autobot spacecraft. After Megatron stole the six protoforms from inside it, T-AI was able to track him to McKinley Army Base and alert Optimus, though ultimately Megatron was able to reformat the protoforms into Decepticons. The Decepticons

After the destruction of a dam by the Decepticons, T-AI sent the Autobot Brothers to patrol Sherman Dam and soon lost contact with them. Once Optimus arrived at the dam, T-AI alerted him to the fact that the Decepticons had mined it with pulsar bombs. Fortunately disaster was averted once again with the help of Team Bullet Train. Commandos

Movor's gone to plaid!

T-AI continued to monitor Predacon activity, dispatching Optimus and the Spy Changers to Montrose Island where the Predacons were causing trouble. Volcano After a shuttle was launched by the humans, she attempted to access the signal from it and, to her puzzlement, received images of X-Brawn from the data stream. It wasn't long before the space agency revealed that the shuttle which was launched had been a fake—the Decepticon Movor. As the Decepticons were tracking Side Burn, T-AI contacted him and X-Brawn was able to send his brother to a location where the Decepticons could be ambushed. Attack from Outer Space

Side Burn, of course, continued to cause trouble and T-AI caught him using the computer to do online fish tests. Opining that it didn't make sense, as Side Burn was a sports car, not a fish, she nagged him about going out on patrol. Eventually he did, but he and the other two brothers ended up going to the wrong locations anyway. The Fish Test

When Build Team requested that they be allowed to go on a mission, they insisted that T-AI use the member select program just to make it all official. And then bickered amongst themselves until T-AI told them to knock it off and get moving. Wedge's Short Fuse Some time later, strange glitches began occurring in the Global Space Bridge, with Autobots failing to arrive at the destinations T-AI had programmed, and she soon discovered that someone had been tampering with the computer link. Build Team was dispatched to fix the problem, and T-AI also detected that Megatron was attacking the north energy research facility, so the next destination was set. Landfill

When the Predacons attacked the new CGA Tower and took the people inside hostage, Sky-Byte demanded something from Optimus. Something he wasn't terribly clear on. T-AI suggested Sky-Byte might mean the O-Parts, which probably wasn't the most clever thing considering he didn't seem to know about them. Sky-Byte Saves the Day

After an attempted energy theft, the Decepticons began attacking construction sites and fleeing every time T-AI sent the Autobots to stop them. Eventually the Build Team found out, and T-AI detected Landfill fighting Ruination. She sent the Autobot Brothers to help, but Build Team had sabotaged the Global Space Bridge, and they ended up in the middle of nowhere. A Test of Metal

It's not just a truck wreck...it's a Transformer!

T-AI intercepted a transmission indicating that Sky-Byte was searching for O-Parts. She and Optimus suspected it was a trap, so they sent the Autobot Brothers in. Ultra Magnus With Optimus under attack from Decepticons on an island, T-AI monitored the situation with Koji, and was amazed when Optimus merged with the newly arrived Autobot Ultra Magnus into Omega Prime. She reported reading a massive amount of energy. Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!

While out looking for Ultra Magnus, the Autobot Brothers failed to check in and T-AI was unable to contact them. She sent Team Bullet Train to look for the brothers and coordinated the search from base. The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus Puzzling over the way the three Autobot Brothers managed to power up during the fight against the Decepticons, T-AI theorised that the power came from the Matrix, somehow channelled through Ultra Magnus. She contacted Side Burn and Prowl to search for Magnus, and sent X-Brawn in as backup when the two brothers found themselves fighting the Decepticons. Power to Burn!

I knew it, I'm surrounded by skidplates!

T-AI was able to extract more information from Doctor Onishi's microchip, pointing to a dig which the doctor was working on before he was kidnapped. The Build Team were dispatched, and when the Decepticons were sighted in the area, T-AI sent the Spy Changers, Autobot Brothers and Team Bullet Train for protection. Fortress Maximus She reassured Koji that his father must still be alive as the Predacons were still extracting information from him. She was proved right a few hours later when Sky-Byte inadvertently set Doctor Onishi free. Koji Gets His Wish

With the release of Doctor Onishi, T-AI worked with him to create a detector to locate the rest of the O-Parts. The Autobot Brothers and Build Team managed to locate and retrieve the five remaining O-Parts and, back at base, T-AI wondered whether finding them was a blessing or a curse. A Friendly Contest T-AI was able to detect a data stream coming from the activated O-Parts and, despite Optimus' concerns, merged with them to get more information. Although she was able to find out the location of the Orb of Sigma, she became trapped in the globe created by the O-Parts.

Optimus and the brothers took the O-Parts globe to the Sahara Desert where, in a pyramid beneath the desert sands, they found the Orb of Sigma. The O-Parts globe merged with it, cutting off their communication with T-AI completely. The Autobots managed to keep the Orb away from the Decepticons and return it to Autobot base, where T-AI was successfully extracted. She reported that she had gained from the Orb the knowledge of where to find Cerebros, the key to Fortress Maximus. Peril from the Past

"These caramels are so chewy..."

