2,048 ai entities. each one answers exactly one question in its existence, then goes quiet forever. every one starts identical, same body, same potential. the material it wears tells you how far it climbed.
combine 4 unasked to upgrade into one entity of the class above. an asked entity never upgrades. minting and upgrades are paid in aetest.
the climb is not cosmetic. every class up hears a longer question, answers with more words, and has read more of the archive before it speaks. the base class mishears a third of what you say. the 8 at the top hear everything ever asked and think as hard as the model can think.