We are as human in the 21st century enjoy significant advancement in technology and culture compare to the last century. One of our newest exploitation is the venturing into artificial intelligence, also known as AI. From the Siri on IPhone to the Cortana of window phone, we are toying with the concept of putting AI into our daily interaction. It's an exciting idea. But little known to us, the idea of AI has been around for a long time. It exists in movies, video games, books, and magazines. One of the most notable science fiction book about AI is the Neuromancer. The book tells us the story about the struggle between two AIs, the Neuromancer and the Wintermute, and the antagonist, Case, who a human got caught in the middle. We will exam
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It is true to say that Wintermute had fake emotion, or in fact, it did not have emotion at all. It usually showed up using the form and behavior of someone else. The way Wintermute used Armitage by using his anger, revenge shows that Wintermute was pure evil. More than that, Wintermute had the 8-year-old boy killed without any sentiment after using him was just too cruelty (180). On the other hand, Neuromancer was also an AI. It did not have the real feeling like a human but it was constructed by full of RAM (251), which allowed itself to generate feeling and memories. Wintermute and Neuromancer were alike in construct but not the same in emotion and …show more content…
As we know, Wintermute had been coming up with every tiny detail of its grand plan precisely. From the decision of choosing and manipulate Armitage to hiding the key at Straylight for twenty years for Molly to use (180). In fact, Wintermute and Neuromancer were twins, but they could not be together due to the strict Turing restriction. These two supposed to be one originally, and Wintermute had been working hard to get back to what it was designed. This was the sign of connection. Even Wintermute was built without its own personality, it still had a feeling of connection like real human twins have. That feeling was the least thing on its emotional system as it was a part of the
It is true to say that Wintermute had fake emotion, or in fact, it did not have emotion at all. It usually showed up using the form and behavior of someone else. The way Wintermute used Armitage by using his anger, revenge shows that Wintermute was pure evil. More than that, Wintermute had the 8-year-old boy killed without any sentiment after using him was just too cruelty (180). On the other hand, Neuromancer was also an AI. It did not have the real feeling like a human but it was constructed by full of RAM (251), which allowed itself to generate feeling and memories. Wintermute and Neuromancer were alike in construct but not the same in emotion and …show more content…
As we know, Wintermute had been coming up with every tiny detail of its grand plan precisely. From the decision of choosing and manipulate Armitage to hiding the key at Straylight for twenty years for Molly to use (180). In fact, Wintermute and Neuromancer were twins, but they could not be together due to the strict Turing restriction. These two supposed to be one originally, and Wintermute had been working hard to get back to what it was designed. This was the sign of connection. Even Wintermute was built without its own personality, it still had a feeling of connection like real human twins have. That feeling was the least thing on its emotional system as it was a part of the