diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalAI.py
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+
+
+from DistributedObjectAI import DistributedObjectAI
+from direct.directnotify.DirectNotifyGlobal import directNotify
+
+if __debug__:
+    notify = directNotify.newCategory('DistributedObjectGlobalAI')
+
+
+class DistributedObjectGlobalAI(DistributedObjectAI):
+    if __debug__:
+        notify = notify
+
+    doNotDeallocateChannel = 1
+    isGlobalDistObj = 1
+
+    def __init__(self, air):
+        DistributedObjectAI.__init__(self, air)
+    
+    def announceGenerate(self):
+        self.air.registerForChannel(self.doId)
+        DistributedObjectAI.announceGenerate(self)
+    
+    def delete(self):
+        self.air.unregisterForChannel(self.doId)
+        DistributedObjectAI.delete(self)