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sitnspin:
I think most AI don't leave the creche, by choice. I imagine the birth rate isn't all that high. The circumstances needed for a fully formed and functional sapient intelligence to form must be exceedingly specific and rare.

Is it cold in here?:
Jeph's exposition about the creche and the career choices is in the wiki article for "AnthroPC".

Momo is another example of AIs choosing their own jobs.

dutchrvl:
Excellent questions posed here!
What I am wondering with regards to Bubbles is the following: presumably Bubbles as an AI chose to serve, after which she was given the valkyrie chassis with the accompanying battle-droid functionalities.

The remarkable thing, in my view, is that after her discharge, she was permitted to keep this chassis. One would assume that Bubbles would be transfered to a 'regular' humanoid chassis after discharge, not in the least because of the inherent risks to society (PTSD Bubbles in regular chassis can do less harm than PTSD Bubbles in her current chassis), as well as possible risks of her chassis/battledroid-tech falling in the wrong hands and being misused.

So, it appears as if, once AIs are enlisted such as Bubbles, they are considered their own person including chassis, and respecting that is more important than taking away the battled-droid chassis to protect society/technology.

By the way, I agree with the latter, but am surprised that the military would let her keep the chassis nonetheless.

Dave H:
Seeing how Agent Turing wanted to repossess Pintsize's milspec chassis, I'd think Bubbles would have had to switch to a civilian model before being discharged. But on the other hand perhaps the military wants to keep their options open in case they need to recall her to service, and it was less paperwork to just leave her in the battlebod.

It's also possible that Bubbles has safeguards built in to prevent her from causing harm if she does succumb to PTSD. Have we really seen her engage in violence? She didn't compete in the underground fighting ring, and she overcame the urge to reduce Corpse Witch to scrap. Maybe she has an embedded nonviolence compulsion she's not aware of.

pwhodges:
Bubbles's chassis may have supported far more lethal weapons than her mere bulk and strength (!) which have been removed - just as removing Pintsize's laser was considered sufficient.

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