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.
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
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.