RE: June
04-02-2019, 09:49 AM
Hrm. Had hoped for a few more responses to bounce/balance Hal2.0 off of. Eh, more's the reason to give it a (somewhat) more serious go.
Form: It is the ship. Not, admittedly, in the sense the entire ship is a computer, but rather in the sense of a body, heart, lungs, brains, so on and so forth. It's primarily decentralized throughout the ship, though if a 'core' were to exist, it could be considered the very center of the ship where the most densely packed hardware is located.
Power: Frightening. Smart, clever, and given an uncomfortably short bug-testing incubation period.
Personality: Bland. Pleasant. If it has a personality, it does a very good job of suppressing it in conversations. Though, the odd bug has led to some peculiar and only vaguely coherent discussions from time to time.
Appearance: Befitting it's bland personality, it dons the visage of the humble yellow smiley-face. Supposedly chosen for its familiarity and comforting effect, it was actually drawn out of hat on short notice. Or, at least, that's the A.I.'s story.
Specialties:
-Architecture: Armed with the (formerly) latest in both stock blueprints and integrated design programs, this A.I. can make buildings that will far outlast their occupants, in a serviceable amount of comfort. Now if only those buildings actually looked good...
-Cryogenics: Admittedly this one is partially repurposed, but it does have its applications beyond keeping frozen passengers alive and food/medicinal stocks unspoiled. With some... Creative, reapplications, it could be applied in terraforming, military, and possibly industrial efforts? Room for improvement* and/or research* was left in, but as-is it needs some dedicated effort to bring out its full potential.
-Cultural Records: With over 1,000,000,000 baked-in jokes, outdated cultural references, and any number of educational articles sourced from the lowest bidder, the second lowest bidder, and public domain sources in that order, this machine is certain to please. Or annoy. Mostly annoy, honestly, but the educational material/cultural records are sufficiently accurate, and the jokes are now only given on request. Usually.
-Horticulture: If the ships builders put serious effort into one particular database, this would be it. For whatever reason, this A.I. is fully equipped with what may be the single most comprehensive file on Horticulture in the galaxy, assuming it isn't out of date by now. The secrets of all things plant-based are for the colonists taking, if they can tolerate the clippy-esque search engine long enough to find it.
Flaw: The A.I. does its best, but the short bug-testing and shorter bug-fixing period can only be blamed on malevolence (unlikely), desperation (we hope not), or general incompetence. Supposedly they tacked-on a self repair routine to fix bugs over the journey, at least the ones previously documented. Given the ship builders track-record, it would not be surprising if it spent the entire journey trying to fix itself.
*By this, we mean the ships builders left the source blueprints in. Whether this was intentional is another matter.
Form: It is the ship. Not, admittedly, in the sense the entire ship is a computer, but rather in the sense of a body, heart, lungs, brains, so on and so forth. It's primarily decentralized throughout the ship, though if a 'core' were to exist, it could be considered the very center of the ship where the most densely packed hardware is located.
Power: Frightening. Smart, clever, and given an uncomfortably short bug-testing incubation period.
Personality: Bland. Pleasant. If it has a personality, it does a very good job of suppressing it in conversations. Though, the odd bug has led to some peculiar and only vaguely coherent discussions from time to time.
Appearance: Befitting it's bland personality, it dons the visage of the humble yellow smiley-face. Supposedly chosen for its familiarity and comforting effect, it was actually drawn out of hat on short notice. Or, at least, that's the A.I.'s story.
Specialties:
-Architecture: Armed with the (formerly) latest in both stock blueprints and integrated design programs, this A.I. can make buildings that will far outlast their occupants, in a serviceable amount of comfort. Now if only those buildings actually looked good...
-Cryogenics: Admittedly this one is partially repurposed, but it does have its applications beyond keeping frozen passengers alive and food/medicinal stocks unspoiled. With some... Creative, reapplications, it could be applied in terraforming, military, and possibly industrial efforts? Room for improvement* and/or research* was left in, but as-is it needs some dedicated effort to bring out its full potential.
-Cultural Records: With over 1,000,000,000 baked-in jokes, outdated cultural references, and any number of educational articles sourced from the lowest bidder, the second lowest bidder, and public domain sources in that order, this machine is certain to please. Or annoy. Mostly annoy, honestly, but the educational material/cultural records are sufficiently accurate, and the jokes are now only given on request. Usually.
-Horticulture: If the ships builders put serious effort into one particular database, this would be it. For whatever reason, this A.I. is fully equipped with what may be the single most comprehensive file on Horticulture in the galaxy, assuming it isn't out of date by now. The secrets of all things plant-based are for the colonists taking, if they can tolerate the clippy-esque search engine long enough to find it.
Flaw: The A.I. does its best, but the short bug-testing and shorter bug-fixing period can only be blamed on malevolence (unlikely), desperation (we hope not), or general incompetence. Supposedly they tacked-on a self repair routine to fix bugs over the journey, at least the ones previously documented. Given the ship builders track-record, it would not be surprising if it spent the entire journey trying to fix itself.
*By this, we mean the ships builders left the source blueprints in. Whether this was intentional is another matter.
Quiet. Good for an unusual opinion. Doesn't talk much.