Here’s Why Cortana Is Always Naked – IGN

“She’s not really nude … but that’s what it makes you think of,” says O’Connor. “So one of the reasons she [chooses to appear without clothes] is to attract and demand attention. And she does it to put people off so that they’re on their guard when talking to her and she has the upper hand in those conversations.”

“It’s kind of almost like the opposite of that nightmare you have where you go to school in the nude. You’re terrified and embarrassed and she’s kind of projecting that back out to her audience and winning intellectual points as a result.”

@nora-bright submitted:

Franchise Director Frank O’Connor just pulled a “it’s a distraction!” excuse as to why Halo’s Cortana doesn’t wear clothes. Could he have tried any less? “She’s not really naked, but that’s what it makes you think of?” Umm, ya that’s what it makes me think of, along with everyone else, because ya know, she is naked. With the amount of effort Kojima put into his excuses, he’s putting you to shame Frank.

Wow, what a “creative” explanation for a sexy nude lady AI: a bunch of stock excuses piled on top of each other!

“She’s not technically naked, because non-human. Also her nude (but again, not technically nude) appearance empowers her and distracts people around her! Obviously, it’s her choice to look like that!”

~Ozzie

I don’t want to tell Frank how to do his job – but I have an idea for a means that an AI hologram could demonstrate confidence and authority to individuals who had been trained as soldiers since age six (and were selected by their genetic pre-disposition).

An appropriate officer’s uniform.

But a real one though, no more of those J J Abrams’ Star Trek shenanigans.  You guys have shown us are better than that.

– wincenworks