With 90% of the universe's inhabitants being AI, will what we do effect some of them follow our lead. For example, if a subsection of the community try to set up a blockade, will a subset of the NPCs join in and help while others oppose?asked by Dostro

Definitely the actions of players in the world and economy will affect the AI. I've given the example of a factory needing 10T of ore, either a player or some AI can take that mission, they get attacked by pirates, the ship doesn't make their delivery, the factory doesn't make goods! It might put out another mission with protection, either hiring other NPCs or Players to escort the ship to make sure the 10T or ore gets through. All the AI have cause and reaction stuff that happens, whether that's something a player does or an AI does. SO a players action will have results within the economy. So if you're making a blockade, the economic nodes on the planet might hire more defences along with the original transport mission to help deal with the blockade. OR if you're doing the blockade, you could hire players or AI to help out.