Cyborg Theory

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

We are starting a new class project. I have tagged five members of the class via a secret email. Those students have just discovered that they are human-form robots. Your job as a class is to figure out who those five students are and how you would react if you discovered they were not as human as they acted. This should take tonight's class period and next weeks. You are also allowed to work on this over the week.

For the ones who are cylons human-form robots: Your job is to keep the real humans guessing and to write a report on how you had to hide your true identity followed by how you had to deal with how the "humans" in your class reacted to you.

For those who are humans: Your job is to give me a report on how you felt to discover your close friends and school mates were not what you thought they were.

For those of you who are actually cylons in disguise: I have cake and tea for you after class as this project may be traumatizing.

The reports will be due Wednesday, October 19.

Also, I will call attendance. Please respond when I say your name.

Comments

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Dr. Carter, a question about robots, if you don't mind?"

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

Go ahead, dear.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She nods. "You've said that robots have different ethics from humans. Why?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

She already explained that one... cause their different than humans. Just how, say, an alien species would have different ethics, or heck, even different cultures have different ethics.

Wow, that sounded pretty good for not understanding that five minutes ago.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"No, I mean, why, what makes it that way. Is it logic circuits or... what?"

...

"But thanks." She smiles.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. ::smiles back::

And now I'm beginning to think you are a robot... ::raises an eyebrow::

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She shrugs. "I guess I could be. What makes you think so?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

You're secretly infiltrating your way into everyone's hearts beds dreams friendships. ::grins::

That's robot activity. ::tries her best not to laugh::

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

There is truth in your words, Cally.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"First, it's not a secret." She mock-glares at Cally. "Second, Faith has so been with more people than me!"

After sticking her tongue out at Cally, she adds, "If I'm a robot, then you got suckered in." She smirks.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

::responds to Beka's tongue with her own::

I got suckered in, huh?

More like you're robot programming couldn't help but be attracted to my super-cuteness. ::grin::

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"My non-robot human programming is vastly superior to your super-cuteness. Vastly." She grins. "Besides, it all started because you were checking out my ass lounging on my bed distracting me from my homework. Which is a good robot trick because it keeps the humans from getting smart."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

I reject your logic and replace it with my own.

In which case, I was checking out your ass lounging because I was bored, and not because of some evil robot plot.

Besides, evil robot plots wouldn't involved confusing Shep.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Also, you're totally a robot because Cally would never speak that way. 'I reject your logic and replace it with my own.' It sounds like something out of a bad sci fi horror novel." She nods. "I should know. I read a lot of them."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

So do I. ::sticks out tongue::

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Cool. We should trade libraries some time." Beka chomps her teeth together in a biting motion like she's threatening to bite off Cally's tongue.

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

Well, robots are built by many different creators. Depends on the make of the model and the brand, I suppose?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

OK. Are all robots built or are some self-creating...perhaps self-replicating?

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

Depends. Many are created by humans; some are created by other forms of artificial intelligence; often you will get the varieties who replicate and evolve.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Huh. I'll have to keep an eye out for that." Her eyes widen slightly, as though something alarming has occurred to her.

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

It all has to do with a machine being given a purpose while humans are generally without purpose.

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

*mopes at that thought*