A.I. or Souls for Eva Characters...
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A.I. or Souls for Eva Characters...
This is a two part post because they're related and don't wanna open 2 threads.
Part 1
Do you think complex, deeply written characters have souls?
Somewhere out there in the universe, or perhaps in another dimension or reality, do you think Asuka and Shinji exist in some way?
Part 2
If artificial intelligence makes huge progress and they make A.I. incarnations of Eva characters, would you interact with them? Self aware, able to learn and grow A.I.?
Maybe just electronically via your computer or PS2? Would you talk to them?
What if they put these "real" A.I. minds into synthetic cyborg bodies that function just like human bodies. Would you try to marry one? Would you want to be their friend?
Imagine showing Rei I Disneyland, or playing Mariokart with Rei II or III.
Giving Shinji a hug and telling him that he is loved.
Enjoying a Japanese bathhouse with Kaworu.
Please share your thoughts! ^^
Part 1
Do you think complex, deeply written characters have souls?
Somewhere out there in the universe, or perhaps in another dimension or reality, do you think Asuka and Shinji exist in some way?
Part 2
If artificial intelligence makes huge progress and they make A.I. incarnations of Eva characters, would you interact with them? Self aware, able to learn and grow A.I.?
Maybe just electronically via your computer or PS2? Would you talk to them?
What if they put these "real" A.I. minds into synthetic cyborg bodies that function just like human bodies. Would you try to marry one? Would you want to be their friend?
Imagine showing Rei I Disneyland, or playing Mariokart with Rei II or III.
Giving Shinji a hug and telling him that he is loved.
Enjoying a Japanese bathhouse with Kaworu.
Please share your thoughts! ^^
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Gonna answer part 2
If they could make self-aware A.I. cyborgs of the characters (like data from Star Trek The Next Generation) I would just hug them and show all them that they are irreplaceable and someone dose in fact love them.
And as bad as it maybe I would try to marry a certain female whos name starts with the letter A
If they could make self-aware A.I. cyborgs of the characters (like data from Star Trek The Next Generation) I would just hug them and show all them that they are irreplaceable and someone dose in fact love them.
And as bad as it maybe I would try to marry a certain female whos name starts with the letter A
1. Everything exist somewhere.
2. Oh hell no.
2. Oh hell no.
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Well, the latter would just be a really fancy video game.
Sure I'd play it, but obviously with the awareness that they're only as good a representation of the canon characters as the progammers/ writers could manage.
And if the spinoff media hasn't significantly imroved by the time we get holodecks...
As for the former, many of us are certainly running such simulations in our mind, as are them writers at khara, so in that sense they can probably feel really alive to you or me, but that's only because we, and our minds in which they exist, are alive and very dynamic.
We're all going to have very different prceptions of them (hence all the arguing on this forum) that tend o reflect US more than coalescing into definitice characteristics we can reach a consensus on, at least not beyond
I must always think of this page towards the end of the Chobits Manga, when Hibiya is shown in a flashback to be sad about a broken Robot.
"It's not human, so wy do I feel so bad?"
Her husband's answer was among the lines of, "But YOU are human. It's only in our nature to get attached."
And humans get attached/in a ynamic relationship with a lot of things that neendn't even have external existence (Like interacting with a pendant like it is a magical one)
And just like the Pendant may be crafted with symbols to look "mystical", EVA and its Characters crafted to reflect human minds, even more, it's in a way a "code" made to be "decoded" when it reaches our conciousness, meant to make s feel and realize certain things, to perhaps carry something , say, Anno once felt and pecieved acros the conciousness-free gap of reality between his heads and ours. A program that's meant to "attach" to certain deep archetypes in your psyche.
But a realistic painting of a pipe is not a pipe in itself.
Outside of human heads, Rei and Asuka are just small indentations of some DVDs and Blu-Rays, or perhaps colorful areas on screens.
