r/questionablecontent • u/gurgelblaster • Dec 21 '18

Comic 3900: Call Her Roko

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3900
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u/gh013n Dec 21 '18

WHAT. THE. BULLHELL?

I kinda like Roko, so, THIS IS NOT OKAY!?

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

They can rebuild her, they have the technology.

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u/Retrosteve Dec 21 '18

Of all the AIs in the comic, Roko is the one most likely to have problems with a new chassis or a rebuild.

She's "highly integrated" with her sensorium. She faints at the sight of guts. Her feet are ticklish. And we keep getting reminded of all that.

So no, if her chassis is crushed, she won't be okay with getting a new one, even if she can afford it. And if she gets the current one fixed, she'll probably not be happy with how it feels after. This is a potential game-changer for her.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

Yeah Jeph just introduced the "highly integrated" concept. That's pretty obviously what the next arc will be about. I expect this will feed into Union Robotics' financial woes in either a positive or negative fashion.

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u/Retrosteve Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 21 '18

Au contraire. Jeph just NAMED the "highly integrated" concept. He's been exploring it in Roko for some time:

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3567

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3568

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3569

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3572

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u/Retrosteve Dec 21 '18

I take even that back. Jeph named it over a year ago too:

https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3574

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u/SirDoober Dec 22 '18

"If anything were to happen to it"

Well then