User blog comment:Ygrain/EDI vs. Catalyst: now, who's the more advanced AI here?/@comment-5287758-20121211073656/@comment-2228120-20121211084020

Leviathans are, if anything and example of guys you don't want around. It brings us, however, to the question to what extent an AI's nature is pre-determined by the nature of its creators. From what we know about the Leviathans, disrespect to "lesser" races, rigid thinking and prolonged stagnation (an apex of evolution? stuck in hiding for billions of years? really?) are the defining traits of the Catalyst, as well.