2026-04-30 22:05 UTC
@ertchin@mstdn.social The TNG crowd did keep Data around, though, who also has a similar non-zero of talking out of his hat and treating intense crises like opportunities to socialize. Actually, the early LLM releases all went way the heck out of their way to talk about not having emotions, too, so now I'm worried that I'm onto something...
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@ertchin@mstdn.social 2026-04-30 23:26
@jcolag@mastodon.social Yeah, I thought about trying to fold Data into the argument, but for me, he reads as a person first and foremost, and his "quirks" are more Star Trek's infatuation with the "ideal" of emotionlessness than a proper grappling with what constitutes a person.