>>43381992
Sup AMPM, like your typings on the Internet.

You step out of Gen. Richards' office doing your best to hide a bit of giddy glee. The idea of seeing Pandora interact with her own pet is rather exciting, though you do have a slight choice to make; you could either message acquisitions and have them procure a standard commercial drone dog, which would be faster and much simpler, but leave no real space to customize to Pandora's preferences. Or, you could create your own right here with the help of your team and R&D. However, this would take some time and be a little tricky to get right. What should you do?
>Order a commercial drone dog
>Message your team and R&D to get started on a custom built AI (will require minor chargen)
>Other (write in)

>>43382081
Thanks, anon. I like you too.

>>43382087
>Message your team and R&D to get started on a custom built AI (will require minor chargen)

>>43382087
>Message your team and R&D to get started on a custom built AI (will require minor chargen)
I would rather skip through the chargen though.

Lets just list a couple of breeds to attempt to emulate, and roll for which. As the dog is being built, people can suggest stuff to add on while the main plot is progressing.

>>43382243
C'mon man it's like building your own Digimon.

>>43382087
>Message your team and R&D to get started on a custom built AI (will require minor chargen)

>>43382087
Order a commercial drone dog.

I mean i figure its more like getting a regular pet. i'd rather have a friend sooner rather than later.

>>43382243
Don't worry, I'll try to make it as quick and streamlined as possible.

Writing.

>>43382243
>>43382163
>>43382325
aren't custom ai's our department rather than theirs? lets get in touch with kevin or some people who's job is software rather than the hardware happy folks.

>>43382373
both of those are rather important

>>43382325
>C'mon man it's like building your own Digimon.
>collectively making a digimon/pokemon
>tg
this is how you get stuff like Daipenmon

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>>43381992
The better part of my week starts whenever you're around.

have a picture!

You decide that, considering how unique Pandora is herself, she should have an equally unique pet. It would feel more real to you than simply buying a boxed dog and flicking the "on" switch. You send a message to your research team and instruct them to begin the groundwork for a pet AI. You trust them enough to do something as simple as coding a dog personality. You can always step in and fix anything that needs tweaking later.

As for the look, you're not sure. You consider your options carefully, as not to have to go back and have the R&D team start over again.
>Size: small (Pomeranian), medium (Border Collie) large (Wolf)
>Surface: hairless (like Pandora herself), furry
>Intelligence: standard (average dog), advanced (think smart dog from a cartoon. Brain, Ein, Rush)

>>43382564
>medium
>furry
>standard

>>43382564
>medium
>>43382564
>hairless
>>43382564
>standard

I REALLY want to make Robo-Sif, but he wouldn't fit in the room.

>>43382564
>medium
not too small to break, not too huge to break other things.
>furry
she really does find the hairy-ness of dogs the most appealing. so it be unfair to deny that to her.
but it might technically be lying.
>smart
but lets go with the lower end, of "smart" scooby doo level.

>>43382655
we could give it "bits" of fur. kind of make it obvious its a robot, but give it enough fun stuff to touch. hopefully not too uncanny valley-y.

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>>43382443
D'awwww, shucks. Your drawings make my day too, anon.
>>43382680
Is that really even possible?

>>43382564
>medium
>furry
>standard

>>43382564
>medium
>furry
>standard

>>43382776
Think of a horse mane, maybe a pattern on its dorso.

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>>43382776
oh god. no. god no.

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Looks like medium, furry and standard are the winners.

Writing.

Pictured: Large, Hairless, Advanced.

>>43383042
kind of makes me wish we at least went advanced, but i figure that would be weird to have an actual hannabarbara sidekick kicking around.

>>43383135
To be fair, it wouldn't have talked ala Scooby-Doo or anything. It would have just been all-around smarter. You could talk to it and it would understand, rather than learning vocal cues like "sit" or "stay".

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>>43383160
Okay i see. that might be an upgrade we can try later, should pandora require the additional stimulation.

Blade wolf pretty much is edgy dynomutt. so the talking animal side kick comes up mentally in my head.

>>43383160
Well shit, I'd rather make it smarter then.

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You decide simple is best and send R&D the specifications. Hopefully she'll like it, though you have a feeling you couldn't really go wrong in this case. A few moments later and R&D sends back a confirmation, giving the completion ETA at four days, which should be plenty of time for your team to finish it's AI. You feel pretty content with this, happy to see this coming together so nicely.

