Instead of designing an original character, 343i decided to make an AI clone of Cortana who would later on become Master Chief's companion in Halo Infinite. I bet it's a reparation attempt to the poor reception received on Cortana's betrayal in Halo 5 Guardians, which I do not find lame by the way. Her actions could be due to multiple factors. Aside from Warden's influence, she may not be actually fully healed as claimed after undergoing rampancy and "fragmentation" back in Halo 4. Anyway, the new AI claimed she was created to "lock down" Cortana. I take that to mean Cortana may no longer be a major threat by that point. Instead the setting in Halo Infinite is likely to take place entirely after the AI uprising, as evident by the Banished being the primary antagonist in the game.
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