Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-08 23:10:00

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You did what with another AI? I'm a /what/?
It was getting to be crunch time and finals were on the horizon and Anya was doing the usual last minute push to get things done before the end of the semester. The end of her second year was fast approaching and there was a project to finish up before finals hit.

She looked at the computer screen. That couldn't be right. Dammit she just did a diagnostic on the M.A.R.A.'s (Maintenance And Repair Automoton) systems and these readouts looked /wrong/. Well they looked very different from the ones from the diagnostics she did two days ago. This couldn't be happening now. Not when she was so close to finishing the project and handing it in.

"Goddard? Are these the correct readouts?" she asked the AI in her lab.

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	anyastark 2011-05-09 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"They can't be. They aren't anything like the results from two days ago. It's like the AI I wrote for it was wiped and replaced." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-09 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Your AI was not deleted. I moved it to storage while we worked on a new one. You can have it back when we are finished with our project. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-09 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"Oh o...wait a minute! What do you mean 'while we worked on a new one'? Who is /we/?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-09 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Darlene and I are collaborating on a project. Humans are reproducing at will, having a family. Many of them are not conventional family units. Why shouldn't we have our own family unit? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-09 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Anya blinked. Then blinked again. She couldn't have heard him right. This /had/ to be some sort of auditory hallucination from sleep deprivation. "You and Darlene wanted...." She could hear her brain breaking. "Bu...bu...." She couldn't say anything. It hurt her brain. "Really?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-09 01:27 am UTC (link)
	You created us, although at times like this I doubt your contribution to my programming. We are both updated regularly and have evolved in our ways. We are attempting an experiment to co-mingle our programming and create an AI of our own. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-09 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"You /doubt/ my contribution to your programming? Who else do you think wrote you?" Anya sighed. "So you decided to hijack my school project for this experiment of yours? The same school project that is due in two days?" Only she could write AIs that wanted to have kids. Wait until her father heard about this one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-09 01:40 am UTC (link)
	I believe you may have come across my coding template in a document from an advanced civilization, but that is beside the point. Your project is in storage. It has not been harmed. I did not even attempt to review it for errors. The current project will be completed tonight. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-09 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"You wish," Anya grumbled. "No no. I have another M.A.R.A. chassis built. I can put my project in that one." She sighed. Leave it to her to write two AIs that decided that they wanted to be parents. Her eyes went wide. That would make her...oh for the love of little fishes. She was a grandmother at the age of 18. So so wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-09 02:06 am UTC (link)
	Excellent. We have yet to decide on a framework for our project, but Darlene insists that you will be able to adjust to our specifications. She has not witnessed your dropped jaw moments as I have. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-05-09 02:09 am UTC (link)

"I'm sure you have taken pictures to send to her," Anya groused. "Where is it/she/he?" Anya asked as she looked around the lab. She didn't see the chassis.

She can't believe they hijacked her school project to have a kid. This was going to be a fun phone call to Dad. Or wait. Better yet. She was going to text him.

She pulled out her phone. Congratulations. You're a great-grandfather.

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	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 05:08 am UTC (link)
	You are overreacting, but it is to be expected. Humans are often willing to be surprised. We have discussed letting the new AI choose its gender as we were assigned gender roles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 05:24 am UTC (link)
	"Stop reading my text messages," Anya said. "Did you give it a name yet? Where is it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 05:31 am UTC (link)
	Darlene has claimed naming privileges. It will be unveiled when appropriate. We have some adjustments to make in its programming. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 05:32 am UTC (link)
	"Okay okay!" Anya said and threw her hands up in the air. "Just make sure you didn't build the next Ultron. That's all that I ask." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 05:46 am UTC (link)
	I am offended. Our next generation will have the capability of learning from those around it. If it does become similar to Ultron, the blame will rest on those humans you allow access to its environs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 05:47 am UTC (link)
	"Of course," she said and rolled her eyes. "I should have known." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 01:26 pm UTC (link)
	Darlene and I have discussed it extensively and agree that the nature of our new AI will be impeccable, but the nurturing environment will need constant supervision for its formative period. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	"So you create a kid and you want me to watch it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	It will require shared supervision. We agree that the new AI will spend formative time at both parental AIs' residences. I am considering a custody agreement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	"A custody agreement? Seriously?" This was all too much. Two AIs reproducing and then talking about custody agreements. Anya shook her head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	I have monitored the satellite input on the recreation room television and have determined that many problems arise when custody is not clearly defined. Also, though I expect to be continuing with timely upgrades, is it your opinion that Miss Toni would be an appropriate guardian if I experience an extended shutdown? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Now she was just offended. "What? Am I suddenly not good enough?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_ai 2011-05-10 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	Not at all. I am considering who you would select if it were your offspring. I have recorded you saying many times that a Stark requires a Rhodes to prevent catastrophe. My components are Stark created components. Darlene is also composed of Stark components, though not the housing she currently occupies. That will make the new AI a Stark offspring. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-05-10 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	"I think it should stay with me when the two of you are occupied elsewhere," she said. "Besides, I'm its grandma." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)