[he weighs that, but... it's hard to say. He doesn't know what cyberlife's products look like, besides Connor. And he can't help but believe that whatever learning protocol they've got... probably could learn self-defense.]
[ Hank shudders. He doesn't like the sound of that. ]
They're perfect machines that are stronger, smarter and never need food or get tired. Like humans but better. They already made everything else obsolete, why not try humans next?
Yeah, and they do that to the best of their ability. But to make something that complex, you're asking it to really work within the bounds of some pretty contradictory programming.
Even crude AI does what it's told to do to the best of its ability-- and usually only goes astray after abuse from people taking advantage of that.
It's kinda hard to call it an "ability" when it's something that was coded in from the start. They're not programmed to make mistakes, they're programmed for perfection.
[ Is he really having this conversation, he's gonna feel like such a dick in a few weeks. ]
Lemme put it this way. I could train for years on how to draw a perfect circle. And maybe I'd get it once or twice, but being human, I'd make mistakes. Androids all get it right on the first try. They don't gotta train or hope they'll do it right -- they just do.
Yeah, but when humans couldn't do it on their own, they made things that could help them draw circles perfectly. Why would you make something that doesn't do its job well?
Besides, you say that like that's something that really demonstrates the complexity and the perfection of an android's programming. There are imperfections and there are illogical or incompatible processes.
I think it's amazing that a computer can look at whatever mess we've given it, and run with it in ways we don't always expect.
Sure, they're perfect, But they got no creativity. No soul.
And yeah, I know some people can suck. Androids aren't like that. The ones I've seen are either a blank slate, real good at faking it or so fucked up that they start killing people. Not a whole lot of in between.
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So yeah, it's fucked up, but androids aren't programmed to have self-preservation. They're not human.
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Huh.
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[ Hank shudders. He doesn't like the sound of that. ]
They're perfect machines that are stronger, smarter and never need food or get tired. Like humans but better. They already made everything else obsolete, why not try humans next?
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[ Hank stares at him. Long and hard and... real confused. ]
Androids don't "do their best." They do what they're programmed to do.
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Even crude AI does what it's told to do to the best of its ability-- and usually only goes astray after abuse from people taking advantage of that.
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[ Is he really having this conversation, he's gonna feel like such a dick in a few weeks. ]
Lemme put it this way. I could train for years on how to draw a perfect circle. And maybe I'd get it once or twice, but being human, I'd make mistakes. Androids all get it right on the first try. They don't gotta train or hope they'll do it right -- they just do.
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Besides, you say that like that's something that really demonstrates the complexity and the perfection of an android's programming. There are imperfections and there are illogical or incompatible processes.
I think it's amazing that a computer can look at whatever mess we've given it, and run with it in ways we don't always expect.
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[ He shakes his head. ]
They do that because somebody programmed them to. Which... I guess is why you're so in love with the idea, ain't it?
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Besides... You think there aren't humans who think of other humans as tools?
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And yeah, I know some people can suck. Androids aren't like that. The ones I've seen are either a blank slate, real good at faking it or so fucked up that they start killing people. Not a whole lot of in between.
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[ He shrugs. He'll change his mind later, I promise!! ]
My world's different. I didn't grow up with androids like some of the people your age.
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Our worlds are literally different.
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....Okay, how the fuck does that work, exactly?
I mean, maybe not "exactly." Use English, I'm not a rocket scientist.
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Legitimately, I thought this was a teaching job when I applied.
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Part of why I have my own little mini-investigation.
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Just a tip, but relationships built on lies tend to fucking blow up in your face.
Not that I'm complaining, I'm happy to offer my services.
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[look, he just. hates todd. it gets in the way of things]
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[ Oho, he's gonna get to the bottom of this if it kills him. Which it might! ]
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I didn't used to be this mean. Dammit, Todd.
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