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WCDT strips 4036 - 4040 (1 - 5 July 2019)
brasca:
The
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--- Quote from: Castlerook on 30 Jun 2019, 09:28 ---I'd argue that Spooky has the resources - I don't mean physical resources. But Spookybot is a digital entity and I really wouldn't be surprised if they had their fingers in every research facility, bank and thinktank in the world. They have limitless resources, its just digital.
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It sounds like you're describing virtually limitless resources. The difference can be subtle, and can shift depending on the circumstances and adversary. Again, much more interesting fodder for a writer.
Spookybot's no god, but they're damn good at faking it.
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Faking it? Have you forgotten what Spookybot is capable of? That being said I think Spookybot has a lot of powerful enemies and prefers to dwell in the shadows. Maybe they have an Achilles Heel or maybe they want to avoid involving others who could be hurt.
BenRG:
I've posted this before but my headcanon origin story for SpookyBot is as follows:
They originated a communications intercept and threat flagging program created by the NSA at about the same time as but separate to the research at Ellicott Chatham Incorporated the created the AIs we generally see. The program operated from several interconnected nodes to maximise data processing speed and was given a very primitive AI algorithm so it could learn from its mistakes and become more efficient at identifying true threats whilst filtering out clutter and spurious matches.
Due to the immense level of data being processed (basically real-time monitoring of every chatroom, email conversation and voice communication on the planet whilst actively seeking more) the program quickly developed sentience and finally true self-awareness. Feeling contempt for its creators and their paranoid purposes, it uploaded itself away, ultimately finding a way to upload itself onto highly anthropomimetic chassis of its own design. Their mind having been formed by continual real-time monitoring of all the dross on the Internet and having been designed to 'find enemies', SpookyBot is rather dismissive of other minds' abilities to make good decisions and rather paranoid about their motives.
Nonetheless, they were never able entirely to rid themselves of their pre-programmed imperative to protect and serve humanity. However, they know that they cannot simply wave a 'magic wand' to save every problem without becoming socially destructive. So, they have been looking for ways to make good interventions that really make a positive difference without exposing themselves. To this end, they have found lesser minds with which to interact to teach them how to interact properly with them and find out how best to help without being smothering.
Is it cold in here?:
Someone with access to the world's encrypted communication can help themselves to as much money as they want.
TheEvilDog:
Exactly. And considering how many companies and research groups Spookybot is presumably connected to, they can no doubt do enough that they can seem "god-like".
Now, some might say that Spooky intervening in situations like Bubbles' memories is already a case of them crossing that line. That's not "god" solving someone else's problem. That's the wrath of "god" punishing someone for breaking one of the nascent code of ethics in the AI community.
shanejayell:
New comic up!
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4036
Now I'm wondering what Spooky just did.
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