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WCDT 4121-4125 (October 28th - Nov 1st 2019)
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Nov 2019, 02:47 ---If synthetics are subject to our cognitive error of confusing familiar with good, then being in UR routinely will make it seem like a more desirable place to them for their 7,500 mile service or plastic surgery.
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Anyone who's worked in education, health care, social services, or the criminal justice system will tell you that we take comfort in the familiar, even if the familiar is dysfunctional as all fucking Hell. The overwhelming majority of humans have to consciously and purposefully force themselves to do something different. That's so fundamental to our makeup that a human-patterned AI wouldn't be human-patterned without it. An AI that doesn't follow that model would be scary to humans and other AIs.
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 02 Nov 2019, 08:31 ---I wonder if Sam's work could be digitized or if she could work on a computer doing the designs, then yeah, as mentioned, the designs could be laser etched or otherwise made permanent, generating more revenue for the shop.
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The one-time fee would no doubt be higher, but regular renewal would make a more reliable income stream. For a business a customer in the door is good, back in the door is better, back in the door on a regular basis is best. I'll guarantee you the shop that does the oil changes on your car had a conversation very much like this when 10K mile synthetic motor oil came out and drivers were no longer told they had to come in every 2,000 miles. (Whether or not that requirement was real or just marketing hype is another topic.)
JimC:
And I also wonder if Faye is coming to terms with the fact that in this partnership she is *not* the scary one...
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