Less serious than it should be, actually,
The general consensus between character is depending on how sentient the AI in question, some that are humanlike, Setsura for example, are treated as companion/servant, while Oracle, omnipotent as it is, still treated as tool.
@ Stratos
Good enough. The generations system reminded me of
Cosmic Break than canon version (no model is ever rendered obsolette)
Hmm... due to SAO-like simulacra that appear in chapter 12, a shoutout will be inevitable... assuming I ever continue...