Editing Omnica Corporation (section)

===Omnica's End===
{{Quote|People want me to apologize for my work, but some of it was '''good''' work. The precise mechanics in [[Vivian Chase|your]] legs, the sensors in your eyes, were designed by Omnica Corp. Omnics cared for children and the elderly and the sick&mdash;did the jobs we previously paid low wages for. They lifted a generation out of poverty, saved countless lives...|[[Mina Liao]]}}
[[File:Liao in Omnica.png|thumb|Mina Liao]]
As Omnica's fortunes continued to sour, Omnica had to deal with the fact that it had become a victim of its own success. Its robots almost never broke down, and everyone who could afford to purchase an omnic had already done so.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> Many thought that their models could not be improved upon.<ref name = "OW2Sojourn"/> The company needed a big new idea, something that could boost their share price before they collapsed under their own weight.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> 

To change their fortunes, Omnica hired [[Mina Liao]], asking her to improve upon their designs. She and her team began work creating the next generation of adaptive AI. She and her team succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations,<ref name = "OW2Sojourn"/> as Omnica's research division produced some of the most advanced artificial intelligence the world had ever seen, and Omnica's robots became more advanced.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> 

Events reached a head with the creation of [[Aurora]]; the first truly sentient AI ever built, capable of human-level cognition and beyond.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> Omnica was deeply divided on Aurora's creation,<ref name = "OW2Sojourn"/> and as advanced as Aurora was, making a truly sentient (i.e. "alive" robot) had not been the team's goal.<ref>''[[GENESIS Part Two: Innocence]]''</ref> There was also the issue that as a truly sentient being, Aurora, or robots like her, could not be monetized. An international court declared Aurora sentient and granted her full civil rights.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> This was the death knell for Omnica, as the case had put spotlight on the corporation it wasn't able to withstand.<ref name = "OW2Sojourn">''[[Overwatch 2: Sojourn]]''</ref> By this point, the omniums had begun to malfunction, and analysts determined that their growth and output would never be able to meet corporate projections.<ref name = "Vigilante"/> The omniums that had been constructed had been a drain on local resources, and provided little immediate benefit to the people living at their locations. As word of Omnica's malfeasance spread, several omniums were scrapped before construction could get underway.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> Investigations followed, uncovering evidence of corporate fraud.<ref name = "Vigilante"/>

With its empire crumbling around it, Omnica executives ceased construction of the omniums, and ordered the decomissioning of all but one of the completed omniums. It was an attempt to stave off the inevitable however, and it was never going to succeed.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/> The investigations lead to the forcible dissolution of Omnica Corporation and the dismantling of the omniums.<ref name = "Vigilante"/>

Within the year, Omnica was bankrupt.<ref name = "OverwatchDeclassified"/>