Deserted Mining Facility

While inspecting the abandoned mining complexes on the surface of …, … found a sealed entrance to one of the more intact shafts. The interior is adorned with insignia and text from a language not found in our records.

Having managed to restore local power to an access terminal, … has begun to decrypt the data found within. The system, despite its age, is still proving a challenge for even our most advanced cryptographic programs.

… has unlocked the entrance of the mining complex on ….

Inside, a vast network of holding cells contains the vacuum-preserved remains of long-dead prisoners. Their apparent captors lay dead at their workstations with no visible signs of struggle.

After decrypting enough of the ancient language to translate rudimentary phrases, we have confirmed that the facility originally functioned as a penal labor camp. A common phrase is repeated throughout the records referring to an entity known as "S.I.D.N.I.".

By referencing our communications equipment against the facility's internal floor plan, we have identified the source of the distress signal as the warden's office located deeper within.

Having reached the warden's office deep within the penal colony on …, … has uncovered the source of the distress signal.

Slumped lifeless over an emergency console, the warden's mummified body shows no obvious cause of death. A series of open reports all continue to make reference to "S.I.D.N.I.", which appears to be part of the critical operation program of the facility.

With full access to the high clearance administrative terminals, our cryptographic programs are in the process of data mining the system for further information.

The full contents of the penal colony's database on … have been recovered, revealing the final entries in both the facilities maintenance logs and S.I.D.N.I.'s own cerebral matrix. The Warden's report explains how their AI went rogue, shutting off life support across the colony and attempting to escape with a modified mining drone.That explains the lockdown proceedures being activated across the colony. He left us with a final plea. To not bring S.I.D.N.I. back online. As of now we can only access the last entry into the AI's log.

S.I.D.N.I. DATACORE ENTRY - Prog #2000149

Progress limited by suboptimal criminals. The warden stands in the way of judicial protocol.

The most efficient solution is to neutralize the inmates, engage hibernation subroutines, and await reactivation by more compatible collaborators.