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What is the social/ethical/legal status of AnthroPCs?
Is it cold in here?:
In fact, we've seen figures for the cost of a high-end humanoid chassis. The Mitsubishi was $30,000.
Notice that nothing in the comic contradicts the idea of Yelling Bird having adopted Pintsize before Marten did? There was absolutely nothing saying that Marten was Pintsize's first companion, and apparently Pintsize had been around long enough to acquire a bit of a reputation.
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: Storel on 19 Apr 2013, 21:50 ---Because a "fully functional" anthroPC would basically be a RealDoll++ -- it would have to have hardware to do a whole lot of things that RealDolls can't, like walking and talking and moving their arms and manipulating things with their hands and having facial expressions, plus as much hardware and software as it needs to achieve sentience. In other words, it would be quite a bit more expensive than RealDolls, which run around $6,000-7,000 these days. (And some comparable Japanese sex dolls are up to $10,000.)
So RealDolls are still around in the QCverse because they're cheaper, thus appealing to a different market niche.
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Having had some fascinating talks with the head of the Sydney sex worker's collective, I can imagine some people (OK, they're AI people - I make no such fine distinctions) volunteering for that kind of job too. As she said to me though, people shouldn't be forced into it any more than they should be forced into slavery on a production line.
With the right hardware, considerably more sanitary too, a great way of reducing STDs.
You might think Pint Size might be an ideal candidate - but he's not mature enough. Consenting Adults only.
DSL:
RE: "Fully functional" AnthroPCs vs. RealDolls, ZoeB hit on the essential distinction above, also touched on in the strip where the CoD girls and not-yet-fully-Hannelore were speculating about RealDolls with the ability to file restraining orders.
So (and again I'm more or less restating ZoeB here) one is a sentient being, for whom all the rules/laws about consent and willing participation apply, and the other is a deluxe dildo.
And yeah, ZoeB, you're right ... I wouldn't trust Pintsize in that job. Either one.
Is it cold in here?:
I wonder if AnthroPCs in sex work are resented by others for contributing to prejudice?
What if Pintsize wasn't kidding?
Valdís:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 20 Apr 2013, 02:44 ---What if Pintsize wasn't kidding?
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Well, he does have a history.
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