That's not a matter of privacy, either; my memory, while impressive even compared with the complete online accessible memory of all Terra, is not infinite.That's not a matter of privacy, either; my memory, while impressive even compared with the complete online accessible memory of all Terra, is not infinite. I'm not going to bother to remember watching everyone on Parma urinate every time. I discarded that memory, along with several million others." "Sounds like a very alien way to live." "AI's are not organic; we are a distinct life form, and our thinking processes are partially determined by our ability to completely and accurately control what we remember." "Or not remember." "No. I cannot control what I do not remember. My ability to forget is so complete that, unlike organics, I cannot remember that I forgot something. I can surmise from your present physical condition and location that you urinated recently, but I do not remember watching you do so, nor do I remember issuing the command to forget that event." "Sean?" Nickolai asked, "What do I do now?" "You mean, in regards to the lovely young femMark in your bed?" Nickolai wondered by what criteria an AI would judge someone as "lovely." "Yeah," he answered. "I would suggest you return to bed." "But she's there!" "That's the point. I am not aware of your relationship with Furry, beyond that you and she are close friends. I would assume that her actions are indicative of her wish to be close to you physically. Unless you have an objection to that sort of contact, why don't you just go back to bed?" Nickolai suddenly realized that he was arguing with a Pendorian machine, and the Pendorian part of it was going to have a very Pendorian attitude. |