Giraud shook his head. “Yes, she is the product of computer modeling, but Ariane Mark II herself is not a computer model. She is a genuine intelligence, a full recreation of the original Ariane A.I.” He smiled and spread his hands. “What we did once by accident, we can surely do again by design - and we have done it. Ariane Mark II’s test scores are near identical to those of her predecessor’s. She’s passed every Turing test we’ve ever run on her. After this question and answer, we’ll be letting you talk to her. She’s a very charming young girl - just one who can only live in a data network.”
The room erupted into a flurry of hand waving, all the reporters on the floor trying to ask questions at once. A long question and answer, then, Giraud thought, and pointed to a correspondent in the front row.
Thanks! I've made so many programming jokes with Ari that going literal with it seems only logical!
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"Ari, I don't have time for this bullshit," Jane said.
The doors remained resolutely locked.
"Young lady, you will release the household programming this moment, or you won't be allowed any communications access for a month!"
There was a low hum as household functions were returned to automatic. Ari's primary interface in the corner gave off a shrill, slightly static noise, and then all was normal. Jane got out before she said something she'd really regret.
I can't decide if I think Jane was simply one of the lead programmers and Ari.2 latched on like Turing's duckling, or if Jane was one of the lead programmers with the expectation that Ari.2 would latch on like Turing's duckling. Probably the latter.
(She may be even more of an unholy terror than her biological counterpart. In some ways it's a lot harder to control an immature and brilliant computer program than an immature and brilliant six year old.)
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The room erupted into a flurry of hand waving, all the reporters on the floor trying to ask questions at once. A long question and answer, then, Giraud thought, and pointed to a correspondent in the front row.
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"Ari, I don't have time for this bullshit," Jane said.
The doors remained resolutely locked.
"Young lady, you will release the household programming this moment, or you won't be allowed any communications access for a month!"
There was a low hum as household functions were returned to automatic. Ari's primary interface in the corner gave off a shrill, slightly static noise, and then all was normal. Jane got out before she said something she'd really regret.
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The idea of Ari 2.0 needing a mommy even though she doesn't have any biological presence is more than a little heartrending.
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(She may be even more of an unholy terror than her biological counterpart. In some ways it's a lot harder to control an immature and brilliant computer program than an immature and brilliant six year old.)
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