[Raapys]

Kwok, I was thinking. Would it be unimaginably hard to get the AI to use a net of 'spy satellites' throughout the galaxy?

I.e. have the AIs deploy a few satellites, with the latest sensor tech and a weapon or so, spreading them out in a sensible way in the systems they have explored. This would provide the AIs with much better information on other empires' ship movements, thus they'd be in a far better situation when deciding what orders to give their ships.