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<blockquote data-quote="GlassEye" data-source="post: 6649426" data-attributes="member: 40413"><p>The difficulty I have in thinking about Poju/Poul is that they are identical up to the point of uploading and share years of development; how much divergence would there really be in the two? Poju is superficial and driven by celebrity*. How much of that survives in Poul who might be legally considered nothing more than a clever simulation and must deal with being a non-entity? These questions are mostly why I stopped with Poul after a certain point; I wasn't sure who he would be.</p><p></p><p>There are two possibilities that I see for Poul at the start of game. 1) He's still digital and in Poju's implant/wearables or 2) he's already downloaded into a body. But this question is less important than the previous identity question, imo.</p><p></p><p>If Poju/Poul are still jointly incarnate it would certainly be easier to draw Poju into aiding Shayuri's character.</p><p></p><p>As for the question of distinction between upload and AI? If there is a distinction it's a pretty fine one. Poul is no less artificial because of his origin but probably more likely to be eventually accepted as human than an AI. Of course, this is less important when we reach the Culture. </p><p></p><p>* Hmm. If Poju's desire for celebrity is a desire to be recognized as somebody of importance it isn't too far off to think that Poul modifies that desire to simply be recognized as a separate entity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GlassEye, post: 6649426, member: 40413"] The difficulty I have in thinking about Poju/Poul is that they are identical up to the point of uploading and share years of development; how much divergence would there really be in the two? Poju is superficial and driven by celebrity*. How much of that survives in Poul who might be legally considered nothing more than a clever simulation and must deal with being a non-entity? These questions are mostly why I stopped with Poul after a certain point; I wasn't sure who he would be. There are two possibilities that I see for Poul at the start of game. 1) He's still digital and in Poju's implant/wearables or 2) he's already downloaded into a body. But this question is less important than the previous identity question, imo. If Poju/Poul are still jointly incarnate it would certainly be easier to draw Poju into aiding Shayuri's character. As for the question of distinction between upload and AI? If there is a distinction it's a pretty fine one. Poul is no less artificial because of his origin but probably more likely to be eventually accepted as human than an AI. Of course, this is less important when we reach the Culture. * Hmm. If Poju's desire for celebrity is a desire to be recognized as somebody of importance it isn't too far off to think that Poul modifies that desire to simply be recognized as a separate entity. [/QUOTE]
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