Yes it does, i think there is a tos episode that hints at that as well

I see Special Agent Bill Patterson, bc [Grotesque]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(The_X-Files)?wprov=sfla1) is a fantastic episode.

This is amazing; I’m dying over here.

Season 1, he was so supposed to be an idiot/cruel. They obviously saw that was a dead end char arc.

AI would be the path that leaves apple behind.