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WCDT Strips 3191-3195 (4th to 8th April 2016)
anahata:
--- Quote from: oeoek on 07 Apr 2016, 23:23 ---And as far as I remember, the first time we see Bubbles resistance to friendship fade into acceptance. Yes!
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I thought there was an early hint of it when she came back to thank Emily properly for the cardigan. But you could ascribe that to common politeness (in which she's obviously been well trained) whereas I agree this is a big step further.
I wonder how AIs respond to physical contact like that. They may be sentient beings, but any kind of emotional reaction to being hugged would have to be deliberately programmed into them, whereas it's evolved naturally in humans. We have yet to see how she reacts, of course.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: anahata on 08 Apr 2016, 01:44 ---I wonder how AIs respond to physical contact like that.
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The reason we react like that to a physical touch is complex but it does seem to be an aspect that our hind-brains and 'lizard bits' respond most strongly to tactile sensory data. The touch of a friend when we are in distress, on an instinctive level, seems to assure us that we are not alone and that our social group is supporting and protecting us when we're in trouble (our hind-brains not being able to differentiate social problems like these and being stalked by a leopard).
How do AIs react? All evidence we've seen says that they're still social beings, despite being of a very different origin. This makes sense because it's probable that Dr Elicott-Chatham designed their learning algorithms to mimic the behaviour of human learning and that might include similar 'starting condition' data-sets (instincts, in other words) regarding the need to interact. So, it is quite possible that Bubbles is feeling the same things a human would - Automatic relaxation because she is no longer isolated whilst in distress.
osaka:
And also because Faye's boobs have been proven as a powerful narcotic before and Bubbles would need pressure sensors to respond to touch anyways.
improvnerd:
I suspect Bubbles is more moved by the gesture than by the actual physical contact. This is a human comforting her as humans comfort one another.
Carl-E:
The eyes close in acceptance, but the frown deepens.
I think a dam is about to burst.
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