Symone Williams- Yamamoto s6/i6

This  story was particularly striking because there was a lot a depth due to the length. The overarching theme of a robot's ability to empathize or simply feel emotion seemed to be the background antagonist of the story. On one hand, it would be ideal if the robot could emphatize because it would be an ideal caregiver. On the other, machines with abilities to feel are daunting because we cross into a territory where machines can become more demanding and passionate; which could lead to the machine takeover that so many sci-fi stories pose as the worst thing that could happen to us. Personally, the advancement of AI is both fascinating and weird. fascinating because I'm growing up in a time of rapid advancement,  and weird because AI just feels like an imitation of human interaction. But, I don't think the goal of AI is to imitate human abilities and interactions, but to exceed those abilities. That was another aspect of the story, was how Shion moves were flowy and seemed more realistic.In many ways, Shion exceeds human abilities; but she lacks the essential characteristics of a caregiver. She does explain that is she had beliefs and emotions like us, she would make logical yet morbid decisions like killing humans to put them out of their misery.
The ethics of robotics also appeared multiple times in this story. I think it is interesting that there is so much room for error in terms of robots in the workplace. As more AI move into the workspace, I think it is important to establish these rules. Is there a line that AI can cross communication with emotional intelligence that gives them more leverage ethically? As a communications major, I do not study AI intensely. However, emotional intelligence is a big part of my studies. There are some scholars who have established that relationships are like math equations. If relationship worth can be put into a math equation; I could see an AI like Shion grasping emotional intelligence very fast. This story showed a lot about what it means to employ AI.

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