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WCDT Strips 3566 to 3570 (11th to 15th September 2017)
Mark7:
Why do some robots even feel the need to wear clothes?
]Social acceptance? (I notice it's the humanoid chassis who tend to be clothed rather than the non or semi humanoid ones)
Robot junk is a thing?
Clothing has some benefit (beyond social acceptance) that we're not aware of?[/li][/list]
BenRG:
@Mark7,
Social acceptance is certainly part of it. I suspect that AIs learn social conventions in the same way as humans and have the same "If I look like X then I need to follow the same behavioural conventions as X" instinct as humans do.
However, I don't think that we should rule out the possibility that some AIs wear clothes because they like them.
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 11 Sep 2017, 02:40 ---
--- Quote from: oeoek on 11 Sep 2017, 00:47 ---So yeah, a huge, slightly derelict mansion with a touch of Lovecraft or the Adams family might be in order. The right sort of building for a closed off wing...
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Or a stylishly modern two-level that is filled with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style home-help AIs (Juicers that want you to be happy and doors that practically bliss out at the prospect of being opened and closed, for example). That's before you get to the worryingly normal neighbours and the hidden surprises like the spooky atmosphere of the Old Massachusetts neighbourhood.
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Oh dear... Ben is gonna be the first against the wall when the revolution comes...
Cornelius:
--- Quote from: Mark7 on 11 Sep 2017, 03:29 ---
Clothing has some benefit (beyond social acceptance) that we're not aware of?[/li][/list]
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Don't underestimate the convenience of a pocket.
Gyrre:
Weirdo or no, it seems that most of us like Melon.
Just went through the archive to get some references of Melon. How do her flip-flops stay on? Is it velcro?
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