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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 6641300" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>#2 would be a little tricky given the background I already have written up, but some relatively small alterations might salvage it if you want to go that way. If the project didn't end, for example. It's nature could simply have changed as the true extent of the AI's capability was revealed. Then the android would still be classified as government property, and the presence of a military attache or liason with the project would make all kinds of sense. </p><p></p><p>#3 is a pretty cool idea too though, especially since in the scenario as I imagine it now, the android would actually have contacted him itself. Perhaps it means to 'go public' with its existence and experiences, hoping that the disruption of the secrecy surrounding it will disrupt the plans and tactics of those who might be trying to pursue it. Risking it all on the roll of the dice that public opinion will swing its way and put political pressure on the government to cease and desist its attempts at coercion. But of course, it would need an ambassador to help it accomplish that, and for whatever reason it selected you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Or, maybe you're just the first person to listen to its crackpot-sounding story? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>One big benefit of this second approach is that if the android goes public, then it's super duper easy to explain how and why the Culture gets involved. </p><p></p><p>We should probably decide what year/tech level Earth is at as well. Clearly it's futuristic, but how futuristic?</p><p></p><p>Oh oh, also, just for my own edification; what is Banks' solution to the Fermi Paradox?</p><p></p><p>That is, if the galaxy is teeming with so much life, why have the humans of Earth not seen any evidence of it (as of the time in their history when it became a possiblity for them to do so of course).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 6641300, member: 4936"] #2 would be a little tricky given the background I already have written up, but some relatively small alterations might salvage it if you want to go that way. If the project didn't end, for example. It's nature could simply have changed as the true extent of the AI's capability was revealed. Then the android would still be classified as government property, and the presence of a military attache or liason with the project would make all kinds of sense. #3 is a pretty cool idea too though, especially since in the scenario as I imagine it now, the android would actually have contacted him itself. Perhaps it means to 'go public' with its existence and experiences, hoping that the disruption of the secrecy surrounding it will disrupt the plans and tactics of those who might be trying to pursue it. Risking it all on the roll of the dice that public opinion will swing its way and put political pressure on the government to cease and desist its attempts at coercion. But of course, it would need an ambassador to help it accomplish that, and for whatever reason it selected you. :) Or, maybe you're just the first person to listen to its crackpot-sounding story? :) One big benefit of this second approach is that if the android goes public, then it's super duper easy to explain how and why the Culture gets involved. We should probably decide what year/tech level Earth is at as well. Clearly it's futuristic, but how futuristic? Oh oh, also, just for my own edification; what is Banks' solution to the Fermi Paradox? That is, if the galaxy is teeming with so much life, why have the humans of Earth not seen any evidence of it (as of the time in their history when it became a possiblity for them to do so of course). [/QUOTE]
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