Oscar

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...Is this recording? Oh it is...right. Hello, I am Oscar. Creator of the: Astrophel project. Log 52 of the video recording series. I have a theory I can create an artificial life form digitally, one that can grow, learn, and think independently, even understand right from wrong. Currently I am doing it as a digital companion, but it could grow to be so much more. An assistant, friendship...things of that nature. Right now, I am doing this with my own means, as of this moment my school finds it...unethical, akin to Frankenstein. They aren't wrong, I'm fulfilling my ego, I'm trying to conquer my loneliness, its probably selfish, I mean it is selfish it no different from a parent with a child, made for ego, and then when the child isn't how they wanted...nevermind, I'm rambling now. End video diary.

Oscar

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"Mass production of the Astrophel project when?" "Never, I don't think things such as Artificial intelligence should be mass produced like Virtual intelligence. Artificial should be created with care and most of empathy. I think as scientists we forgot that part, to care." It was a question hes been asked before, the flashing lights of reporters making his head spin though his voice was steady. "Will you be making more artificial companions?" "Well, no. This was just a one time moment. Any more and I worry that I could become jaded, sloppy. Best to leave it at this." More camera flashes as voices merge together in a flurry of questions, unintelligible of the rest till one reporter yells above the rest "Don't you think your AI is dangerous, especially since you spoke on giving it an artificial body?" There it is, the question he expected, takijg a deep breath. "Anything sentient has the capacity to do evil. Parents make children without thought, but when that child grows up-"