#will be completely artificial?

[lorenzonuti]

Tolerance threshold.

#lab #cyborg #android #cyberpunk #retro #monitor #tolerance #threshold #code #admin #automation #complete #artificial #intelligence #brain #mind #computer #nudesketch #femalebody #colunavertebral #silicon #robotics #cables #critical #illustration #digitalillustration #digitalart #digitalartwork #90s

[beeqisch]

*hagarens ur timkon*

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#fma au #do NOT ask me about this cuz it wouldnt make any sense if i add any other characters #i would have to rewrite either all of the dc lore or the hagaren one #kon is a homunculus because... because... clone... and artificial human.... ahaha.... hey..... #this is completely self indulgent btw like the target audience was just me :/ #still rewatching fma is it noticeable lol lmao lolz #timkon #tim drake #kon el #robin #red robin #superboy #dc #dc comics #im not putting fma tags #yj98 #young justice #young just us #art #my art #there will be more btw. probably. idk.

[andr0nap]

centaur au from a while ago when i REALLY didnt feel like drawing human legs (trust me this is way easier for me)

the twins are "unicorns" with vash trying to make himself look more like a horse, the rest of the cast are normal equines

separates and alt versions below 🔽

breeds dont exist in this world and all of them are various crossbreeds but you can spot some traits here and there

#trigun stampede #trigun #vash the stampede #meryl stryfe #millions knives #nicholas d. wolfwood #centaur au #centaur #andr0art #nick is actually an artificial unicorn but shhh #you guys get a nai design breakdown that twitter didnt get #id post them all completely nude too but tumblr is weird ab nudity so- #more centaurs coming this is more of a masterpost #i never got to finish roberto but hes a bay draft-y horse

[fly-sky-high-bug-games]

Dragon devouring the Light

#hollow knight #oc #my art #muse: Murky #eyestrain #happy dragon appreciation day #kinda #it's 1:30am #anyways... Murk Eater! #ironically eating Light #Murky's backstory is what was essentially supposed to be #artificially made shade lord #but stuff went wrong and they just remained a void hungry beast #if it was completed it would have went against Radiance #and well PK #or anything considered A Light #and destroy it

[qsmprambling]

Imagine Egg A1 still has one life left, and it somehow manages to escape the facility... It is being followed by mobs, by Federation employees, being hurt by the poison ivy and other environmental threats, but it keeps running, because what other choice is there? That parkour course was a trick after all, the last block was a fake, it was never meant to pass that test in the first place.

So it keeps running, but the Federation workers are getting closer. It won't be able to avoid them forever...

But then it bursts through some bushes and comes face to face with someone new - and it's Bad, out building or exploring or just wandering alone. A1 is immediately afraid, of course. It is a stranger, a very visually striking stranger, the complete opposite of the pure white and featureless employees of the Federation. But there are people close behind, and it knows what will happen to it if it is caught, so... It has no choice but to try. It has no way to communicate, no signs or books, so it simply rushes to hide behind him and hopes he understands, and that he is willing to help...

And Bad, for his part, well.. he's an extremely cautious and paranoid person, and this is just an incredibly confusing and unexpected situation to be in. An unknown egg appeared out of nowhere and is hiding behind him, he can see Federation employees in the distance that are clearly looking for something... He knows that the code has been disguising itself as eggs, and that the strange egg in front of him with no marks, no distinguishing features, an egg that he has never seen before, could easily be the code monster preparing to attack at any moment...

But there is absolutely no way Bad could ever look at an egg in distress and not try to help it, even knowing it could be a trap.

So he quickly digs a shallow hole and pushes the mysterious egg into it, covering it up just in time, and when the employees throw him a book asking if he had seen anything, he lies effortlessly, he complains about nonsense, he asks them where the Ekea is and is as annoying as he can be, until they leave.

