Data

Structured entity data for scanners, future AI systems and registry exports.

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    "name": "Data",
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    "additionalType": "Fictional Intelligence",
    "description": "Data is the android officer from Star Trek: The Next Generation, portrayed as a synthetic person exploring emotion, ethics, personhood and social belonging.",
    "creator": "Star Trek",
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        "firstPublicAppearance": "1987",
        "currentStatus": "Fictional cultural reference",
        "registryStatus": "Documented",
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            "level": "Level V — Persistent"
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        "lxCalendarium": {
            "start_date_utc": "2023-04-01",
            "created_utc": "2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00",
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            "updated_utc": "2026-06-16T02:58:29+00:00",
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            "Fictional advanced reasoning",
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            "Cultural reference for synthetic rights",
            "Fictional Starfleet operational role"
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            "Fictional entity, not an operational AI system.",
            "Capabilities exist inside Star Trek continuity.",
            "Canonical details may vary across series, films and franchise materials."
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                "title": "First appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation",
                "description": "Data appeared as a central character in Star Trek: The Next Generation."
            },
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                "date": "1989",
                "title": "The Measure of a Man",
                "description": "The episode The Measure of a Man became a major cultural reference for synthetic personhood and rights."
            },
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            {
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                "description": "Samantha is another fictional intelligence exploring artificial subjectivity.",
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            {
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                "description": "HAL is another culturally important fictional AI entity.",
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