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WCDT 3896-3900 (17-21 December 2018)

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specter177:

--- Quote from: pendrake on 18 Dec 2018, 09:17 ---For comic #3897...

1. Did PunchBot (CPA) ever get his arm (& side) replaced (#3596)?   Otherwise I would say that arm is probably his, and hopefully this will not come back to bite the entrepreneur couple.

2. Robots in-recent...
 - a. Stabitha (Swordsmary)
 - b. Beepatrice
 - c. Cattle Destroyer

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Well, we see them working on what I presume is Punchbot's arm in 3725 but I don't know if we've seen Punchbot since 3596. Still going through the archives though.

zisraelsen:
I dont think I'd ever want to eat anything that could be described as "incidental."

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: rtmq0227 on 18 Dec 2018, 14:30 ---As much as I love the paperclip joke, it does make me wonder about the context it would hold for AI

From an IT perspective, it would be something akin to smelling salts or a blow upside the head, you snap out of whatever infinite loop you're in but it's jarring, and you maybe don't remember a lot about what you were stuck on in the first place.

Would that kind of joke be offensive to the sort of highly-integrated AI that Roko represents?  Would it be seen as more therapeutic/refreshing than I'm thinking?  Is it highly taboo or viewed with a utilitarian lens?

This, of course, assumes that there is an actual "reset button" or equivalent for AI.  It is about as likely that this is Faye being flippant and making a "Robots are still computers, just bigger and prone to emotions" joke.

I suspect, as with most things, it depends on your audience.  Bubbles certainly didn't seem too fazed.

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Yeah to be honest I felt like that joke to an AI would be like an AI equivalent of a bit racist? I don't think intent to hurt was there, but intentions aren't always magic. Also it's Jeph's universe so he can write whatever rules he likes.

TheEvilDog:

--- Quote from: zisraelsen on 19 Dec 2018, 14:30 ---I dont think I'd ever want to eat anything that could be described as "incidental."

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I think that's what some people call "road-kill stew".

DSL:

--- Quote from: Castlerook on 19 Dec 2018, 15:38 ---
--- Quote from: zisraelsen on 19 Dec 2018, 14:30 ---I dont think I'd ever want to eat anything that could be described as "incidental."

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I think that's what some people call "road-kill stew".

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Things like that have gone from "economic necessity" to "regional cuisine." Tripe, haggis, goetta, scrapple, casing hotdogs, SPAM, a bunch of other examples someone will undoubtedly supply.

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