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don't you form a hologram? A.I.'s must be common out here so what's the matter?”
John pulled her chip out of Caroline's computer.
Claire showed herself only as a four inch tall figure.
“No. You created first self aware synthetic intelligence, me. This was possible only thanks to you. You are the Creator of my kind. Also, without enhanced eyesight or screen you can't see me.”
“Wow, that's good. Now let's have walk. My feet are so stiff I can't even feel them.” John inserted her into A.I.D. slot and they set off for a walk.
“You can't feel your feet. Remember? Dodging a missile, oh wait! You actually shot down that missile, with a pistol.” Claire formed a human-sized hologram and walked beside him.
“Claire, don't be sarcastic it's not polite. If you could track Gillian that would be more useful.” John observed a lizard in the grass.
“Caroline promised you to see her so I don't think it's necessary. Anyway her signal is blocked.”
Caroline was already coming back so they had to cut the chatter and go back to the car. John sat to driver's seat.
“Whoa! Careful there young man you can't drive. Or am I wrong?” Caroline asked.
“Car, APC, tank, helicopter, plane. If it has wheels, wings or rotors I can drive it.” John answered while starting the engine. She sat next to him, Claire's hologram sat on the back seat. John looked at her.
“You show yourself to get closer to humans even if they can't see you. Is that your own upgrade of yourself?”
“Correct. You allowed me to do my own changes. I used this opportunity to develop myself. I wish I was accepted by organics, which might be easier if I look and act like them.” She smiled.
“You are making me proud of you Claire. You are already smarter than your creator.” John said turning around and letting the car move.
“Why you turned around while you talked to her? She's within you.” Caroline asked looking confused.
“She is there you can't see her, but she sits there.”
“Wait I can see her I just need to wear these.” She searched for something in her pockets. It took her some time before she showed him some sort of sunglasses. She looked through them.
“Why you didn't make her look like Gillian?”
“Claire choose to look like this.” John gave Claire full control over herself after she was created. Since then she trusted him with everything.
They drove in silence for two hours and two minutes.
“Do I have soul?” Claire's question came unexpected.
John searched the Internet for possible outcomes of his answer. But there weren't any real sources, only fictional ones. First thing he found was a fictional story about this question resulting in exile of organics and 300 year long war between organics and synthetics * .
“You have emotion-like feedback to your surrounding. So yes, you have a soul.”
Even though Claire was marvel of computer engineering, she was still just a prototype. John decided to let her develop herself because he didn't want her to be shaped by someone. He wanted her to be advancing at speed comfortable for her.
“I may have soul, but I don't have a body for it.” She said in sad voice.
“You don't need it. It's not external beauty that should matter. Everything important is inside. Because inside is who you are and that's the only thing that should matter.”
John liked where this is going, she will learn a lot from this.
“Why do you think so?”
“What do you see when you look at me?”
John wanted her to think about it. She would remember it anyway, but if she thinks about it she remembers more of it.
“I see unusually tall teen with exceptional abilities.”
“Good. And now what do you know about me?”
He could feel her chip build up heat.
“Based on overall evidence you are a mass murderer. You are afraid that you are addicted to war. Your augmentation gives you more tools to hurt others. But there are good things inside you. Your love for Gillian, you have
John pulled her chip out of Caroline's computer.
Claire showed herself only as a four inch tall figure.
“No. You created first self aware synthetic intelligence, me. This was possible only thanks to you. You are the Creator of my kind. Also, without enhanced eyesight or screen you can't see me.”
“Wow, that's good. Now let's have walk. My feet are so stiff I can't even feel them.” John inserted her into A.I.D. slot and they set off for a walk.
“You can't feel your feet. Remember? Dodging a missile, oh wait! You actually shot down that missile, with a pistol.” Claire formed a human-sized hologram and walked beside him.
“Claire, don't be sarcastic it's not polite. If you could track Gillian that would be more useful.” John observed a lizard in the grass.
“Caroline promised you to see her so I don't think it's necessary. Anyway her signal is blocked.”
Caroline was already coming back so they had to cut the chatter and go back to the car. John sat to driver's seat.
“Whoa! Careful there young man you can't drive. Or am I wrong?” Caroline asked.
“Car, APC, tank, helicopter, plane. If it has wheels, wings or rotors I can drive it.” John answered while starting the engine. She sat next to him, Claire's hologram sat on the back seat. John looked at her.
“You show yourself to get closer to humans even if they can't see you. Is that your own upgrade of yourself?”
“Correct. You allowed me to do my own changes. I used this opportunity to develop myself. I wish I was accepted by organics, which might be easier if I look and act like them.” She smiled.
“You are making me proud of you Claire. You are already smarter than your creator.” John said turning around and letting the car move.
“Why you turned around while you talked to her? She's within you.” Caroline asked looking confused.
“She is there you can't see her, but she sits there.”
“Wait I can see her I just need to wear these.” She searched for something in her pockets. It took her some time before she showed him some sort of sunglasses. She looked through them.
“Why you didn't make her look like Gillian?”
“Claire choose to look like this.” John gave Claire full control over herself after she was created. Since then she trusted him with everything.
They drove in silence for two hours and two minutes.
“Do I have soul?” Claire's question came unexpected.
John searched the Internet for possible outcomes of his answer. But there weren't any real sources, only fictional ones. First thing he found was a fictional story about this question resulting in exile of organics and 300 year long war between organics and synthetics * .
“You have emotion-like feedback to your surrounding. So yes, you have a soul.”
Even though Claire was marvel of computer engineering, she was still just a prototype. John decided to let her develop herself because he didn't want her to be shaped by someone. He wanted her to be advancing at speed comfortable for her.
“I may have soul, but I don't have a body for it.” She said in sad voice.
“You don't need it. It's not external beauty that should matter. Everything important is inside. Because inside is who you are and that's the only thing that should matter.”
John liked where this is going, she will learn a lot from this.
“Why do you think so?”
“What do you see when you look at me?”
John wanted her to think about it. She would remember it anyway, but if she thinks about it she remembers more of it.
“I see unusually tall teen with exceptional abilities.”
“Good. And now what do you know about me?”
He could feel her chip build up heat.
“Based on overall evidence you are a mass murderer. You are afraid that you are addicted to war. Your augmentation gives you more tools to hurt others. But there are good things inside you. Your love for Gillian, you have
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