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WCDT Strips 3541 to 3545 (7th August to 11th August 2017)

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ChipNoir:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 09 Aug 2017, 23:13 ---Today, we learn that the reason that Winslow was paired with Hannelore is because, in his own way, he's as neurotic as she is! Seriously, he's just suffering the same anxiety that any child would have going out on his own for the first time. It's just that Winslow has a more adult way of interpreting and expressing that anxiety. Naturally, Hannelore being Hannelore, now she's going to be worried about alligators too!

Seriously, though, 'What if...?' is a real poisonous direction to take your thinking. Especially if you aren't ready to counter it with "How likely is it...?' Remember, folks: All things are possible but comparatively few things are likely.

Meanwhile, I think that Dora is thinking something like: "Oh god, now there are two of them!"

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Yeah, I kinda predicted this earlier. We've seen Winslow freak out more than a few times in the past. They're both highly anxious people.

On the one hand, many AI's some with at least some sort of protective features. Momo had taser functions in her original body, and I can't recall if her current one also has those abilities. They also don't feel physical pain, so in a struggle, unless they're EMP'd or short circuited, they could defend themselves well past the point of human that would have to succumb to injury.

On the other hand it's worrying that there seems to be only one AI-protection officer looking out for the wellbeing of a small but substantial population in the city. I hope there's more, but its a big concern for how much consideration is given to the wellfair of AIs, especially given what happened with Bubbles, and the fact that many have turned to illegal means just to 'eat' as it were.

I'm a big ol Golden Girls fan, so I'll refer to an episode that stands out to me in this situation: There was an episode where burglars broke into their house, and Rose becomes paranoid and phobic of constant attacks. But when faced with what was a presumed threat, she actually manages to defend herself, even though said threat was really just a guy trying to return her car keys. But the result is she was able to overcome her fear.

I wonder if something similar will happen to Winslow where either his default chassis strength or any special functions will prove handy in an altercation, and he gains confidence from that.

TheEvilDog:

--- Quote from: Akima on 10 Aug 2017, 03:45 ---
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 09 Aug 2017, 19:32 ---I imagine it would be quite difficult to go chop shop with an AI chassis. Presumably every part would have an identification number on it, or at least some means of tracking the parts. I mean the cost of cleaning all those parts vs profit margin might not make it feasible to target AI. Plus what would they do with an AI?
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1) People steal PCs, and the same is true of their compartments. Hands up anyone who has a complete list of all the serial numbers of their motherboard, PSU, disk, GPU etc. etc. I've met plenty of cyclists who haven't even bothered to write down their frame number.

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But the chassis for an AI isn't a PC.

Your PC gets stolen, its specifically for those components that make up the PC.

But stealing the chassis of an AI is a completely different prospect. You'd be kidnapping someone that is constantly connected to a wifi network, in turn connected to a vastly powerful AI (Station) or at least monitored, because lets face it, the chassis for an AI is still a highly valuable device, still relatively new. Its obvious that they would be a target, so presumably there will be multiple countertheft measures in place.

Is it cold in here?:
Momo still has a taser. She used it when Clinton got creepy and was ready to demonstrate it for Emily.

Neko_Ali:
People do steal cars though, despite being valuable, monitored and all that. The first thing a successful thief would learn would be how to circumvent alarm systems. The same as the first thing a successful kidnapper would learn would be how to disable their victim and prevent them from calling for help. And I'm sure there's a black market out there for both robot slaves and spare parts. Where is an illegal underground robot fighting ring going to get replacements, after all? If May hadn't been lucky enough to know some people who could do her repair work, where else might she have had to turn to?

Jeph's comic and style being what they are I don't expect we'd ever go there. But logic dictates that there would be a market for kidnapped AIs and their parts. And where there is profit to be made, people will find a way around safeguards. The fact that Officer Roko's job exists means that there are those out there exploiting AIs.

hedgie:

--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 10 Aug 2017, 08:59 ---Momo still has a taser. She used it when Clinton got creepy and was ready to demonstrate it for Emily.

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Not to mention zapping May for being well… May.

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