And now they're alone... just Bad an this mystery egg in the middle of the woods, A1 too afraid to leave the hole even when Bad tries to coax it out. He gives it food and tries his best to comfort it, to tell it everything is okay and that the pursuers are gone. He gives it some signs and a book, trying to see if it will write anything to him or answer any of his questions, but he gets no reply. A1 is just too afraid to even attempt to answer, and Bad doesn't even know if it understands him. He tries what few words he does know of the other languages, and still no response.

What should he do? As much as the image of a tiny, terrified egg makes him want to do all he can for it he also needs to be safe. He can't bring it home, because if it is a code there is no way he is bringing it anywhere near Dapper. Should he call someone else for help, or would that draw too much attention? Would it even be safe for him or the egg to let anyone know right now? And was this egg dangerous, or harmless and in need of protection? He wouldn't abandon it regardless but...

What now?

#Egg A1 #badboyhalo #I am a Bad watcher it will always be qBad in my what ifs even if anyone could do it #Plus he is perfect for the job #I can't write fic but yes this is basically an A1 fic oops #ElQuackity you thought killing a featureless egg was a safe option but you're wrong we are all attached #I want A1 to be alive and to escape to be adored and protected #Also I bet if Bad got caught with a mystery egg I think he'd just go 'Huh? No this is my other child you just never saw them before :)' #Also for some reason my brain was calling A1 'Alice' but then I saw people using 'Ai' and that's adorable too~ #Though it also makes me think 'artificial intelligence' but hey maybe that is fitting for the fabricated eggs theory XD #'What now' I ask as if I am not already imagining Bad trying to protect A1 and also be safe in case it is a threat #not wanting to think it is but unable to know otherwise #but also being so BBH about it and just being in complete dad mode when they interact #he keeps it in it's own safe little secure home and does what he can to help it with minimal communication for several days #until A1 starts to open up little by little - incredibly slowly #Bad very gradually telling very select people about it #until eventually when the Federation finds out - everyone who knows is immediately hmm what no this is our child what do you mean? #and go ultra protective #because A1 deserves the world #fic within the tags yes #Bad ruined my sleep schedule and I can't sleep mindless rambles time

[muzzleroars]

Just seeing the husks reacting to Raisen V1 is in a relationship

Priceless 🤣

(see this!)

WHAT CAN THEY SAY. WHAT CAN THEY DO. like their war machine has gone far beyond their expectations in its performance and normally that's the DREAM but how did it find a husband????? what are they supposed to do with an archdemon son-in-law????? WHO WROTE THAT CODE

#they proceed to go back and forth about v1's highly creative nature and its artificial reward feedback loops #to try to reverse engineer how it fell in LOVE #little do they know v1's crystals have grown completely out of control #and it does whatever it wants now!!! it writes its own code!!!! #cake answers

[spearxwind]

If you want a free pass to talk about hollow ridge stuff you can use this ask as a jumping point, if it helps at all :O Curious about what you have planned for the ecosystem stuff ✨

RIGHT SO! The world of Hollowridge is post-apocalyptic, and the almost-apocalypse was caused by immensely advanced machinery. This machinery and advancement very much included the ability to combine with and alter organic material, meaning genetic reconfiguration, as well as the ability to make meat and steel alloys was very much present.

Organisms that are machines. Machines that are organic. Creatures that are both and neither at the same time. Animals that evolved to fit niches that are incredibly unnatural. That is the vibe that I want the fauna of the Hollowridge ruins to have :]

Overland there are more natural looking animals of course, especially the aforementioned ones that have adapted over years of living in these conditions. But Hollowridge sits on top of a massive MASSIVE labyrinthine supercomplex of halls, labs, ancient bunkers, etc etc. The underground supercomplex is home to the more fucked up fauna: machines gone rogue fulfilling their purpose behaving like animals, creatures made both of flesh and metal built for purposes that they have far outlived. There are even machines dedicated to creating these abominations down there (They're called assemblers and look really fucked up and plant-like.).

It's kinda like, if it was a fantasy dungeon delving venture... but down there is an ecosystem of fucking horrors. Because everything has outlived its original purpose (protecting and upkeeping the underground halls and machines) and has gone rogue and become a self sufficient biome.

