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jayphailey:
Well, I really enjoyed the last week and a half or so.  Vry nice images.

But Looking at Faye and Bubbles, I have a question. Humans sweat during sex, to control heat.

How do AI's like Bubbles manage heat?  I am aware that physical romance is probably a trivial outlay for Bubbles... but how does she "sweat"?

Do air vents open up and fans start blowing air?   Does she have a coolant reservoir? 

Never mind, how do you make these systems redundant and failure tolerant for combat. 

The lifelike bodies for AI make perfect sense on a lot of levels, from getting along with humans to being able to use human infrastructure.  And it makes them *people* from a story-telling POV.

Then we get into the Faye/Bubbles romance, which is an enjoyable

But then I have to ask...  Did they build Bubbles a combat body with lady bits?  Why? Skin that can feel things?  Why?

Is the Bubbles we see a second or later body for Bubbles?  Was she originally a tank, and became a large woman later?

So many questions

Is it cold in here?:
We've seen humanoid-bodied AIs vent some kind of vapor from their necks when under stress. Their bodies may also be able to handle larger temperature excursions without cooling than ours are. We have to keep enzymes from degrading and they don't.

It's an interesting idea that Bubbles might have been loaded into a tank. We know from May's story that AIs can live in combat machinery. Please don't speculate (here) about genitalia. Skin that feels things is pretty handy for living and working in most environments. I think Bubbles said her overall sense of touch was below human levels but her hearing was better.

BenRG:
I think that Bubbles' heat sinks are very efficient, given Faye's comments about her being comfortably warm to the touch.

What I'm interested to learn is where the coolant comes from. I wonder if more advanced chassis can synthesise some consumables from local materials. This may mean that Bubbles has a very, very limited digestive system that lets her turn water and simple carbohydrates into coolant.

Dandi Andi:
Much of the technical issues with AI bodies is dealt with by hand waving and lampshading. Some details have been addressed more or less directly, however.

Bubbles has a liquid coolant. We also know her body is warm to the touch. Her skin's ability to radiate heat may be sufficient to keep her cool in most circumstances. Adding a system that simulates respiration may also facilitate heat exchange with the environment while also making her seem more human. She may also have sufficient heat sinking ability to store heat until she enters her sleep cycle to recharge and dissipate stored heat.

They may not have made those systems redundant. Her armor was designed to withstand anti-tank weaponry. It may have been assumed that if something hit her hard enough to damage internal systems, she was going to be down for the count anyway.

We generally do not inquire about anybody's "bits". They are hers to worry about and hers alone. Curiosity is natural and normal, but it won't be addressed.

Skin is useful stuff. Feeling is useful, too. It helps a lot in making assessments about an object's texture, rigidity, and temperature, detecting contact with objects, etc...

She could have been anything! Given that she has indicated that she was not always in the military prior to meeting her, she could have had a different body prior to service. She could have been in whatever state AI are in when they initially form (which hasn't been addressed to my knowledge). Her initial military service may have had her in a tank or MRAP or a fighter jet. May would be super jealous. We may never know.

*edit*
Wow. Almost 40 minutes between IICIH's post and mine and I started before there were any replies. I must take a long time to formulate my responses.

awgiedawgie:

--- Quote from: pecoros7 on 25 May 2018, 23:56 ---Wow. Almost 40 minutes between IICIH's post and mine and I started before there were any replies. I must take a long time to formulate my responses.

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I tend to do that a lot, too. Especially if I have to look up links like you did.

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