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Wherein the Quarian Migrant Fleet runs into a BnL Axiom-class starliner, and events proceed apace.
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Walled Gardens by Masterweaver
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Currently on Ch 16
Ch 6 Excerpt: The list of suggested bases was admittedly very well thought out, but even a NAN-E would struggle, as the social framework didn't exist. Ah well, that was a good place to start--the emotional reading and monitoring framework would work well, with some adjustment to allow for more varied inputs. And of course the LEGAL bot's ability to interpret and reinterpret terms in negotiations was required... and a LEGAL's realtime personality adjustment systems would also be useful, since interacting with aliens could result in unexpected developments. As for the speech interpretation, well, language was a pattern, right? Mix in some of the old salesbot code here with some musical interpretation there--oh, but decouple that from sound, ensure that multiple inputs could be accounted for...
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Interspecies Negotiation Engine? And an S and an H make SHINE... Specialized Hueristic Interspecies Negotiation Engine! Yes, that would do, that... fit.Why didn't the humans come done to name new products anymore, it was always the hardest part...
Well, no matter. BR-ND examined its work and, after a few more tweaks to make the newly named SHINE more visually appealing, activated the robot and directed it toward the waiting MVR-A. With an elegant bow--ah, good, good, that programming was working!--the SHINE attached itself to the back of the robotic cart, which vanished out the door.
Hm. Well.
That had been a fascinating fifteen minutes, BR-ND decided, shutting down again.
"While modern humans are descendents of the people that founded and created BnL, their time aboard luxury starships has led to a significant shift in cultural norms. Three pillars uphold the modern human culture: Personal Purpose, Shared Responsibility, and the Right to Spend. Personal Purpose is the idea that every person should seek out their own meaning in their life, something that is worth doing, and dedicate themselves to it instead of merely passively existing; it is often compared to the 'directives' of BnL synthetics, though it is understood that people often take more time to figure out their own path. Shared Responsibility is the idea that humanity (and all people) have a duty to fix the problems of the universe, especially those caused by previous generations, and that deliberately avoiding said duty is a moral failing. The Right To Spend, while still a legal framework that grants anybody the tools to purchase BnL products, has philosophically expanded in meaning to a point where humans use it as a form of charity; in their minds, 'The Right To Spend' means that everyone should have access to the resources needed to accomplish their goals, and they are actively seeking out disenfranchised groups to support." - Ch 13 Author's Note