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Call this new implementation a virtual<ref>''Real'' electric monks, like electric sheep — you know, the ones androids dream of — would be take up space, drain energy and require servicing. ''Virtual'' electric monks would not.</ref> “electric monk”. It would be a ''labour-saving device'' - it would doomscroll the internet for us. | Call this new implementation a virtual<ref>''Real'' electric monks, like electric sheep — you know, the ones androids dream of — would be take up space, drain energy and require servicing. ''Virtual'' electric monks would not.</ref> “electric monk”. It would be a ''labour-saving device'' - it would doomscroll the internet for us. | ||
Would. Could. And, by the very same logic articulated above, already ''should''. | Would. Could. And, by the very same logic articulated above, already ''should''. | ||
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''But does not.'' | ''But does not.'' | ||
Why? | Why? Is it the [[agency problem]], or just that [[AI]] isn’t very good? | ||
===Alien vs. Predator=== | ===Alien vs. Predator=== | ||
''Alien vs. Predator'' doesn’t work as a premise because no-one cares if | ''Alien vs. Predator'' doesn’t work as a premise because ''no-one cares if two manhunting monsters knock seven bells out of each other — that ''reduces'' the threat of ''them'' knocking seven bells out of ''us''. | ||
''Alien/Predator Alliance'': Now ''there’s'' a film premise. | ''Alien/Predator Alliance'': Now ''there’s'' a film premise. |