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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

By that way of reasoning, the replicates aren't people because they are characters written by the author same as any other.

They are as much fiction as sentient machines are science fiction.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ok sure my point was the authors aren't making a point about the nature of machines informed by the limits of machines and aren't qualified to do so

saying AI is people because of Data from star trek is like saying there are aliens because you saw a Vulcan on tv in terms of relevance

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That's fair, though taking the idea that AI is people because of Data from Star Trek isn't inherently absurd. If a machine existed that demonstrated all the capabilities and external phenomena as Data in real life, I would want it treated as a person.

The authors might be delusional about the capabilities of their machine in particular, but in different physical circumstances to what's most likely happening here, they wouldn't be wrong.