"Yep. And interestingly, the Quinlans settled into a state that overall was pretty idyllic. Which just justified ANEC’s actions." I paused. "Come to think of it, Bridget’s theory that the Quinlans have been gradually breeding away from tool-user intelligence might be another datum that convinced the Skippies. It’s the kind of unintended consequence that a Quinlan Administrator would have been horrified by, but an AI would have no problem with."