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Q&A Finding ways to robots feel pleasure

Given a world where a human-like brain is synthetizable, I wonder: A human-like artificial brain would most likely crave sensorial overwhelm. Pleasure to humans is something deeply associated with...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Guilherme Vogt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Guilherme Vogt‭

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Q&A Can a biological system be used to power an android?

The purpose of this question is to know whether or not organic tissue can be used to power and android. Compared to a nuclear cell or an ordinary battery this doesn't seem efficient, it needs food,...

4 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can my android "die" permanently?

For this sci-fi story/world hat I'm building, I'm introducing my androids which, while having intelligence closer to a human, are still just machines in nature. Theoretically one can destroy the bo...

6 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by TGCF ‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by TGCF ‭

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Q&A Incapacitating an android in magnetized liquid oxygen?

A space opera sultan has a problem. Sentient androids are haram, but an unwelcome android spy has saved his life and helped prevent a coup. Rather than have the android destroyed as his ministers d...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by wetcircuit‭

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Q&A What advantages would a "night watch" of Androids have compared to just the ship's onboard systems?

The industrial company Astor since 2124 has equipped all "Long Hauls" (voyages beyond 3 months) with cryopofs in accordance with a new company bylaw and cost cutting measure (less resources the cre...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭

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Q&A Building An Android

I'm in the midst of writing a space opera, and there are several characters that are sentient androids and I need some help with their physiology. I have them set up with small fusion cores for pow...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by JTriptych‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by JTriptych‭

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Q&A Why might Androids be designed to rewrite their programming?

Let's say that in the future, artificial humanoid computers [Androids] are built to serve as a workforce. Why might a company designed these androids to rewrite their own programming? In such that ...

9 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Uncle Tres‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Uncle Tres‭