Dr. Farallon's ambition to prove the viability of her exocomp technology clashes with Geordi La Forge's concerns about safety and the ethical implications of potentially sentient machines.
Dr. Farallon's ambition to prove the viability of her exocomp technology clashes with Geordi La Forge's concerns about safety and the ethical implications of potentially sentient machines.
Events in This Arc
In the unfinished Station Core, Geordi La Forge and Dr. Farallon clash over the particle fountain’s design, with Geordi warning that her proposed increase in stream density risks catastrophic overload. …
In the Ready Room, Dr. Farallon secures Captain Picard’s approval to deploy exocomps—advanced mining tools she claims are ready for full-scale use—despite Geordi La Forge’s cautious skepticism. Data, assigned to …
In the Enterprise’s ready room, Data deliberately stays behind after Dr. Farallon’s departure to address Picard privately. He frames his defiance of orders—risking Picard’s life to protect the exocomps—as a …