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 ===Simulated life===
-An SLD's body is made of synthetic tissue about as complex as that which makes up the human body. The brain's complexity, in particular, is remarkable. For all we see, robots (electronic brains) only serve as work force in Oni, while tactical thought and fast reflexes are left to human-like brains (humans, cyborgs, Deadly Brains, and SLDs).
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+ The [[Quotes/Consoles#The_SLD_project|SLD]] project is an attempt to recreate human physiology with artificial materials.
-It's important to note that an SLD's brain and body are biological (as opposed to robots, SLDs are ''grown'', not ''built''), and that their brain is not physically "donated" by a human (as is the case for a Deadly Brain or a cyborg).
+ Dolls are grown by implanting micromechanical fabrication cells in large molds containing a mass of materials we call "prototissue".
-SLDs ''are'' standalone biological lifeforms. Modeled after Man, but with no human parts. Engineered to a large extent, but still wholesome individuals rather than results of a series of patches and upgrades.
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+SLDs get basically 3D-printed from within a material soup. They are meant to [[Quotes/Manual#Tech_Note_2|'''simulate''' many biological functions]] while not using classical biological materials (if at all). Besides that they feature few mechanical-like parts (skeleton) and electronic parts. This is emphasised by the term "doll" in SLD. This is to make them stronger than humans and let them easily interact with computer systems.
+SLDs fill the gap between robotics and synthetic biology.
+Most care was given to recreate human skin and the brain.
 ===Human-primed===
-The biomass of an [[SLD]]'s brain is able to imitate the neural structure of a human brain, but the nurturing process is sped up dramatically, and goes as follows:
+ One thing we still cannot do is create an artificial system that adequately simulates the processes of the human mind.
-*There's the senseloop, somewhat akin to popular concepts of computer-assisted learning. High input of data, which help the SLD to compensate for the lack of ''memories''.
+ Instead SLDs contain a behavioral framework patterned on donor brain engram data fed into the system during its formation.
-*And there's the priming, which at the time of Oni requires an SLD to be patterned after an existing human brain (that's true for [[Shinatama]] ''and'' [[Tanker|Tankers]]).
-Fact is: Shinatama was primed with such a human "seed". And she was patterned after no one else but [[Konoko|Mai]]. They don't share memories (not like Mai has a lot anyway), but Shinatama's emotional pattern, at the core, is not synthetic. It's human, and it's Mai's.
+SLD brains mimic real neural networks. The initial setup of the synthetic neurons is based on scans of a human brain ("brain engrams").
+ This core personality is then given a chance to develop a unique neurolattice while experiencing accelerated streaming sensory feeds.
+The superficial recreated personality is then trained to become more complex. The synthetic neural networks continue learn and grow.
+Since the materials are not biological this process can happen at ''unhuman'' speeds.
+The end result is an artificial brain that is even able to show emotional patterns.
+Typically, SLDs grow up in the ''social'' context and own ''belief'' that they are just better androids - tools to aid humans. They do not question their existence and therefore human overseers are most often not confronted with their ("simulated") free will. (There is no good reason for why not a free will could emerge from artificial neural networks if they are complex enough.)
 ===Backup of Mai's innocence===