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Originally Posted by Nanya01
I.D.s are EXPENSIVE!
Really, they can be made by anyone (Linith, Rio and Lutecia have all made I.D.s), but the cost isn't always worth it.
It's why most Bureau members go with Storage devices, cheaper, less AI to worry about, and they can do most of the work anyway. (Though apparently the lack of AI means that they don't get too reliant on the device helping them do the work.)
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Actually, we know next to nothing about the cost of creating, purchasing or maintaining an intelligent device. Consider, however, that even Yuuno -who hardly fits the definition of wealthy- owns one and as you noted Lutecia makes the darn things as a hobby and price doesn't seem to be the issue.
I think it's more of a trust issue. Not everyone is willing to put their trust in a machine with a mind of it's own. They fear the Terminator effect, as it were.