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WCDT 22-26 August 2011 (1996-2000)
Kugai:
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On the subject of AnthroPCs, AnthroPC abuse is recognized as an issue by at least some members of society. Remember Marigirl wanting to interview Pintsize privately about how he got the dents?
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Thanks for that. Certainly explains a fair amount about the QCvers.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: TheBiscuit on 22 Aug 2011, 18:45 ---I'd certainly like to believe that AnthroPCs have a libido.
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--- Quote from: strip 1658 newspost ---No one is quite sure who decided it would be useful for artificial intelligences to posess libidos, but it is generally agreed that it would be more trouble than it is worth to remove it. Besides, the horny little buggers would revolt.
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CrowFairy:
0(I'm still on pretty heavy drugs from having my wisdom teeth taken out, so I hope I make enough sense. I really wanted to post this while it was still on my mind.)
First of all, Tron is a sentient program of sorts. He exhibits enough free-will for me to say he's got at least a good degree of AI.
Second, the discussions about what would happen if an AnthroPC decided to leave brought up an odd little idea with me. What about a different form of abuse? What if people could stick their AnthroPC's mind into a flash drive or something? Would that effectively "kill" them until they are given a proper body? Or would it be equivalent to a coma? Would a bad or lonely person be inclined to do this to their AnthroPC in order to keep it/him/her from leaving or to punish it/him/her? Flash drives don't have arms and legs and, therefore, no crawling or walking abilities that would allow them to get away on their own. Would putting this sentient being into something that can't move be legitimately counted as torture? (This idea is something that's been bugging me for a while now. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, they turn animals into water goblets. Wouldn't an animal be traumatized by that?? A bigger one I have problems with is that I read an awful book in which the main character, a supposed hero who's an alien, turns some bad guys into elephant dung, effectively killing them. That's just ... sick. Just makes me wonder if that sort of horrible thing could be done in the world of QC.)
Also, it's interesting that the AnthroPCs are essentially free of monetary cost. Momo would probably be more expensive than most others because she is such a special and new model. Yet it's implied that no one has to pay to get an AnthroPC for a companion. Did Marigold have to pay extra for Momo, or did Momo choose that body before Marigold found her?
(By the way, I'd totally love to see something with Sven. :3)
celticgeek:
To IsItColdInHere:
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Is it cold in here?:
Thank you!
If immobilizing an AI is abuse, a possibility certainly worth considering, was it unethical to duct-tape Pintsize all those times?
Where was it implied that adopting an AnthroPC was cost-free?
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