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WCDT: 2500-2504 (29 July- August 2, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
LTK:
It wouldn't surprise me if AIs respond much better to rehabilitative efforts than humans.
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 03 Aug 2013, 13:42 ---IOW, May probably wouldn't be too thrilled about getting shunted into an AnthroPC body - if I'm reading that right. To go from a large AI processing setup down to a contained setting - though it would be preferable to her current setup - might still be seen as a "step down" for her.
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On the contrary. An AnthroPC body would mean a method of interaction with the physical world. Right now her only means of mobility and perception is Dale and his Glasses. So unless the Glasses have tiny little motors that let them walk on their prongs...
Zebediah:
In humans, sociopathy is extremely difficult to treat, mostly because the sociopath usually doesn't see the problem with their behavior and isn't terribly motivated to change. In AIs, who knows? It may or may not be possible to install some corrective software.
It seems like May does have some vestiges of a conscience, though, and if Dale can lead her to greater self-awareness, then her case might not be hopeless.
ankhtahr:
I don't know if I would like the thought of "corrective software" for AIs which are granted civil rights. At least forcing the AI to install something like that seems to me like forcing someone to get something comparable to brain surgery to change their personality. I don't think I could wholeheartedly support that.
Maybe I'm considering the AIs in the QCverse to be more "human" than they are, but that's something only Jeph could detail. I also don't really think that new AIs are "created" by humans. Once the first AI was brought to life I think they could reproduce (if they have the hardware)
Redball:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 03 Aug 2013, 13:57 ---I think calling May a sociopath seems a bit extreme.
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I was thinking of her reference to "sociopathic tendencies" here.
Rimwolf:
--- Quote from: wiserd on 02 Aug 2013, 00:51 ---Is it just me or does May really not seem female. I mean, I'm not taking issue with the portrayal since gender is likely a rather arbitrary construct for AI. But so far, pintsize has seemed very 'male' and Momo has seemed very 'female.'
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For what it's worth, the previous characters that May reminds me of most are Faye at her most prickly and the Vespavenger.
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