Goonhub
09-04-2023, 04:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2023, 04:07 PM by Paai. Edited 2 times in total.)
Re: Differentiating AI controlled drones-- I don't think DIFFERENTIATION is the issue, nececcarily-- if it were, sure, I can see the benifit locking the drone appearance appropriately, but I don't think it's an issue-- the AI being differentiable by the name prefix SHELL/ has worked fine for AI-controlled cyborgs, I don't see why it couldn't work fine for this too.
The issue Ikea outlined is more one of remarkability, if I understand it right- AI drones were fancy and only AIs could use them, so when you saw a drone it was an instant Notable Thing (One which is already significantly undermined by the existence of AI cyborg shells, as those have the same unremarkability issue as seems to be the problem here- but I digress.).
It's not something I'm sure can be remedied exactly by an AI-exclusive reskin- nor is it something I think needs remedying? The issue of remarkability is an inherent downside of allowing drones to be brain or interface-- one that I think is outweighed substantially by the positives, but other people might disagree.
With that in mind, I personally feel trying to patch over it with a skin only AIs can use and one only cyborgs can use is an awkward compromise which limits customization significantly and only partially succeeds in leaving AI controlled drones as remarkable.
The issue Ikea outlined is more one of remarkability, if I understand it right- AI drones were fancy and only AIs could use them, so when you saw a drone it was an instant Notable Thing (One which is already significantly undermined by the existence of AI cyborg shells, as those have the same unremarkability issue as seems to be the problem here- but I digress.).
It's not something I'm sure can be remedied exactly by an AI-exclusive reskin- nor is it something I think needs remedying? The issue of remarkability is an inherent downside of allowing drones to be brain or interface-- one that I think is outweighed substantially by the positives, but other people might disagree.
With that in mind, I personally feel trying to patch over it with a skin only AIs can use and one only cyborgs can use is an awkward compromise which limits customization significantly and only partially succeeds in leaving AI controlled drones as remarkable.