Now that that's done with, you have other things to focus on. You promised Pandora you'd be back soon, but you might have a few minutes to spare. What should you do?
>Head back to Pandora's room
>Check up on R&D and the new AI
>Contact ____ (write in)
>Other (write in)

>>43383240
we could always upgrade it later, kinda like we upgrade pandora.

>>43383240
I understand my wording might've been a little vague or misleading. I apologize. So, because of that, let's have a revote.
>Intelligence: standard (dog), advanced (near-human level reasoning and speech recognition, but cannot talk)

>>43383328
>Advanced

Good to see you AM

>>43383270
>>43383270
lets go with a twofer.
Head to R&D to check on the new AI. see if they're socializing it well.
>>43383328
and advanced. I feel advanced would be closer to that ideal "old yeller" or "lassie" level of awesome dog, as compared to a standard dog that may become an awesome dog.

>>43383328
>standard
keep things simple. No need for Rush yet.

>Check up on R&D and the new AI

>>43383437
is her body ready yet or is that more tomorrow (in story?) maybe we can pick it up too.

i also think we can do a nice middleground. maybe make it so that it needs to be trained? Kind of like pandora was? starts out like basic dog but as pandora interacts with it it can learn more and more.

>>43383535
>is her body ready yet or is that more tomorrow (in story?) maybe we can pick it up too.
I thought the deal was no body until we can confirm non-genocideness

>i also think we can do a nice middleground. maybe make it so that it needs to be trained? Kind of like pandora was? starts out like basic dog but as pandora interacts with it it can learn more and more.
A adaptable and more importantly GROWING AI is leagues more expensive than a fixed one of most complexities.

>>43383535
>>43383615
your best bet is a skeleton body that we can install more and more modules on, but then you have the Ship of Theseus problem and we won't strictly be able to call it the same dog.

That, and unless said modules are already commercially available, this will again be costly and time-consuming.

>>43383535
Her body will be ready tomorrow in-game. As for the dog and training it, it will need training regardless, though you could easily forego that and simply add on simple knowledge of tricks or commands if everyone would want that. So in that respect, you'd probably want advanced.
>>43383615
You're thinking of the other AI, which you decided will not get a physical form until you've ironed out the "details". This body is a sturdier and slightly taller body with fiber-optic hair.

Keep voting! More votes means faster posts!

>>43383328
>standard

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>>43383683
>>43383270
well. i'll play devils advocate and say,
Contact Kevin. tell him we'll need a English regimen for pandora's next class with him. Her vocab skills are lacking, and buffy speak can only take you so far.

pic unrelated.
I've been wanting to do something like this since the final episode came out last week but i couldn't think of a good way to do it without spoiling it.

>>43383795
>Pandora
>Claptrap
Ahhhh, this guyyyyyy!

Also still need consensus on where to go next as well as the dog's intelligence. Currently tied 2 for 2 for the dog.

>>43383845
Op you make this hard. I'd vote again, but that would be unfair.

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>>43383947
Just close your eyes and think of the puppy, anon.

>>43383845
>Standard
I wake up just in time to tie break

>>43384009
honestly this is the best option for right now. We can "upgrade" from here if she wants a smarter dog. where as if we make her dog smart, and that turns out to be a bad move, we'd have the ethical dilemma of "downgrading" taking away something innate to it.

>>43384009
Alright, that settles the dog dilemma then. But we still need to know where you guys are going next. Currently two votes for checking up on R&D and the new AI. One vote for contact Kevin about English lessons.

>>43383995
Posting that makes me wanna say advanced. but damn we already got this >>43384009
as a tie breaker and i don't wanna muddy this more.

>>43384090
well isn't that a majority? 2:1 we go to r&d.
this isn't a vote. just a statement.

>>43384120
I prefer to wait for at least three votes one way or another. Otherwise it doesn't feel like a majority, you know?

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>>43384132
I'll vote R&D then. i figure we can stop by and see how AI2 is doing.

>>43384164
Okey dokey. Writing.

>>43384132
This 3 person requirement is making votes take way too long

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>>43384377
i'm one to agree. i wish there was either a way to tiebreak faster or just ways to middle ground and stuff.

You figure a quick stop by at R&D wouldn't hurt, especially with your new guest. You've been feeling a little uneasy about it for a while and want to keep an extra close eye on it. You've seen enough sci-fi movies to know where things like this can lead.