Unless, of course, you believe in the supernatural, where minds/souls can exist completely independent of "hardware", but that's not an argument I want to start here. If you do, it obviously depends on what exact framework you believe in.
I guess any belief where "things become magical/soul-filled if you invst enough emotion in them" should mostly work.
Sure I'd play it, but obviously with the awareness that they're only as good a representation of the canon characters as the progammers/ writers could manage.
And if the spinoff media hasn't significantly imroved by the time we get holodecks...
As for the former, many of us are certainly running such simulations in our mind, as are them writers at khara, so in that sense they can probably feel really alive to you or me, but that's only because we, and our minds in which they exist, are alive and very dynamic.
We're all going to have very different prceptions of them (hence all the arguing on this forum) that tend o reflect US more than coalescing into definitice characteristics we can reach a consensus on, at least not beyond
I must always think of this page towards the end of the Chobits Manga, when Hibiya is shown in a flashback to be sad about a broken Robot.
"It's not human, so wy do I feel so bad?"
Her husband's answer was among the lines of, "But YOU are human. It's only in our nature to get attached."
And humans get attached/in a ynamic relationship with a lot of things that neendn't even have external existence (Like interacting with a pendant like it is a magical one)
And just like the Pendant may be crafted with symbols to look "mystical", EVA and its Characters crafted to reflect human minds, even more, it's in a way a "code" made to be "decoded" when it reaches our conciousness, meant to make s feel and realize certain things, to perhaps carry something , say, Anno once felt and pecieved acros the conciousness-free gap of reality between his heads and ours. A program that's meant to "attach" to certain deep archetypes in your psyche.
But a realistic painting of a pipe is not a pipe in itself.
Outside of human heads, Rei and Asuka are just small indentations of some DVDs and Blu-Rays, or perhaps colorful areas on screens.
Unless, of course, you believe in the supernatural, where minds/souls can exist completely independent of "hardware", but that's not an argument I want to start here. If you do, it obviously depends on what exact framework you believe in.
I guess any belief where "things become magical/soul-filled if you invst enough emotion in them" should mostly work.
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Re: A.I. or Souls for Eva Characters...
1) I don't think anyone or anything has a soul, so nope.
2) No. And why the hell would you inflict such emotional problems on these AI? That's just cruel.
2) No. And why the hell would you inflict such emotional problems on these AI? That's just cruel.
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1) I don't think the universe is vast enough that someone so fucked up could possibly exist out there.
2) I wouldn't want to marry, or associate myself with anyone as damaged as Shinji or Asuka in real life, let alone have sex with them. Also, having sex with a robot or cyborg would probably be like having sex with a giant power tool.
2) I wouldn't want to marry, or associate myself with anyone as damaged as Shinji or Asuka in real life, let alone have sex with them. Also, having sex with a robot or cyborg would probably be like having sex with a giant power tool.
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Can I offer no comment?
There's quote I like, I don't remember who said it or where it's from, but it was a writer of fiction. They were asked about their writing process and how they come up with whole new worlds for their stories, and they replied that they don't feel like they're coming up with the worlds themselves, rather they feel like the world exists out there somewhere and they, as the writer, are simply telling that world's story. I really like that idea.
Part 2
If artificial intelligence makes huge progress and they make A.I. incarnations of Eva characters, would you interact with them? Self aware, able to learn and grow A.I.?
Maybe just electronically via your computer or PS2? Would you talk to them?
What if they put these "real" A.I. minds into synthetic cyborg bodies that function just like human bodies. Would you try to marry one? Would you want to be their friend?
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Re: A.I. or Souls for Eva Characters...
If you believe in the "Many-worlds interpretation" (I "believe" in it, because I don't think there is enough evidence at the moment to call it "most certainly true") you also believe in Asuka and Shinji existing somewhere in a parallel universe.
