Interesting to compare Frank Herbert&#x27;s <i>Destination: Void</i>:<p><i>The crew are just caretakers: the ship is controlled by a disembodied human brain, called &quot;Organic Mental Core&quot; or &quot;OMC&quot;, that runs the complex operations of the vessel and keeps it moving in space. But the first two OMC&#x27;s (Myrtle and Little Joe) become catatonic, while the third OMC goes insane and kills two of the umbilicus crew members. The crew are left with only one choice: to build an artificial consciousness that will enable the ship to continue. The crew knows that if they attempt to turn back they will be ordered to abort (self destruct).</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Destination:_Void" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Destination:_Void</a>