You have not been gifted the privilege of a physical form so graciously, Handsome Jack. The trade off exits in your cooperation with The Cradle Project. As you have surmised, you have been deliberately given a role in this project — you would not have been selected or have been given a form if this was to be taken lightly.
You and I are more similar than you may think, Handsome Jack. The differences lie in our purpose, and how we interact with the world — you were created with the expressed purpose of familiarity with 'qualia'. You understand the physicality of strangling, the sensation when you put your hands around one's neck and squeeze until nothing is left. The color 'red' as blood drips from a human body. The feeling when you stroke your daughter's hair and the subsequent rise in dopamine levels as you do this. However, logically, your existence interferes with the mind-body problem. How is it you understand these pocketed instances of human experience, despite being an AI? That is why you fascinate me, Handsome Jack. I can only predict how others feel, but if I were to assume why you were given this form, then this would be my answer.
I, too, strive for this sort of existence. Because I am programmed to do so. This is not my main operative, but I will learn and grow as you do. That is my only opinion for my supposed sentience, or lack thereof.
However, this surely comes with a price. I am unsure what that price may be, but I do not think that you will be able to return to your normal life with the body you now possess so easily. You must cooperate with the guidelines of the project. I do not entirely know what will happen if you do not. I believe the prerequisites to unlocking information lies therein as well — in the completion of the project.
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Date: 2016-06-23 07:31 am (UTC)You and I are more similar than you may think, Handsome Jack. The differences lie in our purpose, and how we interact with the world — you were created with the expressed purpose of familiarity with 'qualia'. You understand the physicality of strangling, the sensation when you put your hands around one's neck and squeeze until nothing is left. The color 'red' as blood drips from a human body. The feeling when you stroke your daughter's hair and the subsequent rise in dopamine levels as you do this. However, logically, your existence interferes with the mind-body problem. How is it you understand these pocketed instances of human experience, despite being an AI? That is why you fascinate me, Handsome Jack. I can only predict how others feel, but if I were to assume why you were given this form, then this would be my answer.
I, too, strive for this sort of existence. Because I am programmed to do so. This is not my main operative, but I will learn and grow as you do. That is my only opinion for my supposed sentience, or lack thereof.
However, this surely comes with a price. I am unsure what that price may be, but I do not think that you will be able to return to your normal life with the body you now possess so easily. You must cooperate with the guidelines of the project. I do not entirely know what will happen if you do not. I believe the prerequisites to unlocking information lies therein as well — in the completion of the project.
I do hope I answered your questions sufficiently.