(btw. Our universe, like every other (parallel to our) universe exists in "reality" and possesses as far as we know at the moment 12 dimensions.(Sorry but people mistaking dimensions for parralel universes kind of grind my gears ) )
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I forgot who said the original quote, but I subscribe to the notion that our favorite fictional characters are more alive than most of us will ever be. Shinji and company have touched thousands of lives, and will be remembered for generations, even if only as a doting paragraph in an anime history book.
Meanwhile I've touched about nine lives, and six of those were just for being born.
And if I'm still remembered ten years after I've been cremated, then it'll probably be because I died doing something hilarious, and on camera.
As for the possibility of uploading a character's AI onto a blank body, that reminds me an awful lot of the final Megaman Battle Network game, and that didn't turn out too well for Lan and the gang. If they don't decide to kill all humans Bender-style, I could see it as being an interesting experience between trips to the uncanny valley.
Meanwhile I've touched about nine lives, and six of those were just for being born.
And if I'm still remembered ten years after I've been cremated, then it'll probably be because I died doing something hilarious, and on camera.
As for the possibility of uploading a character's AI onto a blank body, that reminds me an awful lot of the final Megaman Battle Network game, and that didn't turn out too well for Lan and the gang. If they don't decide to kill all humans Bender-style, I could see it as being an interesting experience between trips to the uncanny valley.
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Chainsaw Owl wrote:I forgot who said the original quote, but I subscribe to the notion that our favorite fictional characters are more alive than most of us will ever be. Shinji and company have touched thousands of lives, and will be remembered for generations, even if only as a doting paragraph in an anime history book.
Meanwhile I've touched about nine lives, and six of those were just for being born.
And if I'm still remembered ten years after I've been cremated, then it'll probably be because I died doing something hilarious, and on camera.
As for the possibility of uploading a character's AI onto a blank body, that reminds me an awful lot of the final Megaman Battle Network game, and that didn't turn out too well for Lan and the gang. If they don't decide to kill all humans Bender-style, I could see it as being an interesting experience between trips to the uncanny valley.
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The Askoids would all have to be locked down somewhere for testing. I suspect they'd be the first ones to start killing people indiscriminantely. Exactly how hard do we think these bots can kick?
Perhaps we should limit these things to characters who are mentally stable. Uuuh... Oh! I want a Fuyutsukioid.
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The Askoids would all have to be locked down somewhere for testing. I suspect they'd be the first ones to start killing people indiscriminantely. Exactly how hard do we think these bots can kick?
Perhaps we should limit these things to characters who are mentally stable. Uuuh... Oh! I want a Fuyutsukioid.
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Speaking of a soul in the sense that it gives what otherwise would be a pile of matter the same as anything else in the Universe, sentience and life, then no. While the characters are indeed complex, possibly even more so than certain actual living human that I've encountered, the fact remains that they are simply thoughts in our heads. Images in our mind of what we perceive characters like Asuka and Shinji to be.
But a soul is simply a term that humans use to describe that which we do not comprehend. In simples terms, yes, it is what gives us life, allows our otherwise inanimate bodies to move at our command. Without what we describe as sou's we are simply matter with a human shape and appearance. By this logic, if my human soul were transferred to the body of a dog, would I still be human? Of course I would. While I no longer appear human to the eye, if by definition it is our soul that defines our existence, then nothing of consequence would have changed at all. It's not our physical vessels that make us who we are, but it is the immortal soul that gives rise to our consciousness.
While we may have a conceptual view of characters such as Shinji and Asuka, humans do not have the power to bring thoughts to life. We can give them names, personalities, and physical traits, but to give them a soul, to give them a life of their own, is something that we cannot achieve. For now at least.
As for part two, would these robots be bound by Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics?
But seriously, of course I would want to interact with them! Everyone dreams of being able to meet their favourite characters, and although portrayal of Cinderella, or Jack Sparrow by a paid actor can be incredibly gratifying for those of a younger age, the novelty does wear off rather quickly as the years progress. To actually be able to meet and converse with the Shinji Ikari, the Asuka Langley Soryu, the Misato Katsuragi, the Gend- okay, maybe not him... But all the others, well, that's a completely different story.
