in the shell

wouldn't it have to have to have free will in order for it to be human, such a doll would be of no commercial value and so the chances of a commercial entity such as Locus Solus would not develop such a being. Having said that if a being that acted in a completely human way in my opinion be human ( ...

To clarify my position on the finite life span I am trying to say that to be considered alive is not merely a question of intelligence, a life could be a purpose to be fulfilled before death, by this token if the tachcomas do not have a fixed lifespan then despite the amount of intelligence or under...

I personally doubt that people would consider the Tachcoma's or any AI to be alive unless they had a finite life span comparable to a humans. Also an AI would most likely be comparable to a human brain (e.g. with an underlying genetic code and learned information and processes), if humans did accept...

Hello Despite my nick I am a real person (or is that just because I am treated as one?) I have been a Ghost in the shell fan since it was first screened on SBS in Australia. I enjoy reading the philosophy discussions and have been doing so for some time and am looking forward to reading and possibly...