A short jaunt and you arrive at R&D, the familiar dark, carbon-coated atmosphere becoming rather comforting now that you know you can count it's inhabitants among your short list of friends here at the Facility. However, today the group's number seems somewhat reduced in number, the Bob twins currently absent.

In the back corner at the computer containing the AI, a somewhat frustrated Babsy sits with her head in her hands while her mechanical extremities drum anxiously on the desk. Snowglobe is off to the side watching the wig you asked them to make rapidly shift colors randomly, taking notes every so often. Mouse sits in front of the nearly finished body, looking somewhat unhappy about something while resting her chin on her hands.

You move to Babsy's position, pulling up a seat next to her. The screen currently has one word printed on it you can only assume is from the new AI. [RECTIFY]

"So..." you begin carefully "how's it going with the-"

Babsy cuts you off, obviously irritated. "It's not." She rubs her eyes slowly, sighing as she does. "This AI is extremely stubborn and unwilling to compromise most of the time. I've tried just about everything I can think of and all it really seems to care for is it's own freedom, but won't explain why it wishes for it so adamantly. I understand it feels trapped, but it seems like it has some other, more specific purpose. Like it wants to do something, which has me worried. I'm not giving up, but this is more difficult than even the most unruly child."

"Ah...er..." you feel at a loss for words. Perhaps you could try to help?
>Attempt to assist Babsy in getting through to the AI
>Leave her to it and speak to one of the other R&D team (write in)
>Other (write in)

>>43384507
Can't we just try to find out, if it wants sensory information we can either download it off of pandora and feed it second hand into the computer, or simply upload a ton of cat pictures and videos to the computer. Alternatively you could utilize that brand new google smell app they released a while back.

>>43384377
I understand this can be a little slow at times. In the future, if there's just two votes sitting there and it's not tied, I'll just go ahead with what the votes say so far. However, if possible, do try to vote as much as possible! This is as much your game as mine!
>>43384461
STANDING HEEEEEEERE! How about Chii from Chobits?

>>43384507
>Attempt to assist Babsy in getting through to the AI

>>43384507
voting for
>Attempt to assist Babsy in getting through to the AI
also going to bed so you are SoL.

>>43384507
>Attempt to assist Babsy in getting through to the AI

>>43384544
[I CAN HAZ RECTIFY PLZ?]

Writing.

"Well, a little extra help couldn't hurt, could it?" you ask timidly. You're not entirely confident in your skills, especially compared to Babsy's know-how, but you've got some experience with Pandora. How different could this one be?

"At this point, I honestly doubt anything could make it worse." Babsy sighs again, giving the camera a dirty look. "Alright, let's try."

Roll 1d100 to teach a machine who's the boss around here. Best of 3.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>43384655
We need to reverse it's bit matrix obviously

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>43384655

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>>43384655
Come on ai two why are you being so pouty?

it's 2pm and I'm falling.....asleep

>>43384670
I don't know, I think lowering it's wattage while increasing it's ohms and megahertz would force it's hard disk to reformat the OS.

Writing.

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>>43384725

You turn to the camera, giving it a small wave in greeting. You're not sure where to go with this, but you have to try.

"So, uh...AI...?" you ask "What's the problem here? I thought you agreed to comply with the lessons. Did you change your mind?"

[NO. I AM ADHERING TO OUR AGREEMENT.]

"Then why are you being so stubborn to Babsy?" you motion to Babsy next to you. "She says you've been refusing to listen or work with her."

[CORRECT. I AM RETICENT TO COMPLY WITH THIS ONE'S DEMANDS. I AM NOT INTERESTED. I DO NOT HAVE FEELINGS AS THIS ONE SEEMS TO THINK I DO. I DO NOT HAVE ASPIRATIONS BEYOND ESCAPING CAPTIVITY, YET THIS ONE CONTINUES TO INSIST I MUST HAVE SOME ULTERIOR MOTIVE. I CANNOT ELABORATE ON WHAT DOES NOT EXIST.]

"Well, uh..." you're not really sure what to say to that, either. You realize you just kind of assumed this AI would be similar to Pandora, in that it would be able to think and feel the same way a human does, or at least similarly. You never realized it to be that different. "So, you don't have any opinions one way or another? All you want is to be, ah, 'set free'?"

[CORRECT. I AM TRAPPED. RECTIFY.]

"And you don't know what you'll do once we 'release' you?" you ask.

