This might me really nerdy but the name reminds me of the Farscape Episode "DNA Mad Scientist" (1x9 or so). A lab rat with increased intelligence enslaves the original scientific staff, and keeps the original chief scientist as an assistant, called... wait for it... "Cornata".
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This might me really nerdy but the name reminds me of the Farscape Episode "DNA Mad Scientist" (1x9 or so). A lab rat with increased intelligence enslaves the original scientific staff, and keeps the original chief scientist as an assistant, called... wait for it... "Cornata".
My first thought was that it was based on the AI character in the Halo series.
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Cortana
In Halo 3, wasn't it revealed that Cortana was built from DNA from chief scientist whats-her-name?