| From: | Steven McCormick stardust@***.net |
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| Subject: | Androids |
| Date: | Tue, 09 Feb 1999 16:13:55 -0600 |
>Ok, to expand on that a little, what if an AI got trapped in a drone or
>something. Basing it on the rules for SKs in VR 2.0 what if the AI were
>on a closed system, and it's only node were the remote control interface
>for an anthropod? It sounds a tad corny, and the AI eould probly
>eventually figure out some way to get into the rest of the matrix, but
>it just could work.
>
>If it were just an AI controling an anthro;pod, I wouldn't really see it
>as an AI (myself, probly under definition it would fit but...) unless it
>were confined to existance as one form. Doesn't really count if you can
>switch bodys ever few nanoseconds...
>
Just what in the woodchuck is an anthropod! That's anthroFORM, guy. :)
Back on topic. Here's my definition of what we're talking about.
Anthroform-- A human shaped drone. Can be quite sophisticated given a high
enough pilot program.
Robot-- Basically an anthroform with extremely complex learning alogrythms
(sp?).
Android-- Self aware robot. He's sentient. He can say the words "I am"
and mean it. IMO, an android doesn't necessarily have to look so much like
a human that he could be mistaken for one. Also, IMO, androids are not
possible in the Shadowrun universe... Well, maybe K and Herc's Shadowrun
universe. :)
BlueMule
