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It is interesting to note that the only being [[Konoko]] ever cared for, plotwise (with the near-exception of Kerr), is : a) not really human, technically; b) basically a part of Mai herself. | It is interesting to note that the only being [[Konoko]] ever cared for, plotwise (with the near-exception of Kerr), is : a) not really human, technically; b) basically a part of Mai herself. | ||
===Simulated life=== | ===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, androids (electronic brains) only serve as work force in Oni, while the ''thinking'' is left to human-like brains (humans, Deadly Brains, and SLDs). | 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, androids (electronic brains) only serve as work force in Oni, while the ''thinking'' is left to human-like brains (humans, Deadly Brains, and SLDs). | ||
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It also brings about an interesting consideration... At the start of [[Griffin]]'s [[Daodan]] project, Mai and Shinatama are like ''twin sisters'' (more like clone sisters, actually). It doesn't take long, however, until Mai ''outgrows'' Shinatama and becomes a "big sister" for her. Eventually, we end up with a Mai about three times the age of the one who used to be her biotech twin. | It also brings about an interesting consideration... At the start of [[Griffin]]'s [[Daodan]] project, Mai and Shinatama are like ''twin sisters'' (more like clone sisters, actually). It doesn't take long, however, until Mai ''outgrows'' Shinatama and becomes a "big sister" for her. Eventually, we end up with a Mai about three times the age of the one who used to be her biotech twin. | ||
That's an original way to look at their family relationship, and how it evolved over time. How did Mai feel about "leaving Shinatama behind"? How did Shinatama feel about Konoko "drifting away" from her? | That's an original way to look at their "family" relationship, and how it evolved over time. How did Mai feel about "leaving Shinatama behind"? How did Shinatama feel about Konoko "drifting away" from her? | ||
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There's a complicated emotional bond between Mai and Shinatama, that goes beyond partnership or even the usual concept of family. No wonder Shinatama "fixated" on it. | There's a complicated emotional bond between Mai and Shinatama, that goes beyond partnership or even the usual concept of family. No wonder Shinatama "fixated" on it. | ||
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Thus an SLD can not, technically, disobey a direct order, but it can circumvene an ill-stated directive. And Shinatama had been doing just that when falsifying her reports on Konoko : that would mean that lying, for instance, is not ruled out by an SLD's design. | Thus an SLD can not, technically, disobey a direct order, but it can circumvene an ill-stated directive. And Shinatama had been doing just that when falsifying her reports on Konoko : that would mean that lying, for instance, is not ruled out by an SLD's design. | ||
As for irrationality : for example, there was an objective reason why Shinatama disobeyed Griffin in the Omega Bunker (emergency overrides had been switched off without Griffin knowing), but why did she start walking towards him in the first place? | |||
That "Omega Security Mode" just doesn't make any sense... It ''would'' seem that Shinatama's complexity, her uncommon emotional background, her inner conflict (between innocence and violence), and possibly Mai's "conflicting input", made her behave in an irrational way. | That "Omega Security Mode" just doesn't make any sense... It ''would'' seem that Shinatama's complexity, her uncommon emotional background, her inner conflict (between innocence and violence), and possibly Mai's "conflicting input", made her behave in an irrational way. | ||
That goes back to the Daodan as loss of control | That goes back to the [[Daodan#Loss of control|Daodan as loss of control]]. Extremely sophisticated individuals such as legal SLDs, by their very depth, are prone to escaping prediction and control. | ||
However, if the scientists were to master every aspect of Shinatama's design, she wouldn't have been more efficient than an average computer or android. There's an unavoidable risk here, and the best one can do is to acknowledge it. | |||
One characteristic of the human mind is abstract thought, and if some of it filters into an SLD's brain (and it does), why couldn't they get subjective, or illogical, or crazy? | |||
That "excessive humanity" in man-made machines is often addressed in sci-fi. Non-trivial approaches are rare, though. All the more appealing to read a lot of complicated stuff into the SLD concept... | That "excessive humanity" in man-made machines is often addressed in sci-fi. Non-trivial approaches are rare, though. All the more appealing to read a lot of complicated stuff into the SLD concept... | ||
===Pain and Death=== | ===[[Pain]] and [[Death]]=== | ||
How much can Shinatama suffer and how many times can she die? | How much can Shinatama suffer and how many times can she die? | ||
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==Related== | ==Related== | ||
*[[SLD]] | *[[SLD]] | ||
*[[TCTF]] | *[[TCTF]] | ||
*[[Konoko]] | *[[Konoko]] | ||