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WCDT 21-25 January 2019 (3921-3925)

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BenRG:

--- Quote from: brasca on 22 Jan 2019, 02:15 ---While I understand the trauma of Roko losing her body I don’t understand the discomfort.  Neither Momo or Winslow went through this after they upgraded.
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The issue is what Bubbles referred to as 'integration'. Some AIs become so 'used' to their bodies, their appearance, their responses and their sensory inputs that they develop the sense of 'this is me' that we fleshy types naturally have for our bodies. Because of this, they develop a dependence on the specific responses from that specific chassis to maintain a sense of self and well-being. Although Roko's new chassis is probably better than 80% identical to her old one, there is still enough differences in inputs and responses that she feels wrong (she's described it as 'moving a puppet').

IRL, we see similar psychological in patients who have suffered traumatic amputations or required significant reconstructive surgery. The most well-known dysphoric response, at least in terms of recent public awareness, is that of transgender people but Roko's sense that she has 'the wrong body' is several orders of magnitude more extreme than the typical case. In humans, similar issues have led to self-mutilation and even suicide.

Cornelius:
There's also the point that both Momo and Winslow chose to go to another chassis. Roko didn't have any choice in moving on to another chassis, as hers was totaled.

For Momo and Winslow, I think of the change in terms of growing up. There's a sense of progression, that's no more traumatic than growing up.
For Roko, it's recovery. She'd have preferred to go back, but it isn't possible.

JimC:
So, AI pedicure... Why would it be about toenails? More to a high end pedicure than that I believe. How about a full maintenance check, overhaul and servicing for what must be a fairly high maintenance bit of the robot body?

traroth:
What would have happened if Roko would have been able to get the exact same chassis?

BenRG:
That's when we'd get to the psychosomatic part of it: She'd still know it wasn't 'her body'.

This is probably why we're going to be seeing a lot more of Lemon in the next few weeks. It's more than physiological, this is a psychological issue too. Specialised care and help is almost certainly needed.

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