[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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[aminerproblem]

So taking a scalpel to his mind is being seen as an acceptable solution.

[Even though Rinzler wasn't Cybertronian, the situation still rings a little too close to home. He can't help but feel disappointed and a little angry.]

Do Alan and the others realize the schism they are creating with this foolish stunt? Is it that impossibly difficult for someone to respect sentience that isn't their own?

[needsnoface]

The very fact that they believed that they had to 'take matters into their own hands' speaks highly of how little thought of everyone else they had in regards to their actions. After all, they likely believed they were doing this for the "greater good" of the ship and thus likely do not realize they are giving blanket permission to modify everyone and everything that does not fit their worldviews and moral compass.


Maybe we'll be given matching 'scars' when they decide to be proactive in keeping the ship safe.

[aminerproblem]

That will not happen.

[There are things he's been growing to tolerate from his organic crewmates, but this is unacceptable.]

This has stemmed from serious flaws in the Moira's organizational structure. With no strong leadership among humans, anarchic groups like this arise to seize control in ugly ways. Now Rinzler was thrust into the receiving end of that building anger.

[needsnoface]

Short of a hostile or semi-hostile takeover of power in regards to structure of the ship as a whole, we are trapped in a loop of rhetoric and outrage, especially as one can say that it's not us but the captains who should be laying down the groundwork and structure that the ship as a whole can use.

Especially as those who feel this system isn't enough can then go back around and use the very system they hate to also save themselves from harsher punishment. After all those who do not see anything wrong in destroying Rinzler's sense of self to make him harmless are using that argument for why they should be allowed to do such a thing to another living being and not be punished for it.

Then again, what do I know? I'm nothing more than a human created piece of property.

[aminerproblem]

[His army never had a reason to develop AI, but they existed among other races. It was difficult not to empathize with Black Box's anger, even if they were different.]

At first, I was convinced that the best solution would be to protect our own. It would be far simpler. Not many of you pose a threat to a Cybertronian to begin with.

But it is difficult to see this utter failure of order and cohesion and not be concerned. A crew torn apart by its own prejudices and wild flailing is one that will not make it very far. Surely, even these Captains will care about that.

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[a_shadow]

I don't think they care about making a schism. They just think he's a man-made creation, so the creator should be allowed to do what he wants.

[aminerproblem]

No, I don't imagine they do. This attack on him seems like an overreaction fueled by primeval fear.

You're right to be angry. Lobotomizing a sentient being is just another way of killing them and should be treated as such. But If killing someone has little to no consequences, why would they respect this? There will always be organics that can't wrap their minds around mechanoids and AI being just as much of a person as they are.

[a_shadow]

That's one of the major problems here. Rinzler should have greater consequences for his behavior. Probably. But we don't have any means of enforcing something like that. Changing him from the inside like this—it's just sickening to me. It would change the essence of what makes him who he is.

[aminerproblem]

He should serve a punishment fitting of the crime, yes. That's how it would happen on a Cybertronian ship.

[More or less.]

My experience with the humans here lead me to believe that this attempt to butcher his mind was a small minority. I think most of them would agree with you.

There will be more violence as the system continues to fail unless we attempt to fix the larger issue.

[a_shadow]

Exactly. I am on the same page with you on this. It's just so damn unstable, this system.

[a_shadow]

Yes, exactly. This is a symptom. People are lashing out because the rules as they stand are too inconsistent and weak.

[aminerproblem]

In that I would agree with them. A weak structure will not be able to withstand many stresses before it collapses altogether.