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Old 08-11-2019, 11:26 AM   #4
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Default Re: [AtE] The benign AI as a plot device

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This is similar to an episode of the Twilight Zone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_in_the_Cave
Noice. Will use that <waves hands> somewhere.

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... Falling back on a go between ...might sadly be the most effective survival strategy for all involved.
Going to have one of these already, but in a much more secure situation.

But what if there's an AI holed up somewhere, and it's trying to make contact with what survives of humanity, as well as any other biophilic AIs? All I've got so far is an anthropomorphic android (think C3P0) acting as a messenger/ambassador trying to stay incognito whilst crossing hostile territory. But what could it be after? What could it be offering? (To both surviving communities of humans, and other AI)

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...Then again, arrogant A.I.s are a staple of fiction.
I envisage a setting with remnant EMP devices, and they will be potentially used.
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