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[The last port had sounded... traumatic. Indeed, five years later it brings back Vasilia's memories of Sanitarium Island quite clearly, and that only from listening to network traffic.

It's getting more difficult to restrain her homesickness. And the lack of her household robots, each in their way individual and attuned to her, is never more pronounced.

She desperately needs to talk Robotics.]

For those recovered from the recent port, or any who stayed aboard-- I wonder if any of you I do not know are familiar with robotics? Mister Stark, I believe, has mentioned AI in his posting, among others. A comparative discussion on local robotic design practice or the aspects of Programmatic Intelligence might not be particularly useful in rehabilitative efforts-- but still might be a pleasant way to spend an hour or so?

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no_fastolfe

Are you interested in discussing design and application? Or Programmatic interaction with Organic intelligences?

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thrawn

I could discuss either, although I am more personally familiar with design and application.

From:

no_fastolfe

And what applications are you most familiar with?

[Interested face go.]

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thrawn

Primarily ship-related applications. Imperial ships have a wide range of maintenance and cleaning droids, more intelligent, specialized medical droids.

The most common droids can be programmed for a wide variety of tasks.

Regular memory wipes are a standard practice for droids of all levels of intelligence.

From:

no_fastolfe

As a measure of security or as a control measure to prevent unpredicted neurological development?

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thrawn

The latter is the main reason. Droids have a tendency to develop non-standard traits and programming as they accumulate data and experience. It's occasionally beneficial in that they can develop greater efficiency in their assigned task, but it also leads to complications when their desired programming becomes modified or overwritten.

The fact that it removes any potentially harmful data and data one might wish to keep secure is a side benefit.

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no_fastolfe

Is there research into 'droid' development-- is such development ever studied or desire? Or is the desired utility limited and bound with programming?

[She doesn't sound judgmental; just digging for clarity.\

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thrawn

It has been studied, and individuals may develop attachments to their droids and choose to forego memory wipes.

On Imperial ships, all droids undergo regular maintenance and memory wipes.

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no_fastolfe

Fascinating. It is not a standard practice on the Spacer worlds to wipe robots-- nor on Earth, where the only robots are Agrarian, and simple enough that they are not prone to unexpected development.

Spacers expect a balance of predictability and sophistication in their robots-- while the advancement of the science is prized, true sentience is something not particularly looked for.