Drive the nail, Jay. Drive it deep.

The Major's judgey, preachy, scolding personality is on full throttle : will Kate's indifference hold out? Or is Jay getting at something, here?

Thanks for tuning in :D

Oh also, a couple of people have asked if there is a digital copy available for the for sale copy of Episode 2 on Indy Planet. There is, you just have to adjust the drop down menu. So if you want that, have at 'er!

Anyways thanks for tuning in :D
~M

Maybe Kine-Tech getting their asses handed to them wasn't such a bad thing to KATE.

all part of the plan!

She's not liking that

Will you two hurry up and kiss already?

Time for post-combat sex (speaking of driving nails deep)...

Ooh, that's gotta sting a bit, don't it, KATE? Letting the old-as-dirt trooper from a bygone era school you like that isn't going to be good for your reputation, so you better keep this conversation under wraps. ;)

Philosophically speaking though, it's an interesting match-up. On one side you have the AI (she sure looks "physical" to me) with vast computing power and likely archives of all human history at her disposal to reference every time she makes a decision, which you'd think would make her logic irrefutable. On the other side you have a cryo-solider, a man who's longevity is measured in months or years over the span of centuries, but who's training, experience and personality give him a far greater perspective than most humans. One could argue that KATE's logic is flawless simply because the "math" works out favorably to meet the objective, despite the collateral damage, but the cold calculation doesn't measure up to the moral code that Jay adheres to, which puts human life above simple statistics.

Personally, I think he's right, and I would imagine most other people, particularly those who have seen combat or witnessed similar situations firsthand, would agree. The only question remains then is simple: how can an AI see his point of view, or be convinced of it, without an innate understanding of that moral code?

Drive it home, Mars, you're doing great!

P.S. An edit for you, the spelling for the term you are using is "sowing", as in sowing seeds for crops, as opposed to "sewing", which means stitching together. :)