I found some concept art of the mode during my research for my novel, I'll see if I can dig it up and post it. I really liked the idea behind the Mode, because the backstory makes a lot of sense. After who knows how many years of "evil robot uprising" stories permeating pop culture, having the Blackstar humans react to the Mode gaining sentience by saying 'Wait, you're sentient. Ok, you're independent know. Welcome to the galaxy, have fun!" Seems like a plausible reaction.