[... Rattling off the following information like it's basically hardcoded into him:]
CyberLife is the world's leading designer, manufacturer and retailer of androids. Founded in 2018 by Elijah Kamski, its mission as a company is to release mankind from the bonds of labor, so humans may dedicate their time to other, more pleasurable pursuits.
It does, but also you realize that kind of leads to its own issues? If people aren't working how're they making money to "pursue more pleasurable pursuits" or whatever? [...] You're about nine years into my future, I think.
The creation of the steam engine caused a dip in the national employment rates as well, didn't it? Progress can't be stopped. People have to adjust accordingly. [He was created in a society that was already struggling, so he doesn't see what the big deal is... whoops.
I mean I wasn't alive for that, but maybe? I get your analogy. [There's a shake of his head.] No, sorry, go backwards. Nine years before the creation of that company. It was about 2009 for me.
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[It's complicated. And he sounds like he's not 100% how to feel about it.]
But killing him wasn't part of my mission.
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Did it throw off all of your programming by going off of your mission?
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[Or maybe that's his own budding conscience.]
No, not at all. My target was still within sight. It was more of an... unexpected detour than a clear violation of the parameters I was give.
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That's not as bad though. If you can keep rolling even with detours that says a lot about you.
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[Even if that flexibility extends to letting his friend fall off a roof, whoops.]
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[Why? He's curious.]
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CyberLife is the world's leading designer, manufacturer and retailer of androids. Founded in 2018 by Elijah Kamski, its mission as a company is to release mankind from the bonds of labor, so humans may dedicate their time to other, more pleasurable pursuits.
[Yeah.]
Does that answer your questions?
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It does, but also you realize that kind of leads to its own issues? If people aren't working how're they making money to "pursue more pleasurable pursuits" or whatever? [...] You're about nine years into my future, I think.
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Still, he tilts his head.]
It was 2029 for you?
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