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Originally Posted by Langy
I'm talking not just about the software, but also the hardware chassis the AI is riding in. If an NAI has Social Stigma (Subjugated) and is in a multi-billion dollar cybertank, then the tank also has Social Stigma (Subjugated), since the AI and the tank are considered one and the same character.
Also, don't forget the $50,000+ bioroids out there.
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The difference of course lies in the budget of the owner, and even more importantly, the difference in the perceived threat posed by the rogue or runaway. It doesn't matter how much an autonomous tank is worth when you can't take it intact.