"We will decide on a course of action when Citizen Rogers arrives."
Until then, apparently, all else is deferred. This intransigence may seem irrational, and to some great extent it is. AIs can be crazy, they just go crazy in a distinctly AI-ish fashion.
Because this situation is uncomfortable for her, a clash of priorities that is not being clarified by orders, just jostled by suggestions. The ambiguity and agency tangle unpleasantly on a mind that, for all its longevity, doesn't have much experience with it. This irony is only heightened by proximity to this young, decisive person presently cajoling her.
"You are remarkably steady for your age. What is your name, citizen?"
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Until then, apparently, all else is deferred. This intransigence may seem irrational, and to some great extent it is. AIs can be crazy, they just go crazy in a distinctly AI-ish fashion.
Because this situation is uncomfortable for her, a clash of priorities that is not being clarified by orders, just jostled by suggestions. The ambiguity and agency tangle unpleasantly on a mind that, for all its longevity, doesn't have much experience with it. This irony is only heightened by proximity to this young, decisive person presently cajoling her.
"You are remarkably steady for your age. What is your name, citizen?"