From: JAY DUGGER (duggerj1@charter.net)
Date: Tue Apr 22 2003 - 16:56:25 MDT
On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:59:16 -0700 (PDT)
Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Putting aside comical comments about Dominionites hunting
>out of season
>or bagging more than their limit, or even killing
>endangered species, I
>ask the list: Who is your favorite AI? Everybody knows
I agree with Anders on GOLEM XIII, and for much the same
reasons. HAL I found most sympathetic, esp. at the movie's
end as it pleaded for mercy. Egan's characters from
Diaspora seem very human to me. Moreso even than some
_human_ characters from his early short stories.
Uploads and augments don't seem to fall into the category
of AI to me. They seem a very different type of character
in fiction than AIs. Yes, I realize that someday reality
might demonstrate no real distinction. That day hasn't yet
arrived.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Wintermute, and another
for the AI Gods of Orion's Arm. The brutal Zoneminds of
Reign of Steel make lovely antagonists, and are my
favorites from role-playing games. Culture Minds aren't
alien enough to suit me. My all-time favorite AI appeared
in the television show Blake's Seven: the computer of
their last ship, Slave.
Jay Dugger : duggerj1@charter.net
http://www.vibepusher.com/~jdugger
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