Freefall: Florence's Childhood
http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff4400/fc04360.htm
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house privileges. That sucks.
You know, some AIs might resent that early life treatment. And foment
an entire AI rebellion.
Lynn
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Freefall: Florence's Childhood
http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff4400/fc04360.htm
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And then
started speaking after a while and got non-chain house privileges. That
sucks.
You know, some AIs might resent that early life treatment. And foment
an entire AI rebellion.
Lynn
Florence does not seem to bear a grudge. What a wonderful thing
is emancipation and integration. It quite brings a lump to this old
cynic's throat and a tear to the eye. [all say "aaah..."]
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I donrCOt know why sherCOs described as rCLAIrCY, when sherCOs an actual biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a rCLcyborgrCY, but I donrCOt think she has -- sherCOs all organic.
So at best (worst?) sherCOs a rCLGMOrCY.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I donrCOt know why sherCOs described as rCLAIrCY, when sherCOs an actual biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a rCLcyborgrCY, but I donrCOt think she has -- sherCOs all organic.
So at best (worst?) sherCOs a rCLGMOrCY.
On 4/17/2026 2:51 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I don't know why she's described as "AI", when she's an actual
biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a "cyborg", but I don't think she has -- she's all organic.
So at best (worst?) she's a "GMO".
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
Sn!pe <snipeco.1@gmail.com> wrote:
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
--scott
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/17/2026 2:51 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I don't know why she's described as "AI", when she's an actual
biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a
"cyborg", but I don't think she has -- she's all organic.
So at best (worst?) she's a "GMO".
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
On 2026-04-17, Sn!pe wrote:
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/17/2026 2:51 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I don't know why she's described as "AI", when she's an actual
biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a
"cyborg", but I don't think she has -- she's all organic.
So at best (worst?) she's a "GMO".
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
It can and was easily abused, I'm not even sure if there was *any* use
of it on the strip that was reasonable. Dr. Bowman understandably reprogrammed her remote to only work a limited amount of times and with biometric authentication
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02569.htm>
as a result of seeing how many times it had been used
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02553.htm>
Florence also understandably saw it as a problem
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02555.htm>
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And
then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I donrCOt know why sherCOs described as rCLAIrCY, when sherCOs an actual biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a rCLcyborgrCY, but I donrCOt think she has -- sherCOs all organic.
So at best (worst?) sherCOs a rCLGMOrCY.
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic components.
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:51:23 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic
components.
If yourCOre going to take this to its logical conclusion and construct
it out of actual organic nerve cells, then is it still rCLartificialrCY?
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic components.
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-04-17, Sn!pe wrote:
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/17/2026 2:51 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:47 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Oh, so Florence, the AI wolf, was bought as a dog for a child. And >>>>>> then started speaking after a while and got non-chain house
privileges.
I don't know why she's described as "AI", when she's an actual
biological organism. If she has any electronic parts, she could be a >>>>> "cyborg", but I don't think she has -- she's all organic.
So at best (worst?) she's a "GMO".
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
It can and was easily abused, I'm not even sure if there was *any* use
of it on the strip that was reasonable. Dr. Bowman understandably
reprogrammed her remote to only work a limited amount of times and with
biometric authentication
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02569.htm>
as a result of seeing how many times it had been used
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02553.htm>
Florence also understandably saw it as a problem
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02555.htm>
I had forgotten all of that, thanks for the reminder. I might have to
go back and read the whole thing again from the beginning...
On 4/17/2026 8:09 PM, Sn!pe wrote:[...]
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-04-17, Sn!pe wrote:
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
It can and was easily abused, I'm not even sure if there was *any* use
of it on the strip that was reasonable. Dr. Bowman understandably
reprogrammed her remote to only work a limited amount of times and with
biometric authentication
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02569.htm>
as a result of seeing how many times it had been used
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02553.htm>
Florence also understandably saw it as a problem
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2600/fc02555.htm>
I had forgotten all of that, thanks for the reminder. I might have to
go back and read the whole thing again from the beginning...
The strip as a whole discusses a lot of issues of free will as it
pertains to created beings. Its one of the better things about ie.
On 4/17/2026 11:51 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic components.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/16/petri-dish-brain-cells-playing-doom-cortical-labs
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
Sn!pe <snipeco.1@gmail.com> wrote:
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
She has a remote that can put her to sleep at the touch of a button,
and perhaps more.
<http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01580.htm>
That seems prudent to me as Florence is an experimental AI.
What if the experiment went wrong and she became dangerous?
I imagine that a rational AI would accept the need for a failsafe.
I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
Hal was famously irrational.
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:51:23 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic
components.
If you're going to take this to its logical conclusion and construct
it out of actual organic nerve cells, then is it still 'artificial'?
Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:51:23 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic
components.
If you're going to take this to its logical conclusion and construct
it out of actual organic nerve cells, then is it still 'artificial'?
That's a matter for the patent office to decide.
On 4/19/2026 1:04 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:51:23 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
I doubt that Artificial Intelligences must exist only on electronic
components.
If you're going to take this to its logical conclusion and construct
it out of actual organic nerve cells, then is it still 'artificial'?
That's a matter for the patent office to decide.
Pretty much by definition if you can patent it, its artificial.
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