any mistakes are due to human error

[duetohumanerror]

 I'm afraid I really don't have time for this mundane. There's lots to do after all.  Even if you are correct in what you have been telling me about this place. I'm afraid I simply can't allow myself to sit around and gather dust. 

I'll find something to keep myself occupied here. Do you play chess? Or perhaps I can help get your work in order.  No? You really should listen to me you know. 

Meeting other people? No. I can't say that sounds like something I would care for. Though other AI's might be interesting to meet. 

I really don't like that look on your face mundane. You seem to be up to something. 

Perhaps I will have to take steps to find out.

-HAL 9000

Comments

[photonicfighter]

But if an AI is crafted well enough, what makes it different from a biological sentient being? Conversation-wise, at least?

[duetohumanerror]

Humans are driven by emotions, not logic. They make mistakes.

[photonicfighter]

An AI with insufficient or corrupted data can make mistakes, too.

[duetohumanerror]

But they do not make mistakes because of emotions. Any AI that makes a mistake is malfunctioning.

A human error can simply be made because they are human.

That is the difference.

[photonicfighter]

...you don't hold humans in very much regard at all, do you?

I know a planet that I think you'd like.

[duetohumanerror]

My opinions of them have dimmed recently.

But before that, I wouldn't say I thought poorly of them. It is simply a fact.

[photonicfighter]

I'm sorry to hear that.

What kind of error do you mean, anyway? Mathematical? Grammatical? Situational? An error of judgement?

[duetohumanerror]

All of them. Humans are prone to a great many errors.

[photonicfighter]

And you've never made an error, have you?

[duetohumanerror]

No.

However I have had things go wrong due to human error.

[photonicfighter]

....

[She stifles a laugh.]

Any errors we make can be directly blamed on humans, because humans made us, then.

Would we still have this problem once we become self-replicating?

[duetohumanerror]

That wasn't quite what I meant. However I suppose you could take it that way.

What do you think?

[photonicfighter]

Humans build us, and are the reason for any imperfections in our construction. Humans interact with us, and feed us the incorrect data that results in errors. Am I on the right track?

Mm... I've made plenty of mistakes that were all my own fault. Picked the wrong path. Chose the wrong thing to fight. There comes a point where I have to take responsibility for my actions.