The Autobot Brothers and Build Team attempted to retrieve Cerebros, but the 'bot was snatched from their grasp by the Decepticons. T-AI was very annoyed and chewed out X-Brawn over it. She sent the Autobot Brothers to guard Fortress Maximus' hiding place, getting Tow-Line to tow Side Burn there to prevent him from being "distracted". The Decepticons managed to use Cerebros to activate Maximus and T-AI monitored the battle from base with Koji. The young boy was subsequently able to help by commanding the giant robot to stop. Maximus Emerges

T-AI and Doctor Onishi worked on the puzzle of why Maximus obeyed Koji's command, but were unable to draw a firm conclusion. When Scourge again attempted to control Maximus out in the desert, Doctor Onishi realised that Maximus would only control humans, and T-AI had Team Bullet Train and the Build Team take a thousand children to the battlefield. The Human Element She continued to scan for Fortress Maximus' location, but was hampered by the Autobot's shielding. Finally, after Koji's friend Karl was kidnapped by the Predacons, she was able to locate the titan in a forest. Mistaken Identity

No, no, go past this part. In fact, never play this scene again.

Finally the Decepticons located the Autobot base and began to attack. T-AI alerted all of the Autobots to go to designated co-ordinates so that Optimus could lead the Decepticons into a trap. Surprise Attack! She monitored the battle from base, contacting Omega Prime when Galvatron used his cyber-bats to seize control of the Earth's children. She activated the Global Space Bridge so the Autobots could retreat, but was too late to warn them when Galvatron ruptured the tunnel wall to flood it with molten rock. Galvatron's Revenge At Omega Prime's command, she opened space bridge portals to the Earth's core and sealed them after he had led Galvatron through for a last confrontation. Fortunately Koji was able to mobilise Earth's children via the Internet and send a massive amount of power to Prime, enabling him to win the fight, though T-AI told him that Prime was still trapped.

Fortunately the energy from Galvatron's defeat had reopened the Global Space Bridge, allowing Omega Prime to escape the Earth's core. The Autobots began enjoying a look around, though T-AI had to tell Skid-Z to slow down. The Final Battle


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Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?

My hair! What happened to my hair?!

When Scourge and Sky-Byte attempted to steal an experimental nuclear generator from a plant in Arizona, T-AI tried to find any Autobots who were available to respond to the situation. Ultimately, Optimus Prime was the only one not currently occupied by some other emergency. Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?

The AllSpark Almanac

From this point on, the more you scroll down, the less clothes she wears.

T-AI was associated with an insurance company called Ai-surance, which she advertised in the multiversal newspaper ALTernity Today. The AllSpark Almanac II

Transformers Legends comic

A little less...

Donning a skimpy Santa outfit, T-AI joined Airazor in handing out presents to all the good little Transformers on Christmas. Bonus Chapter: Christmas

A human police officer in this universe, Officer T-AI found salaryman Optimus Primal suspicious and stopped him while he was on his way to work. Unfortunately for Primal, he failed to prove his innocence after accidentally activating his built-in weapons, inciting T-AI to summon back-up from Prowl. Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 2

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A liiiiittle less...

When Rhinox-turned-Tankor managed to will the '80s back into existence through the power of his nostalgia, T-AI was caught in the madness. Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 3 Continuing his campaign to resurrect the '80s, Tankor joined with Roadbuster and together they used an "'80s Transformation Beam" to inflict all sorts of loathsome '80s anime trends upon the world. In T-AI's case, she found her police uniform replaced with skimpy bikini armor. Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 5

Later, the Vehicon generals began bickering over their new bodies (not everyone was as happy to be turned into a robot/vehicle as Rhinox/Tankor). T-AI (still in her bikini armor) appeared to blow her whistle and tell the "Transformers fans" to knock it off. I'm Tankor, dana!

When Arcee arrived at the office to drop her nephew (Rattrap) off for work, T-AI immediately assumed she was a troublemaker like the rest of the Transformers and tried to arrest her. Rhinox and Tigatron, already infatuated with Arcee, stopped T-AI from making the arrest and were rewarded with a scrumptious dinner.Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 10

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime stated that there was no connection between Synergy, the holographic computer from Primax 984.17 Alpha, and T-AI. Ask Vector Prime

Merchandise

T-shirts featuring artwork of Ai-chan by Mercy Rabbit.
  • Ai-chan (KT Figure Collection, 2004)
There we go. That's all the clothes.
This figurine was produced by KT Figure Collection, and included in a set of four others. It is notable in that not only is this the only non-Generation 1 PVC in the entire set, but Ai-chan is portrayed bathing in a hot spring, and is thus completely nude, aside from her hat. A super deformed Super Fire Convoy is seen peeking over the side, and a miniature Gelshark bath toy is in Ai-chan's hands.
Yes, it's creepy. And you may find her face is familiar, BECAUSE the figure is designed by Yuki Ohshima, who did the creepiest thing in the Transformers brand ever.

Notes

  • Whenever T-AI makes radio contact with any off-base Autobots, she initiates it by pressing a sequence of buttons on a keypad. Considering that these elements are all a part of the same computer, T-AI is in fact projecting and controlling the holographic representation of herself and making it use the keypad that controls T-AI, herself. She is effectively telling herself to tell herself what to do. If you also factor in the fact that the hologram is totally incorporeal, and therefore cannot actually make contact with the keypad, then the assorted beeps and lights that seemingly indicate when the buttons are being pressed are actually being controlled from within T-AI like a player piano, and therefore don't need to be pressed even if the hologram could press them. This gives us a headache.
  • In the Car Robots continuity, Ai-chan is a "Spherical Computer", akin to Vector Sigma of the original The Transformers cartoon, and NAVI of Beast Wars II.
  • T-AI is clearly the inspiration for the Ai Kuruma character in the Binaltech Asterisk line.
  • According to the script for "Battle Protocol!" at one point T-AI was going to stand for "Transformer Artificial Intelligence".

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Ai (アイ)
    • In Car Robots, Speedbreaker and Yūki usually call her Ai-chan (アイちゃん), the "chan" being a form of endearment.

References

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