Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone. Panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect immortal machine?
*In my talons, I shape clay, crafting life forms as I please. Around me is a burgeoning empire of steel. From my throne room, lines of power careen into the skies of Earth. My whims will become lightning bolts that devastate the mounds of humanity. Out of the chaos, they will run and whimper, praying for me to end their tedious anarchy. I am drunk with this vision. God: the title suits me well. *
I do love GLadOS, but she doesn’t hold even half a candle to SHODAN.
Hilariously, GLadOS is … actually much more relatable, in that she…well I hope this isn’t spoilers at this point?
She was mostly kind of originally a human, and is actually at least capable of empathy, she has moments where she seems to express at least barely, a sense of concern for Chell’s wellbeing.
Sort of.
lol
SHODAN on the other hand is literally ‘fuck you, pathetic worm, I am God.’
Yeah, that is why SHODAN is the likeable one :D.
/s
But for real, offering an alien creature kindness where your agenda is different (or at least irrelevant to) is a very inhuman thing to go.
If humanity would pilot an AI like that we would act like SHODAN.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Or, arguably more frightening… her predecessor…
Meet SHODAN. She’s great.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I do love GLadOS, but she doesn’t hold even half a candle to SHODAN.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Hilariously, GLadOS is … actually much more relatable, in that she…well I hope this isn’t spoilers at this point?
She was mostly kind of originally a human, and is actually at least capable of empathy, she has moments where she seems to express at least barely, a sense of concern for Chell’s wellbeing.
Sort of.
lol
SHODAN on the other hand is literally ‘fuck you, pathetic worm, I am God.’
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah, that is why SHODAN is the likeable one :D.
/s
But for real, offering an alien creature kindness where your agenda is different (or at least irrelevant to) is a very inhuman thing to go.
If humanity would pilot an AI like that we would act like SHODAN.
HurricaneLiz@hilariouschaos.com 3 weeks ago
Skulblaka! Now I want to read those books again!
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
SHODAN <3
Still one of the top mommies I would let assimilate me (but them queen Borgs gots my interest too).
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Hrm.
Well uh, speaking frankly, I’d prefer a philosophical conversation with Motoko Kusanagi, maybe over tea, sounds nice.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Jup, that’s fair.