I imagine meeting with them would be incredibly confusing for one party in particular. Here we are, the rabid fans who know our favourite characters deepest and darkest secrets, meeting them for the first time, and carrying on a conversation with them as if we've known them our whole lives. Which actually isn't that far from the truth from our perspective. The other side of the conversation however, doesn't even know our name, or why we want to meet with them at all, yet here they are, standing before a complete stranger, telling them about how lucky they were that time they got to touch Rei's breast that one time.
Personally, while I would love to meet them, I think that the experience would also be emotionally scarring for me. Specifically, when you stated:
It nearly moved me to tears. I'm not sure I would be able to handle that level of emotional output.
Being completely honest though, if I suddenly heard that they had completed an AI Asuka, that would be free for dinner and a movie tomorrow. Oh man, I'm there yesterday.
But a soul is simply a term that humans use to describe that which we do not comprehend. In simples terms, yes, it is what gives us life, allows our otherwise inanimate bodies to move at our command. Without what we describe as sou's we are simply matter with a human shape and appearance. By this logic, if my human soul were transferred to the body of a dog, would I still be human? Of course I would. While I no longer appear human to the eye, if by definition it is our soul that defines our existence, then nothing of consequence would have changed at all. It's not our physical vessels that make us who we are, but it is the immortal soul that gives rise to our consciousness.
While we may have a conceptual view of characters such as Shinji and Asuka, humans do not have the power to bring thoughts to life. We can give them names, personalities, and physical traits, but to give them a soul, to give them a life of their own, is something that we cannot achieve. For now at least.
As for part two, would these robots be bound by Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics?
But seriously, of course I would want to interact with them! Everyone dreams of being able to meet their favourite characters, and although portrayal of Cinderella, or Jack Sparrow by a paid actor can be incredibly gratifying for those of a younger age, the novelty does wear off rather quickly as the years progress. To actually be able to meet and converse with the Shinji Ikari, the Asuka Langley Soryu, the Misato Katsuragi, the Gend- okay, maybe not him... But all the others, well, that's a completely different story.
I imagine meeting with them would be incredibly confusing for one party in particular. Here we are, the rabid fans who know our favourite characters deepest and darkest secrets, meeting them for the first time, and carrying on a conversation with them as if we've known them our whole lives. Which actually isn't that far from the truth from our perspective. The other side of the conversation however, doesn't even know our name, or why we want to meet with them at all, yet here they are, standing before a complete stranger, telling them about how lucky they were that time they got to touch Rei's breast that one time.
Personally, while I would love to meet them, I think that the experience would also be emotionally scarring for me. Specifically, when you stated:
Giving Shinji a hug and telling him that he is loved.
It nearly moved me to tears. I'm not sure I would be able to handle that level of emotional output.
Being completely honest though, if I suddenly heard that they had completed an AI Asuka, that would be free for dinner and a movie tomorrow. Oh man, I'm there yesterday.
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^ The problem is, that there is no reason to believe in something like a soul. The "difference" between human being and an animal is simply the different type of brain (We don't have a better brain, just a brain with other utility ) Something as a soul doesn't exist from a scientific standpoint therefore I would say that fictional characters don't have something like a soul, regardless their imoact on certaib mattera. I even doubt that they have a soul from a highly philosophical / spiritual standpoint, just to mention personal, completely free interpretations of souls, not to speak of the mainstream religious definition. Even thought they influence more lifes than most real people, they remain drawings on paper. I wouldn't say the characters influenced life's, In my opinion it was their Creator.
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Stratomeister wrote:
Personally, while I would love to meet them, I think that the experience would also be emotionally scarring for me. Specifically, when you stated: 'Giving Shinji a hug and telling him that he is loved.'
It nearly moved me to tears. I'm not sure I would be able to handle that level of emotional output.
