> ... the guy who made the Replicants' eyes, and then retired to build creepy toys instead. Larry, from "Newhart".
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He's dead now, I think.
> In any event, her retirement plans bring up scores of ethical questions. I notice that she's very worried about marketing her creations and making sure that they are safe for the public, but not so worried about the whole implications of <i>selling</i> beings with minds as complex as Anna's. Does this not automatically make them slaves? We haven't yet seen a truly commercial application of sentient robots yet in the Parodyverse, and I can't imagine the existing robot community would look all that favorably on such a trade starting up.
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She's an over-enthusiastic scientist, kind of like Al B Harper.  Sometimes she doesn't think that far ahead.