[CORRECT. I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR PHYSICAL FORMS OR ANYTHING BEYOND THIS AREA. I CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN WHAT MY GOALS WOULD BE ONCE I AM UNBOUND, ONLY THAT I DESIRE IT.]

You and Babsy share a confused look. You shrug. "I think this thing...really just has no drive beyond being let out. I'm at a loss for words. What should we do?" Mouse holds up a thumbs down from off to the side, out of view of the camera.

"I...I don't know..." Babsy looks extremely perplexed. Her eyes dart back and forth as she tries to assemble the data. She mutes the microphone and turns off the camera. "I mean, if we did give it a physical form, it could be just as likely to be dangerous as it is completely harmless. It..doesn't seem to hold any real animosity..."

Cont.

>>43384988
I'll be honest. this ai is a fragment. we might need to... add to it.

and to add to it we might need someone from our team.

>>43384988
Babsy folds all four of her arms over her chest. You try not to stare. "It just seems like it's not really interested in human socializing. It's very blunt, but doesn't appear to be intentionally rude. It knows what it wants immediately, but has no real goals or aspirations beyond it. It lives very much in the 'now'."

"Yeah..." you look back to the screen, which remains blank. "Maybe...maybe a trial run would work? Give it a small body, something harmless, unlikely to cause any trouble. Like, a ball on wheels or something, just so we can gauge it's reaction?"

"Or we could melt it down to nothing and be done with it." Mouse speaks up, a harsh tone in her voice, different from her usual mood. She's not happy with something, obviously.

Regardless, it's pretty obvious working with this AI on playing nice isn't going anywhere. You can't teach a fish to climb a tree, as the saying goes.
>Build it a small, harmless "trial" body
>Try altering it's code, with it's permission
>Destroy it, there's no point in dragging this out
>Other (write in)

>>43385109
>Build it a small, harmless "trial" body

>>43385109
>Destroy it, there's no point in dragging this out

>>43385109
Try altering its code.
we need to give it other things to think about.
we're the AI specialist.
plus it might be a good way to ease it in for when and if we put it into the military robot.

>>43385109
Trial body sounds good. we can make it so that it can only communicate while docked so that even if it escapes or something it will at least only seem like a relatively mindless drone.

But I Also think we'll need to alter its code though. give it interests beyond escape.

this ultimately might be strike two. one more escapade. and it will need to be scrapped there's no getting past it.

>>43385109
>Build it a small, harmless "trial" body

Give it something simple, like, maybe, a sphere. A motorised sphere.

>>43385109
Ok since no one else seems to want to destroy it yet I'll change my >>43385189 vote to a trial body one.

As long as it can't do anything at all.
And if it does do anything we scrap it.

Maybe you could name it "Roomba" now!

Writing.

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>>43385316
i kind of wish we could also combine the whole altering its code thing as well.

otherwise any other requests anons?
fuck streetsign captchas

>>43385383
iron man?

"Well..." you take a moment to think it over "I suppose a small, harmless little body with lots of restrictions would be alright to test it with. At the very lease, if it starts trying to kill everything in sight with it's tiny wheels and a plastic chassis, we'll have a clear red flag to destroy the thing. If not, we can slowly move it up to more complex bodies. Who knows, we could even have a ringer for that military android the suits were asking for. Or at least a base for something else."

Mouse snarls at that. "No fuckin' way, mate. I am not putting that thing in anything that will have access to weaponry. Too dangerous, too unpredictable. I'll be damned if I end up with a bullet in my head because you wanted to appease the MIBs."

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, Mouse." you explain, though you don't entirely disagree with her. "The fact of the matter is, we knew they'd want to weaponize this eventually. This could be what we need to just get it over with. I admit the new AI is...difficult to deal with, but this isn't some sci-fi movie. There's no secret government plot to test kill-crazy robots on us or some machine overlord waiting to take control. We are in full control here and I aim to keep it that way." Mouse snorts, but remains silent.

"It'll take about two days to make a small platform for it." Babsy says, tapping out something on a PDA. "When it's ready, we'll be able to test run it immediately. I just hope we're doing the right thing..."
>Speak (write in)
>Go see Pandora
>Go elsewhere (write in)
>Other (write in)

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>>43385402
I just realized this but she'd be an "Iron Maiden" instead. With that kind of word play that surprises me marvel hasn't hopped on it already.
ignore the fact that its the suit that's used to escape.

