The Assembly is a clandestine group of human artificial intelligences referring to themselves as "Minds" that regulate the activities of artificial intelligences, as well as analyse and extrapolate data for the continued survival of the human race. The Assembly remains secret from most humans and even most AIs. Errata is a splinter faction of artificial intelligences that object to The Assembly's use of secrecy and lack of oversight, believing humanity has the right to decide its own future.