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Has she been programmed that way though?

The gas powered ones are like standing in front of your car's exhaust pipe, too. I cannot imagine a homeowner willingly jacking up the...

What do you mean by "people"? If you mean "human", then definitely not. They don't really seem to have human motivations or...

You are creating a distinction here that I don't believe is necessary. They are both programmed and sentient free-thinking creatures...

So, like one thing in common suddenly doesn't make the gulf vast? Did the Clones have their ability to feel pain rewired? Did the...

They were definitely slaves and the difference between them and a sentient droid is still obviously vast. For one thing, the...

I'm saying that they aren't peers. If my computer became sentient at some point, that wouldn't make it de facto my peer. If someone...

I very much do differentiate by the mode of creation. To simplify here, in the US Declaration of Independence, Jefferson writes a line...

So, in Chopper's case it is probably a response to the droid's programmed desire to serve its owner and prioritize their needs and...

I think Star Wars has by far the best and most thoughtful depiction of AI in all of entertainment media. I think Star Wars shows that...

Yeah this sounds right to me. Re: the arrogance of youth, because of Kleya's kind of timeless look it wasn't until Make It Stop that I...

He's definitely not "just the front man". Kleya learned everything about the trade from him. But she is taking over from him. There are...

The irony is that Obi Wan was in ANH dressed like a farmer, not very differently than Owen Lars. This is fitting because he's presumed...

The Luthen/Kleya relationship also echoes the relationship of a Jedi and their family-less padawan. He mentors and teaches as she gets...

I see the Luthen/Kleya relationship as more of a partnership, both bringing different strengths, weaknesses, and skills to the task...