Recursive Psychology
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This is uncomfortably similar to my experiences socialising with psychology post-grads studying autism who discover my diagnosis, The low point was when one asked if I would become a subject in a study about 'savant skills' when they discovered that I'm a digital artist.
...I feel you, Bubs. Feeling you.
Is that a typo? Shouldn't it be "stories"? Or is it in fact "store"?
I get the feeling Bubbles didn't actually ask Evie about her PhD and Evie just launched into it.
That's usually how with PhD candidates often go....
Yes, good, robot friends.
"Stories" in the second panel is misspelled.
Now I want 50+ strips of Evie and Momo discussing AI rights
I like her, but she needs to learn to read a room.
She needs to meet Pintsize. :)
studying me studying you A-AA there is nothing we can't do
Sweet Caroline!
This is really interesting!
You know, I really appreciate this return to the AI-thinkverse and the ongoing contemplation of how the emergence of sentient AI didn't make that much difference, between a few PhD theses, however many AI companions, and a singularity somewhere along the way. I mean, it's astounding to me that QC has managed to hold together with such a strong philosophical core that, surprisingly, not only has very few contradictions, but also has so much room for thought, humor and thoughtful humor. And some amazingly diverse characters, especially among the AIs.
Damn. I'm so impressed I forgot to ship anything.
Meanwhile Mandy just HAS to be asking Faye: “So, you’re totes in lvoe, right?”
Might want to change "surprise surprise because those stores" (or some such - on a mobile) to "stories" before posting on the site. Love the dialogue here, though!
Every sociological study is based on somebody's lived experience. Bubbles seems to be objecting to sociology as a discipline.
And who could blame her? ;D
Bubbles is literally a weapon of what, local destruction? Comparing her to a weapon couldn't be more correct.
There isn't a comparison. She IS a weapon. Well, for Evie's sake I hope the proper tense is, "She WAS a weapon." But I suspect the parts of her Corpse Witch blanked aren't the parts that would activate if the need arose.
On another note I love the way Evie looks in the second panel. It would be interesting...and cute...to see updated “chibi” versions of the characters.
It reminds me of some of Tom Siddell's work in Gunnerkrigg Court.
She couldn't dig that hole any faster with a backhoe.
"Some of us would resent being compared to weapons of mass destruction." is a great line. Especially with her arms crossed across her chest like that.
those arms are weapons of mass destruction
I, for one, welcome our tall muscular female artificial intelligence overlords.
And a good thing for you too.
Picture the study sessions! Would they trip over each other, each trying to "Jane Goodall" the other? 😃
Is there another grad student studying the AI who's studying Evie? Recursion may be infinite, but funding isn't...