“Advent”
~~ a noun: “an arrival or coming, esp one which is awaited”
~~ First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Latin adventus “arrival, approach,” equivalent to ad- “toward” + ven- (stem of venīre “to come”) + -tus suffix of verbal action; see ad-
(from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/advent )
Just weird thoughts (been having vivid, peculiar dreams of late… probably the radiotherapy)
One hopes that this is NOT what you’re waiting for. This was the twister for me as I read through:
“…how do you deal with the loss of someone who never existed in the first place?”
AI is bringing all manner of new problems with which to deal, with no guidelines or experience to show us the way. And yet, for me it begs the question, why did you enter in to this (relationship with an AI companion)in the first place? We have, of course, joked about the blow-up dolls and their more evolved forms, the companion robot market (an equal gender provider with both make and female versions now available). And if you’re not sure about how to make them work well,
“… She can be programmed using a small screen on the back of her head.”
I wonder if “she” uses a USB-C plug or a proprietary one? Pretty sure the EU regs would require USB-C for charging.
One supposes that the difference between these companion dolls and the AI girlfriends is that the dolls are at least tangible, whereas the AIs are not. Of course, one can imagine a scenario where you have programmed a high degree of independent action in your Real Doll companion and they break up and take the dog with them (which also raises the question, “Was it a real dog or a robotic one?”)
I’ll leave you with that last thought and a bit of non-robotically created visuals —
(Your recent gingko images reminded me of this one, @Annemarie_Borg)
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