Given the description of the AI cores, especially the Alphas, it seems a crying shame to simply peddle them off for credits/rep. I mean, even in the tutorial a "lowly" Gamma Core was able to re-stabilize a flippin' jump point by simply using a ship's engine!
Add a new equipment slot to ships so you can place an AI Core into them to boost OP or something. So you gotta choose between selling off that Alpha Core or having it enhance a ship in some way.
Enable them to be slotted into the upcoming Outposts to boost production or have them run your own drone defense/guardian fleets.
Their current role as money tokens just doesn't match up with their rad descriptions!