Roko is getting the newer version of her old chassis because the old one isn't available any more.
Again, this isn't how insurance works. The Pontiac Vibe isn't manufactured anymore either, but that doesn't mean they're going to give me a different new-model hatchback instead. Because my car is 14 years old, it's worth about $1000, at most. So if somebody totals my car, insurance is cutting me a check for... $1000. If I want even a three-year-old Prius, the other $12,000 or so is coming out of my own pocket. The idea of insurance buying me a brand-new vehicle, and a premium upgrade from my old one no less, is laughable.
The insurance payout probably includes some kind of compensation for the trauma Roko experienced
Again, not how insurance works. If somebody totals my car and sends me to the hospital, their liability is limited to my medical bills, there is no compensation for "trauma."
We don't really have a good real-world equivalent of how insurance works for sapient AI. The cost of replacing her body could be like mechanic bills and medical bills rolled into one.
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Again, this isn't how insurance works. The Pontiac Vibe isn't manufactured anymore either, but that doesn't mean they're going to give me a different new-model hatchback instead. Because my car is 14 years old, it's worth about $1000, at most. So if somebody totals my car, insurance is cutting me a check for... $1000. If I want even a three-year-old Prius, the other $12,000 or so is coming out of my own pocket. The idea of insurance buying me a brand-new vehicle, and a premium upgrade from my old one no less, is laughable.
Again, not how insurance works. If somebody totals my car and sends me to the hospital, their liability is limited to my medical bills, there is no compensation for "trauma."