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Subj: Well complicated.
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 05:53:52 am EDT (Viewed 4 times)
Reply Subj: Re: Just to complicate the philosophical debate further
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 at 06:19:12 pm EDT (Viewed 434 times)



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      Did poor dead Helen McAllister ever give permission to anyone to use her engrams (or whatever the PVB version of them are called) to create Hallie?



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    I've considered introducing Helen's family a few times, but have never really gotten far in the plotting of a story. I still don't have any plans to do so, but it does seem like this current AI rights subplot would be fertile ground for someone to address the idea of being the unwilling source for a future artificial mind.


I haven't forgotten the whole AI thing, but legislation takes time to draft.