Knightwolf 1785Well I have some information here about relic AI from the EDRPG. From what I'm reading there was a rebellion before the third millennium AI was increasingly common to use self-aware and learning machines to a wide range of humanity's problems. The AI turned on humanity but a few brave souls wiped them from the computers. However before the programs were fully gone a large number of unmanned ships launched into the galaxy. So the threat is still out there.
But why would they grow fur and a tail?