[Jmenschenfresser]

The only thing I can see which might take some time to calibrate (if it doesn't complete throw the game out of wack) are cloaking devices. Only a few Trek races have them, and those who don't (at least in the shows) don't really have a means or device to detect them.

I was just thinking about the effects of a lop-sided cloak race when I read your post. I am not sure how much of an advantage the AI would get out of it, but it might be something to think about.

In my thoughts on this "Invisible Race," I thought it might be beneficial to give to all as a common tech a powerful sensor which is expensive and only can be put on satellites, thus giving say the Federation a means to patrol its own boarders but unable to detect cloaked ships in foreign systems.

Just some ideas.