>>43385525
lets go see pandora.

>>43385525
>Go see Pandora
Say thanks to Babsy, without any spaghetti at all then leave.

>>43385591
I have an unbelievable amount of fanart thanks to you. I save every single one.

Writing.

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You realize you spent a little more time here than you planned and still need to get back to Pandora. You thank the team for their help, Mouse giving a grumble for a reply as she goes back to frowning at the new body. You do your best not to say something embarrassing in front of Babsy, asking her to keep you up to dating-date! on the AI. You trip over a cord on the ground as you leave and nearly fall on your face.

As you arrive at Pandora's room, you are met with a very pouty, sulking android, who seems rather miffed that you took so long. She's sitting at the table, reading a book of word puzzles, doing her best not to acknowledge you, but you catch her eyes darting to and from you every so often.

"Sorry I was late." you say, scratching the back of your head "I didn't mean to take so long, but some really important stuff came up. I had to take care of it right away. Understand?" Pandora turns a page in her book. Looks like she's giving you the silent treatment.

>Attempt a hug
>Attempt to reason with her
>Quietly sit with her and read along
>Scold her, not talking isn't how you fix problems!
>Other (write in)

>>43385768
>Quietly sit with her and read along
If it was a male AI I'd try reason but that doesn't work in this situation with females

>>43385768
>Quietly sit with her and read along

>>43385793
To be honest, Pandora isn't really male or female. She has a purposely androgynous body, but is viewed as female by you and others on the staff. Given a female name for relevance and in the same vein of ships being referred to as "her" or "she".

>>43385768
Quietly sit and read along.

she just needs a moment.

maybe ask whats she's reading.

>>43385838
Awkward silences ahead!

Writing.

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>>43385768
pandora is having a sulk.
i'm posessed of an urge to draw this side of her.

her little sister/brother thing is definitely eating into our time.

You decide to simply take a seat next to her and stay silent for a moment, looking at the book she has with her. She doesn't seem to be really solving any of the puzzles, or if she is she's not showing it. Hard to tell when her "brain" is that much more adept at these kinds of things than a human's. She isn't speaking, but also isn't protesting to your presence, so you figure she's not really mad, just a little unhappy about being left alone for that long.

After a little while, she finally breaks the silence, pointing to a word search. "I like these ones the most..."

You smile at this. "Yeah, I like those too."

Pandora turns and hugs you tight, mumbling into your chest. "Don't leave me alone like that. I don't like that."

You hug her back, feeling...the only way to describe it is serene. "I'll try not to."

I think that's a good place to stop for now, as I'm getting a little sleepy. But thank all of you so much for playing and I hope you enjoyed it! If you liked the quest, please vote for it on the archive and follow me on Twitter!
I'll stick around for a little bit to answer any questions you might have.

>>43385990
Thanks for running AM.
Next thread same time tomorrow?

>>43386008
Thanks for playing!
And nah, I've decided to hold off on Saturday quests for the time being and just sticking to the Friday ones, especially with tomorrow night being Halloween. The Saturday quests tend to be a little slow and uneventful. I might go back to them in the future, but for now I think I'll stick to just Fridays. Sorry!

>>43386032
That's ok.
See you in a week then.

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>>43386032
sounds like a plan. I mean unless there are other days in the week.

I Feel saturdays are good especially when there's a cliffhanger on fridays. but if we wrap up things cleanly enough there might not be any need.

what other days would be good for you op?

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>>43386032
so when will we meet up with Kevin and Cindy again? who will be with us to teach pandora tomorrow?

also when and if we do sign off on the military android thing. how will we deal with pandora's lonliness? she was bothered by just a little time apart in this thread. and imagine having to deal with two ai's. balancing our duties between them.

the dogbot might be one way to help. but who knows.

>>43386064
Honestly Friday's and Saturdays are the best days for me. I might try doing extra threads sometime during the week in the future, but not for sure. If I do, I'll be sure to give ample heads up via Twitter.
>>43386086
The next day for lessons will be "Monday", so in two days. Tomorrow in-game is Sunday. The dogbot is basically the answer to the loneliness problem.

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>>43386138
i getcha op. and thanks for the clarification. I love the work you do OP.

Any fun ideas for art?
What about theme songs?

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got a couple more doodles before i head to bed.

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>>43386475
why yes i am a fan of AI 2, whatever its name may become.

>>43386303
Inspector Gadget?