[video] Hell hath no fury like an AI scorned (backdated to 4/30)

[a_shadow]

[ Tex is angry. Normally she'd send out a text blast, but this is an unusual circumstance, one that leads to her choosing to actually use the video feature on the MID. ]

I guess we've all gotten pretty used to taking matters into our own hands here. And why not? Even if you kill someone, all they're going to do is slap you on the wrist, right? So fine, indescriminate murder is obviously going to be a thing here. Fucking go for it. Life's cheap here.

But I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about what just happened to Rinzler. People obviously think it's up for debate whether he's sentient or has rights of his own. That's what I saw at his trial. People bringing up the idea of recoding him to solve the problem of the way he acts or the way he thinks. Lucky him for having his creator here, right? We can just reprogram him and make everything better.

Let me tell you something: that's bullshit. You might not like him, you might even think he's dangerous, but he's his own, not yours. And Alan Bradley had no fucking right to go messing around in his coding. Do you hear me, Alan Bradley? You have me to answer to for what you've done.

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[warandpeace]

They repaired Tron. The only reason Rinzler wasn't repaired was that he didn't go. He chose that.

Democracy doesn't infer morality, no. As I understood at the time, rather than removing the ability to kill it was more like decreasing the damage. He could still hate, still threaten. Even still defend himself and kill even if he had to use his bare hands.

[There might be some slight issues shining through there. Slight ones.]

But you're suggesting your morality by default is better than anyone else's. That what we would have said doesn't matter. Including the other AIs on the ship. People like him.

[niffin]

i don't believe in my own morality. i just don't believe in yours, either.

[ What issues. There are clearly zero issues, on either side of this conversation. Nooope. ]

and i don't believe for a second this was any unkinder, or less necessary.

i think you need to talk to alan before you start deciding what he was trying to change.

[warandpeace]

[He can't fault her that opinion. He is, after all, a merc commander. Morality hasn't played into some of his decisions, just a blind lust for revenge for having his home destroyed. And to be honest, he doesn't thinks she's much different in this case.]

To be honest the only person here with decent morality is that kid who tried to shout for help.

But I'll ask him.