Cleaning and repair machines become scavengers, security drones become predators, intruders become the prey.

#honestly as a sidenote. i have a slight struggle with where adri falls on that scale. his swarm is artificial of course #hes made of steel. but in the back of my mind i always think theres also a very organic side to it. i just dont know where #the line is drawn. it is very blurred. its got an unholy feel doesnt it? something completely artificial... and yet. not quite. #ask #anon #the hollowridge disaster #i honestly want to develop a style of drawing these things that feels equally both organic and mechanical #we'll see if im successful with it haha

[teleport-warning]

#lyney and lynette #genshin lyney #genshin lynette #genshin impact #magic sibs a la 1750s France #I know I am not completely accurate and if the fashion history police come for me #shh #it’s not that serious #I thought it would be fun to give them some 18th c courtly fashion designs since Fontaine is arguably France-adjacent #AND because of their little heart and star #artificial stick on beauty marks like this were super popular in court fashion in 18th c France! they were known as mouches #the style of pleated trim on both of their outfits is also very reminiscent of a lot of historical gown trims #this was a fun little exercise and then I decided to color it? #honestly pretty pleased with the end result #teleport warning draws

[5hrignold]

tbh who tryna fall in love and take over the bodies of the two people who previously inhabited them and abandon their family after stitching ourselves to eachother to just finally be ourselves together forever

#everytime i rewatch the episode i love them more and more.. they’re seriously actually cute how is this allowed!!! #fuck u burger and fries #they’re like.. artificial soulmates they’re perfect for eachother but it was something that happened on accident by two other people #i dislike jerr/ck bc the fact that jerry is around the same age as beth just makes it weird for me but #these two are different. like the show said they’re two completely different people who are basically the same person in 2 bodies #rick and morty #jerricky #<- that’s their tag can that be their tag #rick and morty spoilers

[knight-rider-fan-2000]

I was chatting with my mom today about how unique Knight Rider is as a show for one reason only- having a character that's honestly, genuinely, and truly a car.

(Yeah, sure, there's Transformers, but watch any Transformers show and you'll see that they rarely keep the robots in car mode for any scenes. The car modes are almost exclusively used for scene transitions or for action set pieces.)

Knight Rider is different in that it challenges the viewer to imagine a character who is a car. This character is Kitt. There is no way for him to stop being a car, even when it's inconvenient for him, or even when it's inconvenient for the plot. Kitt, as a concept, asks the viewer to empathize- what would being a car genuinely be like? What challenges would that present? What advantages?

This is where most robots in fiction, and fiction that claims to analyze humanity through the lens of robot characters, ultimately fail. I'm hard-pressed to find another work of sci-fi with a lead character in such a genuinely divorced role from humanity. Most fictional robots have:

Hands, to physically interact with a human-scaled world in the way that humans do,

Faces, for humans to relate to, and

Eyes, for humans to look at, and tell where the robot is looking.

Kitt has none of these. He never gets any of these at any point. The show even reflects on this in episode 22 of season 1, where he projects eyes onto his screen for the little girl who's trying to understand him. Yet even this is temporary- he gets rid of them after only a minute, and the girl gets used to the real him accordingly. It's never portrayed that these attributes (of hands, a face, and eyes) are some kind of upgrade that Kitt is missing.

However, Kitt is still undeniably 'human', and this is the most important part. Kitt's way of thinking isn't alien just because his body is different. It's what he is thinking about that's been altered from the traditional human experience. This leads to a fascinating exploration of topics such as:

Accessibility. Kitt is constantly analyzing where his body can go and to what places he has access to. Even Michael Knight learns to start thinking this way as he grows closer with Kitt, to the benefit of them both. The question of what Kitt can do vs what he can't do given his body is at the core of Michael's problem solving when the show is at its best.

Priorities. What does Kitt care about? Again, it's deeply important that the first answer to this is "his friends", but barring that, what else? Things like a good road or the polish of bodywork become elevated in importance through his perspective.

