But honestly? Not trusting everyone you see is probably a smart idea. I'm just banking on if you're the one I think he's got spying, that he's not already giving you the good stuff.
Yeah, it's a shithole. But it's my shithole, y'know? Especially since Cyberlife moved in and bought out half the city with their whole 'revitalization' project. Fat lot of good that did us.
Hah. Yeah, that ain't gonna change any time soon. Cyberlife has the whole world in their pocket thanks to that -- wouldn't be making billions if people could just make their own biocomponents or whatever they're called.
[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.
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[ He shakes his hand, nice and tight, even offers an obviously fake smile. 'No promises' huh. ]
I still don't trust you, but I got an android who can taste-test for poison, so I'm sure you won't try anything funny.
Not that you strike me as the killing type, but it sounds like your pal Hale might not be as Canadian as you are.
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But honestly? Not trusting everyone you see is probably a smart idea. I'm just banking on if you're the one I think he's got spying, that he's not already giving you the good stuff.
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I've been around the block more than the rest of the kids you guys grabbed, that's for sure.
[ No answering yes or no on the Hale thing, since, y'know, he's gotta keep some secrets. ]
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Detroit, eh? Not close to my neck of Canada, but I've heard... things.
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Yeah, it's a shithole. But it's my shithole, y'know? Especially since Cyberlife moved in and bought out half the city with their whole 'revitalization' project. Fat lot of good that did us.
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But they're already committing one of my least favorite sins.
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And that is?
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Nobody really knows what causes it, but it's freaking people the fuck out.
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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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