The Doctor Is In
no faye
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What qualifications did the leader of the Robot Support Group have? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3768 (Other than having to have a head: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3576 )
I love the lace-edged jumper, lol
i think its supposed to be freyed denim
Just out of curiosity, what is that tool Faye is holding?
I'd say some kind of spot welder, but the context is a test probe of some kind?
I mean, honestly I’m not sure Faye would be a bad therapist. Personality aside, she’s gone through shit and come out the other side, and is capable of calling people on their shit. That’s not the worst place to start.
Wife is a therapist. After malpractice insurance and agency fees, she pulled in 30K last year. So not exactly much money. :/
:(. Sometimes.... just sometimes... fuck the medical insurance industry...
If depression is a chemical imbalance, how does it work in AIs?
The chemical imbalance causes neural signals to not fire in the proper way. The underlying cause would be different in AIs (unless their processing medium is weirder than has been indicated), but I could see how similar symptoms could manifest with artificial neurons.
Faye will end up being the Dr. Phil or Dr. Drew of sketchy psychology.
Mmm curvy in snug-fit romper. I love to admire ladies in rompers, though the logistics of a romper seem...cumbersome? at best...
Before the internet, lots of people would pay to talk with unlicensed therapists.
Yes - and they still do. They are called 'bartenders'.
I think you need at least a Software Analyst degree for that. 😜
Damn I wish I had thought of that pun.
hup
At least Faye had the sense to ASK if it was unethical.
If you have to ask ...
So there's a bot called ELIZA that is pretty good at Rogerian therapy. I'm just sayin'.
She should be good - she's been practising since 1966!
Super ethical.
I love that Faye asked, many wouldn't and take the money.
I absolutely cannot WAIT to see Bubbles' face in the reaction shot.
It’s going to be :|, spoiler alert
Bubs maybe, Faye - thats a nope
Faye,........
ETHICS ARE FOR THE WEAK AND BORING!
So, you're claiming to be highly ethical then? (I could NOT pass that straight line up, Yelling Bird. Just COULD NOT.)
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If he doesn't have a name, that would certainly be a contributing factor to his depression. On a serious note, is it possible that an AI could lack a human-word name while interacting with humans. I can see certain systems and mainframes housing AIs having only their original designator string if they have no human contact, but even there it would require several degrees of separation to filter the human idiosyncrasies from the AIs they talk to.
I’m just so happy to back with Faye.
And Bubs.
I am not going to lie, I am a licensed therapist who deals with these kinds of issues (for people!) on the daily and I am FASCINATED to know how it would translate to AI's... I mean, emotions are a physical sensation for humans. Would it be the same for a robot/AI? Or how about a disembodied AI? You can chase down meanings from a person's subconscious mind. Do AI's operate the same way? Or is it more readily apparent and accessible? I would pay good money to get to monkey around with this guy and see what worked and what didn't.
As someone who has been in therapy and medicated for clinical depression and anxiety for nearly 30 years, and been in I.T. for nearly as long, my guess would be something in the deep source code for the personality construct. Deep Learning software is currently (IRL) writing itself to the point where programmers can't understand how it works. I would guess the A.I.'s are well past that point. Momo mentioned at one point that the really large A.I.'s use only a small percentage to run their personalities, but most A.I.'s dedicate most of their clock speed to it. Now, if the code is that obscured, to the point that even the A.I.'s don't know how it works, troubleshooting it would be extremely high risk. Yay doesn't even like doing it, and they're perhaps the most powerful A.I. in human space. I would imagine talk therapy is the only safe and reliable form of treatment for A.I. However, Bubble's origin story shows that there are some really shady hacks out there who will fuck with source code.
Warning: Never get your thera-pissed!
Faye would make a great Retro-Phrenologist.
PRATCHETT FOR DE WIN!
I was about to say, call Roko, and ask her for Lemon's contact info. Of course this is also a good opportunity to discuss depression and it's effect on persons. Fleshy or otherwise.
Paging Dr Winslow Dr Winslow to the pink courtesy phone
I wonder whether issues like this may be a function of any sufficiently complex intelligence, whether natural or artificial?
I'd say that's pretty likely
Does anyone have a Lemon signal?
Just go to her party
As soon as this AI gets a name people will be shipping him. I think Mr. Unnammed would work WELL with Iris.
I couldn't possibly cite this but I am at least 40% sure Iris is a lesbian. (I guess I am assuming the AI here has a gender thats incompatible with lesbianism tho)
Dr. Faye: Unlicensed Robot Therapist sounds like a great spin-off.
The answer is no, even if she spells "licensed" properly
I’m worried she means Lick-Sensed. Faye no!
More lemon incoming?