Spookybot's mentorly advice to Emily further suggests that they are not merely a soulless, emotionless super-being. True, they operate on a different level of consciousness, kind of like an AI version of OCD, where they are very focused, driven -
obsessed, even. But they are not without feeling.
Here, they reflect on the fact that their power could be misused, but they refuse to do so. And in
the next strip, they show true compassion for Bubbles' situation.
While I do not agree at all with the theory that Emily is some sort of closet AI, we have seen that in the QCverse,
anything is possible. As Matt said, I've met a few Emily-level intelligences. My own brother has an IQ over 180. Conversing with people like that is... different. But without question, her intelligence, and her aptitude for highly advanced programming, is why Spookybot chose
her to go into Bubbles' mind in the first place. She was less likely to go insane from the experience, and she could be very instrumental in the further development of AIs (that could actually be an ulterior motive for Spookybot as well). That is why I suggested some time ago that she should be whisked away to Hannelore's father's space station, where her skills could be put to much better use than they are at the coffee shop. I'd miss her, of course, but this isn't about me.