This page tells you what you, as someone involved in JeevesCorp, need or ought to know beyond public knowledge of this organisation. Please also note that the information available here is not all there is, it is simply what would be known to the ranks available at game start. As you progress in the organisation, more information may become available. Alternatively, you may come across things while investigating. Whether you decide to share this information with others is up to you. However, the GMs ask that you relay this information in your own words instead of simply showing others the organisation brief, to maintain a sense of IC authenticity. The GM in charge of this organisation is Kiwi. If you have any questions related to this organisation, feel free to get in touch with them.
Head of Technical Support in JeevesCorp, Nia is seemingly everywhere at once, helping fix broken printers, repairing AR contacts that have gone on the fritz, or doing general manual handling to get all the equipment you need set up for the conference you're having in 10 minutes. No-one seems to be able to recall anyone else from the department helping them out with any problems they have had, but given the budget the department has, they must have some other employees somewhere.
Named by an ex-head of Selection with a particularly cruel sense of humour, TEDDY is the primary JeevesCorp AI responsible for electronic security. A firm believer in offence as the best defence, TEDDY meets any attempts at hacking the Spire's servers with a fast-adapting attack on the hacker's own systems. It's rumoured that TEDDY is one of the few Jeeves AIs receiving a regular paycheck from the company, although nobody is entirely sure what it spends it on.
“Please remember that the Server Rooms and access tunnels are out of bounds to those without clearance who do not wish to die a most painful death. Thank You, and Have a Nice Day” - JeevesCorp Internal Memo
Located in tunnels below the Spire, the server rooms are far from undefended. Employees are subjected to a variety of scans, including retinal and fingerprint, before access to the critical server rooms is permitted. The defence mechanisms are unknown to most, but at the very least includes AI-controlled drones, which can be observed during their regular patrols.
The regular servers themselves hold a number of purposes: storage of completed AIs, computing power for Jeeves-run simulations and augmented reality services, as well as the infrastructure for the regulatory systems for the building itself, which has grown increasingly complex. In-progress AIs are stored in their own separate branch: Containment.
“Selection is proud to announce the expansion of the Containment server rooms to cover the 34th-37th floors of the Spire, as well as the acquisition of several new members. We congratulate those called upon in their new endeavour: joining in the creation of artificial life.” - JeevesCorp Internal Memo
Much of the central tower, as well as the tunnel complex, is given over to the prestigious body of Selection: responsible for the creation of AI through evolutionary algorithms. These rooms also host Containment, the series of servers used to house and advance in-progress AIs. While there are some leaks and gossip around the rest of the company as to the activities of Selection and their heads, the Selection Committee, the fact that Selection jobs are both well regarded and rewarded mean that most employees there are highly loyal to Jeeves - and their secrets tend to remain so. That said, the bulk of the process seems to be fairly clear: the base AIs are repeatedly run in simulations, or where possible, actual models of their work environment, and the more successful candidates advanced, their parameters (or maybe whole simulated neural networks, according to some employees) changed, and the process repeated.
There are persistent rumours of something of a feud between the Selection Committee, led by Dr Samuel Marsh, and Dr Erin Withers, the Head of General Research. While these appear to be accurate, the cause is less certain, though some who were around at the time of the initial fallout claim it was the result of a controversial project acquisition on the part of Selection.
“Employees are reminded that discussion of the progress, or lack thereof, of the ExoSuit Project is covered by the standard NDA those working for General Research sign. Therefore please stop pestering your colleagues for information.” - JeevesCorp Internal Memo
Whilst General Research used to be housed within the Spire proper, today it is situated in a number of outlying buildings, having been slowly forced out of the Spire through the expansion of Selection and Containment from above, and the Server Rooms from below. In practice, General R&D has been subordinate to the Selection Committee in recent years (and rumours abound regarding project snatching on the part of Selection).
Nevertheless, General R&D remains a prestigious career: the ExoSuits have captured the public imagination, for one, and most households own at least one item of JeevesCorp wearable technology (Dr Withers' own 3D AR contact lenses are particularly popular). While the public statement is that the ExoSuits aren't ready for full release, it's an open secret among Jeeves employees that the suits have been on sale for years - mostly to SPEAR - and Jeeves have been receiving government subsidies not to run a full release. Knight seems rather pleased with this. Apparently being one of the only publicly ExoSuited people appeals to their dramatic approach to PR.
“As representatives of JeevesCorp to the Summits, please take care in your interactions with Gamasot personnel. They are suspected of corporate espionage. While any information on their activities should be reported, ensure that they do not learn more of our operations than necessary - the ExoSuit Project is an advanced project, and that means it's a vulnerable one too. Please ensure that all interaction with Gamasot employees outside of the Summits take place on neutral ground.” - Eleanore Jeeves, Pre-Summit Meeting
TEDDY Breach Report #1875624
The above Report is one of a number of Attempted Breaches believed to have been undertaken by a single party. We currently suspect Gamasot as the perpetrator, but any employee that is able to find evidence that leads to the capture of the culprit will be rewarded.
JeevesCorp is seeking out new personnel. Any employees who succeed in recruiting those with resumes suitable for the following job descriptions will be rewarded as per standard bonus contract, subsection C (adjunct).
Apparently an entity calling itself Jeeves 9000 is attending the Summit. Dr Marsh, head of the Selection Committee, reports that no AI exists with that name. Further information would be appreciated - is this an imitation product, or a message to us?