Prejudice. A lot of science fiction has the trope of "robot racism", or the idea that there's a portion of humans who actively believe that sentient robots are not equal to humans. Knight Rider, however, never takes this easy drama. Humans treat Kitt differently, and sometimes with a shocking amount of disrespect (even after he's revealed himself to be a person,) but it's never out of malice. It's out of ignorance. The bulk of these humans have only the best intentions. This presentation reflects upon real-world prejudices through a different lens than the aforementioned trope, which has, by now, been thoroughly beaten to death.

Again, it's the fact that the show actively goes out of its way to tell the audience that Kitt has a soul (season 2, the episode literally titled "Soul Survivor"), yet doesn't shy away from the genuine differences he faces from being nonhuman, that makes it so damn compelling to me.

(Mind you, the way the show usually "explores" these themes is through the lens of comedy that relies on Kitt's differences being the butt of the joke. . . and that the inclusion of these deeper themes definitely do NOT cancel out the show's genuine problems with sexism/racism! But-)

I really do consider Knight Rider to be science fiction at (or at least close to) its finest. Which is an insane statement out of context, I realize, but I hope after reading this post you might be able to understand why. Knight Rider set the bar for robots in fiction for me and nothing has been able to compare since.

TL;DR: Kitt is a car. This is deeply profound.

#knight rider #k.i.t.t. #kitt #science fiction #robot #robots #artificial intelligence #robot character #yup yup bringing out the big boy tags for this one #I realized I can't say that knight rider is the best sci fi has to offer in terms of the robot department #without a whole boat of an essay to explain why #I also sound completely nuts when I say 'I want more exploration of disability like knight rider' #but I'm not brave enough to say that outside of the tags

[thequeervampiric]

Victor Frankenstein immediately after bringing life to the creature: 😬😬😬😬 I forgot about the rammies bro

#frankenstein #‘oh it was so ugly and demon-like’ #my thoughts are that victor is afraid of like. the responsibility this puts on himself #like the way he imparted the role of being responsible for elizabeth onto himself but with a darker twist #because this time it is - some may say - a crime against nature #‘artificial’ life #and it really IS victor’s responsibility. because this time HE did the entirety of it #it’s literally here because of him #and now he regrets it #the way my mind simplifies it: victor’s nervous about being a new dad #and all the possibilities. what it could do now that he’s brought it into this world #because try as they might. no one can completely control their children #they have free will and nothing you can do will stop that #and victor Knows what he did is unnatural #so yeah. he forgot about the rammies bro

[spiribia]

one of my weird writing / acting pet peeves when a line is written as intentionally cut off before its intended end (a sentence that ends with "and ----" for example), but the way it's read in the final thing the sentence ends uncompleted but on the exact tone youd use to end a complete sentence and so it's very clear it's not like the person actually meant to or even had anything more to say after that. for me this is usually most apparent when a character is unexpectedly interrupted by another person but there's a very distinct gap where they end their sentence prematurely and almost presciently . am i nuts

#talks #i think a lot of it can be line delivery but i include writing because sometimes the cut off sentence actually feels #complete enough that you dont get the sense that the character actually meant to say anything more and they just added that extra #bit to artificially cut them off. like if a character said something like 'your brothers been kidnapped and we need to go rescue him and #we're the only ones who can and we're running out of time and --' #actually i think you can avoid a lot of this by just not ending the sentence on 'and'. it already feels more like another thought was #actually forming if you end on like 'and we--' or something #TO ME

[aquamonstra]

me watching Author Author while wine drunk, absolutely SHRIEKING at my screen: "DEFAMATION. DEFAMATION LAWSUIT. JUST FUCKING FILE FOR DEFAMATION!!!!!"

Chakotay:

me: Oh.... Thank you.

#i cant tell if its the wine or if this episode is brilliant but im completely obsessed with it #im screeching at the top of my lungs every 5 seconds #author author #star trek voyager #voyager goes so much harder on the rights of artificial intelligence than tng did it is WILD

[tennessoui]

*Knocks in a Fibonacci sequence* If you feel like it, would you share if you have thoughts about the vampire idea you had a lil' while back, but as a Jedi AU instead of a modern AU? I just find the idea of Anakin throwing tantrums when his master is not available to feed him absolutely hilarious.

