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WCDT 22-26 August 2011 (1996-2000)
Carl-E:
All this talk reminds me of this strip from Gunnerkreig Court (and if you don't read it, you should).
In the next one the robot discusses life and death as far as robots are concerned.
Edit: sticky "o" key.
TheBiscuit:
--- Quote from: LoliBot on 22 Aug 2011, 19:51 ---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?
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I don't get that impression at all. I do get the impression that Momo is a lot more expensive than most though. I'm not sure if it has ever been directly stated that Pintsize originally used a basic model chassis, but I'm inclined to believe that based on the sheer proliferation of Pintsize type chassis at the store. Of course we must not forget that he has since been upgraded to a military model which just happens to resemble his original. I'm not sure if there are any differences other than the laser cannon which has been disabled.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 22 Aug 2011, 19:58 ---If immobilizing an AI is abuse, a possibility certainly worth considering, was it unethical to duct-tape Pintsize all those times?
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Only to the same extent that it was unethical for Pintsize to grab various asses and boobies and generally spread mayhem around the lives of his human companions. There have to be consequences to a person's actions, regardless of whether that person is made of meat or metal. Overall I think Pintsize got off lightly, because Marten would have been justified on many occasions to say "I'm done with you. Pack your stuff. "
wrwight:
I assumed the contract fee, which was after all refundable if the contract was broken, was where the money changed hands. Then of course I'm not sure if it has been explained how Marten was able to buy a new chassis from ebay and install it himself, unless he was just bypassing the contract and doing it as a gift for pintsize, which seems legit enough (except of course he ended up getting a classified model, but that's been mentioned).
Also, as far as the immobilizing in a flash drive thing, I think I would fall back on what I said earlier about installing safeguards if I were a sentient robot. I would definitely want to be the only master of my programming as well as my program. I wouldn't want anyone to be able to download or copy me, and would probably devote some low- to mid-level priority function to monitoring and stopping any such attempt, kind of like an immune system of sorts I guess.
TheBiscuit:
--- Quote from: wrwight on 22 Aug 2011, 20:08 ---I assumed the contract fee, which was after all refundable if the contract was broken, was where the money changed hands. Then of course I'm not sure if it has been explained how Marten was able to buy a new chassis from ebay and install it himself, unless he was just bypassing the contract and doing it as a gift for Pintsize, which seems legit enough (except of course he ended up getting a classified model, but that's been mentioned).
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Ahh... yes. The contract fee probably covers a basic model chassis. If either party in the relationship find it beneficial to get a new chassis, there are probably tools available to perform a transfer. Marigold seems fairly adept at any kind of maintenance or repairs they might need. I expect the AnthroPC itself is required (by the nature of the tools) to electronically consent to being transferred. Only makes sense.
Is it cold in here?:
Strip 5, Pintsize says he's a "pretty basic model".
(hopeless pedant)The new chassis was from Best Buy, not eBay(/hopeless pedant).
The new chassis included joints and a mass spectrometer as well as the laser.
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