Being completely honest though, if I suddenly heard that they had completed an AI Asuka, that would be free for dinner and a movie tomorrow. Oh man, I'm there yesterday.
I'd do the same for Asuka, Misato, and Rei.
Sorry didn't mean to cause anyone distress.
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^^ I wouldn't say that there's no reason to believe that such a thing as a soul exists. But if that's the standpoint we're going to take then there's no reason to believe that such thing shouldn't exist either.
As I said, it's simply a convenient explanation for something that science is, as of yet, unable to comprehend. There's no evidence that souls do exist, but there is also no evidence that they don't exist. As such, the matter is completely left up to personal opinion. Make what you will of the situation at hand, but chances are that no one will think exactly the same a you or me. That's just the way it is, and it's what makes each of us individuals.
Although it is nice to see that we can agree on certain facts
True beyond a doubt. Although it is the characters of Evangelion who tell us the story, and show us their hardships, whiteout Anno to give them the stories and traits that we connect with, there is in fact nothing to influence us in the first place.
And no worries about making me cry, I'm just a sap.
As I said, it's simply a convenient explanation for something that science is, as of yet, unable to comprehend. There's no evidence that souls do exist, but there is also no evidence that they don't exist. As such, the matter is completely left up to personal opinion. Make what you will of the situation at hand, but chances are that no one will think exactly the same a you or me. That's just the way it is, and it's what makes each of us individuals.
Although it is nice to see that we can agree on certain facts
Even thought they influence more lifes than most real people, they remain drawings on paper. I wouldn't say the characters influenced life's, In my opinion it was their Creator.
True beyond a doubt. Although it is the characters of Evangelion who tell us the story, and show us their hardships, whiteout Anno to give them the stories and traits that we connect with, there is in fact nothing to influence us in the first place.
Sorry didn't mean to cause anyone distress.
And no worries about making me cry, I'm just a sap.
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Let me phrase it that way: "I have no reason to believe in souls or supernatural concepts of any kind because of the lack of actual, physical evidence."
Yeah, there's no foundation on which you can certainly say, that it doesn't exist (technically it's possible, that's the concept of agnosticism), but there's no reason why godlike, time traveling killer-dolphins don't exist, either. So there's no reason to believe it (that's the concept of atheism and not believing in general), yet it is, with a unbelievably small chance possible. You need to prove the existence not the non-existence.
You could say I have a agnostic non-believing standpoint towards souls (I don't believe in it because it's incredibly unlikely but am aware that it could be possible)
What you're talking about is a mind or a psyche. Individuals (psychological and physical) are a combination of genetic predispositions and influence of the surroundings.
Therefore I don't understand how you define a "soul". What you describe is simple psychology, I don't see why we should call something that is scientifically explored and proven to be the result of chemical reactions a "soul" and consider it supernatural. Therefore:
- What is a soul ?
- What does it do exactly ?
- Why do you believe that it exists (excluding the "I could exist" reason, because this isn't a reason to believe, if you would consider this a reason, you must also believe in everything that is slightly possible)
True beyond a doubt. Although it is the characters of Evangelion who tell us the story, and show us their hardships, whiteout Anno to give them the stories and traits that we connect with, there is in fact nothing to influence us in the first place.
Isn't that what I said ? Anno used Evangelion (including it's characters) as a tool to influence people by sending a "message".
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Re: A.I. or Souls for Eva Characters...
MisatoCrush wrote:
Part 1
Do you think complex, deeply written characters have souls?
Somewhere out there in the universe, or perhaps in another dimension or reality, do you think Asuka and Shinji exist in some way?
Part 2
If artificial intelligence makes huge progress and they make A.I. incarnations of Eva characters, would you interact with them? Self aware, able to learn and grow A.I.?
Maybe just electronically via your computer or PS2? Would you talk to them?
1.) Souls don't exist.
2.) No, it would be creepy. (Interesting, but creepy)
Also, there is a chance that they might turn into Terminators at some point, and I don't want that!
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