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WCDT Strips 3161 to 3165 (22-26 February 2016)
MrNumbers:
I think the bigger faux pas would have been to not have made the offer.
hedgie:
What I fail to understand is why, given this, and Pintsize's love for eating/imbibing despite what it does has no one in the QCverse ever come up with a small flexible holding tank so that an AI can eat? Even if say, Momo's mouth is too rigid, and internal space too lacking to do so, there would most likely be chassis on the market that would have the required components. And those AIs would likely have the money to buy regular enzyme-liquid (saliva) cartridges the same way we waste money on printer ink.
sheenobu:
--- Quote from: WoaLG on 22 Feb 2016, 23:13 ---I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
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Finding out you aren't part of someones default mental model of a person can be an alienating experience. I would consider it an off-the-cuff definition of Othering. I don't think Veronica did anything wrong but she does seem nervous about Momo. It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
WoaLG:
--- Quote from: sheenobu on 22 Feb 2016, 23:27 ---
--- Quote from: WoaLG on 22 Feb 2016, 23:13 ---I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
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Finding out you aren't part of someones default mental model of a person can be an alienating experience. I would consider it an off-the-cuff definition of Othering. I don't think Veronica did anything wrong but she does seem nervous about Momo. It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
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Hmm, I didn't consider that. I wonder what the ratio of AI to Humans is, and how many of those AIs are wearing Chasis like Momo and May that are humanoid enough to pass as human at first glance.
Truec:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 22 Feb 2016, 23:26 ---What I fail to understand is why, given this, and Pintsize's love for eating/imbibing despite what it does has no one in the QCverse ever come up with a small flexible holding tank so that an AI can eat?
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They did. Pintsize has one.
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