Eighth Gear ; Video

[gofortheoptics]

[Tali's been thinking a lot about Legion, lately. It might be because it had died right in front of her, or it might be because up until a few moments before his death, she hadn't been certain of whether he cared for her or wanted to kill her.

It had been the latter, it turned out.]

Tell me, City -- how do you feel about artificial intelligence? Does it exist it your world?

If it does, do you trust it? Is it its own species -- or many species?

If you killed it, would you consider it murder, or simply -- deactivation?

[She glances off-camera.]

I don't doubt that people feel differently here, with the AI having bodies. I'm just -- curious.

[Really, she's trying to sort through how she really feels about them -- the geth, at least. Making a generalization about all AI would be as ridiculous as making a generalization about all organic life. The Reapers were far different from the geth, after all, and they'd proved that repeatedly.]

Comments

[ioudas]

How do we prove we have a soul?

[gofortheoptics]

Fair question. Some people think it has to do with religion.

Others think it has to do with science. I don't know what it has to do with, really.

Being capable of empathy, maybe.

[ioudas]

A lot of things lack empathy, yet have a heartbeat.

[gofortheoptics]

Or they hide it well.

[ioudas]

You're making a lot of justifications for organics not to have something.

[gofortheoptics]

Or I'm just being hopeful.

[ioudas]

Or are you trying to justify why something that doesn't have a heartbeat doesn't qualify as a living thing?

[gofortheoptics]

I might have, once.

I'm not so sure now. That's why I'm asking what other peoples' experiences have been.

[ioudas]

In that case, I've had a very good experience with one.

[gofortheoptics]

Care to share details?

- > video

[ioudas]

Gladly.

( He turns on his video feature to show a rather large round ball sitting on his lap. While he has no mouth that can speak, he does see Tali and there's a small hand that raises to offer her a wave. )

[gofortheoptics]

[As if in response, her drone pops up at her side. It's not quite so advanced, but it beeps excitedly.]

...yes, Daemon, I see. I think that's a little more advanced than you.

[ioudas]

He might act like a little kid sometimes, but I like to think he has a soul.

[gofortheoptics]

Do you summon him at will, or does he remain with you?