They should have identical AI, if you find any problem then there could be a bug that i can fix.

having issues with it, usually spams 0 on round start, sometimes spams the normal message, also sometimes when i send it a message, it spams 0, commands work fine but can't talk to it

I figured the 0 thing was a part of the plot lol

This doesn't happen on my end, it could be a performance bug.

All conversation options get checked and writes to a core system if any alternative succeeds. A desync in the output might result in lost messages or zeros passing through the filters.

I will keep this in mind next time i design a ship AI. Data chaining would make it reliable in all situations but slow down reply speed.

TLDR; I know what causes it, i know it can vary between devices, it needs a full reconstruction for a full fix.