[And there he goes again, offering a non-answer and skipping the subject rather than dwell in it. Well, not that he could say that he's too surprised by that response. If anything it only played more into Richard's own current perception of the man. And it's also a tactic that he would use more often than not, directing and manipulating the conversation towards the desired path.

Except for purposes of this 'game' that they were playing he supposed he could relent that control and let his companion to take the metaphorical reigns here.

Though, any playfulness that might've been present in his body language fades away with that question. He sighs deep and tilts his head to the side. The matters regarding AI and its nature were still a mystery to him and he had hard time to wrap his head around the whole subject. But he would not deny that discussing it was important as well. ]

I don't know, but I would not be surprised if 'they' did. We still know so very little of the powers keeping us trapped here so it is hard to say. There are people who think that the one in control is 'the council' while others believe this is all the doing of the entity known as 'AI.' However, [He pauses for a moment, as if he was contemplating his next words.] When I arrived here someone told me that the devices we carry can track down our every movement and everything we speak over the network. I believe that our captors could very well use similar tricks to watch over us as we walk towards the path of penance.

After all. Information is power, don't you agree?