[Reign of Steel] Zoneminds IQ and Complexity - Page 4

marceloyoiti · 11-01-2016, 03:26 AM

In Will to Live the AI template has IQ 13 (p. 23-24) and the Zonemind lens adds IQ +7 (p. 22) for a total IQ 20. According to Ultra Tech (p. 25) and Will to Live (p. 19) a volitional AI needs a computer with Complexity at least (IQ/2)+3, so Complexity 13 for IQ 20. But according to Ultra Tech at TL 10 a megacomputer has a Complexity of 11 (Ultra Tech p. 22) which would limit the AI software to IQ 16. What is wrong? The IQ or the Complexity?

I know quantum computers are not cannon (Will to Live p. 41) but in my game I decided the megacomputer housing the Zoneminds are actually TL 9 (built before the war with Complexity 9) quantum computers with a bonus of +5 to Complexity for decryption (per Ultra Tech p. 47) and deep neural networks (per house rule). That would rate them as Complexity 14 (so max IQ 22) for running the AI software but Complexity 9 for most other types of programs. What do you guys think?

As a side note, I made the Lucifer AI as a macroframe (Complexity 8+5, Ultra Tech p. 22) so that it would fit in a robotruck (4 tons instead of 40 for megacomputer), with the drawback that it's max IQ is 20 (which is still enough for a genius level AI).

11-01-2016, 03:26 AM	#1
marceloyoiti Join Date: Oct 2011	[Reign of Steel] Zoneminds IQ and Complexity In Will to Live the AI template has IQ 13 (p. 23-24) and the Zonemind lens adds IQ +7 (p. 22) for a total IQ 20. According to Ultra Tech (p. 25) and Will to Live (p. 19) a volitional AI needs a computer with Complexity at least (IQ/2)+3, so Complexity 13 for IQ 20. But according to Ultra Tech at TL 10 a megacomputer has a Complexity of 11 (Ultra Tech p. 22) which would limit the AI software to IQ 16. What is wrong? The IQ or the Complexity? I know quantum computers are not cannon (Will to Live p. 41) but in my game I decided the megacomputer housing the Zoneminds are actually TL 9 (built before the war with Complexity 9) quantum computers with a bonus of +5 to Complexity for decryption (per Ultra Tech p. 47) and deep neural networks (per house rule). That would rate them as Complexity 14 (so max IQ 22) for running the AI software but Complexity 9 for most other types of programs. What do you guys think? As a side note, I made the Lucifer AI as a macroframe (Complexity 8+5, Ultra Tech p. 22) so that it would fit in a robotruck (4 tons instead of 40 for megacomputer), with the drawback that it's max IQ is 20 (which is still enough for a genius level AI).