This question was far more direct than Dominic's.
For a moment, no one in the room dared turn a page.
Wren looked at him, a sudden realization washing over her.
Dominic was tasked with steering the conversation toward disclosure obligations.
Professor Jameson's job was to pin the issue onto Vivian's leftover data.
One questioned if Stellaris should hand over its model.
The other questioned if Wren had used her mother's files.
The two of them were working together flawlessly.
Wren pushed her water glass slightly aside.
"I have accessed some of the materials my mother left behind."
Professor Jameson immediately looked up.
A soft murmur rippled through the conference room.
Lawrence's gaze fell on Wren, his fingers slowly tightening beneath the table.
Wren continued, "This includes the first page of the confirmed version, torn photographs, handwritten annotations, and leads on old projects. Every piece of material that has entered the evidence chain is being secured by Mr. Lawson."
"Were these materials used in the development of Stellaris's model?" Professor Jameson asked.
"No."
"Can you prove that?"
Wren pushed another document forward.
"Stellaris's development records started at its inception. We have version logs, training data authorization codes, data quarantine zone records, and third-party audit interfaces. The materials from my mother's old case came into my possession long after Stellaris's core model was initially built."
She met his eyes.
"The timeline proves it."
Professor Jameson remained unyielding.
"But the ethical framework and concepts might have been influenced by those old files."
"Conceptual influence does not equate to data usage," Wren stated.
Professor Jameson frowned.
Wren's tone didn't waver.
"If a daughter sees that her mother opposed unauthorized data outsourcing years ago, and as a result insists on authorization transparency, that doesn't create a model sourcing issue. That is simply the continuation of a core value."
Someone in the room quietly jotted down that phrase.
Continuation of a core value.
Not technological inheritance.
Not model sourcing.
Wren gave them zero opportunity to conflate the concepts.
Dominic spoke up again.




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