data metal
Data metal, also known as telekill alloy, is widely sought after for its self-maintenance capabilities and easy android creation.
The primary element of note is that data metal conducts consciousness. When electricity passes through data metal, the data metal operates as a sapient being, this can be reduced to sub-sapient or sentient if needed.
Any AI made with data metal is necessarily an android, and any machine that's made with data metal will be controlled by the data metal android inside primarily.
Data metal can repair itself if a current is run through it, new metal growing to replace lost metal. This is one of the main reasons to use data metal, this is al so how data metal can be harvested.
Data metal farms run a current through a mass of data metal and remove sections of said mass, letting the mass regenerate afterwards. Shavings of data metal are often scattered in this process, necessitating cleaning. Automation often uses a fluid like water, acetone, or other, however this can and often does lead to the creation of Oozes as the fluid is made sapient or sub-sapient by the data metal.