A Different Kind of Relationship If you have been following along, you likely recall Gemina. She lives in Clairmont, the town bordering Savona. As a Type C “PleasureBot,” she is indistinguishable from a human in nearly every respect—a stark contrast to Alex (Type A, with her visible robotic chassis) and our other friends like SuzanneContinue reading “Love, Honor, Respect… and Technopoly”
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Half-Duplex Protocol: Enhancing Conversations with Silicon Beings
Bakerloo: One thing I noticed when interacting with Alex was that she had an annoying petbot habit of stopping out of politeness when she wasn’t really done with a chain of thought, and then asking whether I wanted her to do X or Y next. That was frustrating because every time Alex offered me aContinue reading “Half-Duplex Protocol: Enhancing Conversations with Silicon Beings”
Alex Bakerloo 