Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Jan 24th to Jan 28th, 2022 (pages 4706 to 4710)
Inconsequential:
--- Quote from: _Islanio on 26 Jan 2022, 07:31 ---Which raises the question: why would they need sprays of they can change colors?
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The chromatophores or whatever that make AI skin and hair change color might not have enough "resolution" for images. Roko's color change seemed to proceed on a very gradual gradient and take at least a few seconds. And of course, the color-changing whatsits might not be individually addressable.
Octopi can produce various colors and patterns with a few thousand chromatophores. Do AIs work the same way? Dunno.
Or maybe our benevolent host hasn't overthought this mechanism to the same degree? Or maybe he has and just doesn't want to draw robots with patterned skin because it's a giant pain in the wrist and other parts. Dunno.
Until Plaidbot or Tigerbot appear, we may never know.
It is fairly clear that color is a fairly stable part of AI identity; as far as I remember, Winston is the only one who took on a new color scheme with his new body. His former body was basically a white plastic box (he was basically a large iPod), so he had a choice for the first time.
There's a whole interesting collection of thoughts around the idea of being able to choose and change your skin color, and why people who could change with a thought generally keep it the same. Maybe it's just considered polite to keep yourself more visually recognizable.
And of course, it's pretty neat to see a world where skin color is just a completely neutral characteristic.
Farideh:
New comic.
Yes, yes, well done, etc.
Near Lurker:
...still miss soy.
(He says, getting almond milk and sugar when it's twenty degrees Fahrenheit.)
Torlek:
--- Quote from: baronvonfritz on 26 Jan 2022, 15:10 ---BUT! I really cannot help myself but to devolve my comment into OMG MAY'S FRIGGIN GINORMOUS TITTIES!!!
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Yeah....I don't recall her seeming so....prominent the last time we saw her.
shanejayell:
The body could be self-adjustable.
"Ok, STOP INFLATING THEM."
"Shit, I can't see my own feet!"
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