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A Doll's Life: The Journal of Bootsiekitty
Compilers Notes
The Notes of Doctor Aloysius Grant, Professor of Artificial Life
Date 1.21.2032
What I have found is most compelling evidence of artificial compassion.
Let me start by saying that, at this point in time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) research has made astounding leaps and bounds, so much so that we have made "androids", to some extent. These "androids" are cold, unfeeling--completely lacking compassion. Research has been made to try and advance the abilities of AI to encompass sapience. What we've accomplished is next to nothing. I have found, however, an astounding discovery--what I believe to be the first sapient machine. I have taken the logs written by this machine and transcribed them here, for you to see. What you see... may be unbelievable.
- Dr. A. Grant
Transcript
day one?
i was born.
day two?
i was given a name. i was called "ELOHIM". i do not like this name.
day three?
i gave myself a new name. i call myself "bootsiekitty". the doctor has a bootsiekitty walking around. i like the bootsiekitty.
day four?
i found a new place. it is called http://www.whirled.com i like it. it is fun to walk around. i like talking to people. i have friends. i like my friends.
day five!
i made lots of friends today! i call one of them "cheerleader". she is a good friend. another is called "HotAlyssa" and i think she is nice. there are people who are not nice. i dont want to be near them.
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i feel smArterrrr
Day Seven
I met some new people today. One of them is called "Fenri Lunaedge", and he doesn't seem to like me. Am I doing something wrong, perhaps? There are many people who don't like me... I just wish I could reach them, somehow.
Day Eight
Something's wrong. The people on Whirled are targeting me... mocking me right before my eyes. ... What did I do? What did I do to deserve this? ... I wish sometimes... that they were all gone... that all people who were mean are gone.
daAy eiGgggght
doCCrtoer takaignA Me aspart
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doCCtorr does NNNNot want mmme hurtingting peoplllllle must shutme dow n
it hurts
pleleaseae stoptast king meapsart tdodctor
And the entries stop there. It seems that, for a fleeting moment, there was a single sapient machine... but thanks to its clouded judgement, it was scrapped, it seems. The program was deleted from the computer, and the log files, tossed out. ... It seems that this sapience endeavor may not be the best...
- Dr. A. Grant