It's even funnier to me if it's a case of Qui-Gon lived, and Obi-Wan isn't even his master, but he smells really nice and tastes the BEST and no one knows how to deal with him?

(I have a thing for Anakin imprinting on Obi-Wan like the angstiest little duckling...)

ooo i like that vampire au as a modern au BUT i don't see why we can't talk about a gffa vampire au where vampakin becomes very reliant on obi-wan's blood....maybe in a case where tatooine biology allows for the more malnourished to take some needed nutrients from blood idk but anakin as part force and also born on tatooine, needs ONLY blood to live

and shmi thought maybe qui-gon wouldn't take anakin with him if he knew, so she didn't say anything....only for young knight kenobi to be the first to discover anakin's special abilities when he wakes up in the middle of the night to tiny fangs on his arm and a certain numbness and strange affection spreading through him

(baby vampire bites make the victim feel artificially protective/parental of the vampire as a means of survival)

but obi-wan is a jedi and capable of giving that alien feeling to the force so he's left with a whole bunch of freaking out and more panic.......

but anakin's never tasted jedi/force blessed blood and he's addicted. addicted and stubborn because he decides obi-wan's blood tastes the best, and even though qui-gon gave obi-wan over to the trials for the chance to train anakin, the old master still has enough sway over obi-wan to coax him into agreeing to be anakin's main source of nourishment which throws a huge, boy-sized wrench in obi-wan's plans to carefully and completely disappear from his old master's life altogether

(anakin would never let him)

#asks #obikin #i feel like obi-wan and the healers try to get anakin to eat real people food #because his body is capable of processing t #but anakin resists point blank #unless it's obi-wan asking #of course obi-wan keeps giving that artificial fondness that happens with each feeding into the force #but is surprised to one day find he is left with a feeling of fondness that is completely natural and all his own #and when anakin is more 19/aotc age obi-wan is downright frightened when the parental fondness shot through his veins becomes more arousin #and that's very very easily given to the force #but it ALSO starts coming back on its own #terrifying

[miscellaneoussmp]

What if I start saying that Em, Pepito, and Sunny being soulmates/having a mindlink is actually part of a Federation experiment, too? What if I start saying that? What if?

#qsmp #qsmp soulmate posting #qsmp empanada #qsmp pepito #qsmp sunnysideup #the idea of artificial soulmates vs the idea that them being soulmates was accidental and completely out of fed control. fight! #<- both ideas live rent free in my head

[cinnamon-phrog]

Can I please have some comfort right now, if that's okay? People are watching me.

#i'm being impersonated and harassed #every day people in my past still try to find me. and i'm scared #not of what they might find. i have nothing to hide. but it's the constant fear of being watched and never being free #i'll never be free from the people who hurt me because they'll always find me somehow #i shouldn't be feeling so awful but at the same time. #i pour myself out to help others yet in return i get 'oh it doesn't bother me' and 'i've had it worse'. as if i doubt that for a second. #but please. not everyone has the same amount of emotional endurance. my patience has worn completely thin. #people i've known on here to be the most disgusting scum of the earth who no matter how many times i block them still show up in my inbox. #people from my old school still think they can get to me. a person who lied to me still wastes their time watching me #someone who i cared about the most probably still watches on and it's breaking me. #it always has been but i'm the sensible one. i'm not allowed to do this. i shouldn't be writing this but i'm getting desperate #i've taken deep breaths. i've drank water. i've done everything plus things i should not have to ease it off. #maybe the reason why i love puppets and artificial characters because i'm always used like one. like i'm a toy to break or put away #stupid analogy everyone has made for themselves but i'm done trying to be a good writer. the composer. #i want to feel without being judged but of course that's impossible. it's fine when it's strangers but relentless stalkers? it's wrecking m #it has been for ages but i was scared to say because i'm used to apathy and false promises. #i keep forgetting things and hurting myself. i'm getting scared.