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[socksonameme]

an android (au?) meme

Man or machine - or does it even matter? How will we define "personhood" in an age when artificial intelligence is perfected, and humans can integrate seamlessly with technology? After all, a consciousness is a consciousness, even if it's artificial. Perhaps even if that consciousness is programmed for a specific purpose, like helping you around the house, protecting you, or keeping you company - for even highly specialized AIs learn, experience, and feel like any other. Some may even surpass humankind in intelligence and wisdom, while others are indistinguishable from regular people. Surely that makes these beings more than tools.

But of course, programming is still programming.... right?

prompts

1. Home AI
Programmed especially for you, designed to keep your life organized and on track while also taking care of most domestic tasks. This AI will come to know you better than anyone else in your life.

2. Companion
Are you lonely? Missing someone special? A companion robot may be the solution for you! Companion bots are completely customizable, including animal models, child surrogates, adult models, and more!

3. Battlebot
Some bots are destined for more than the home. These are high-tech, highly resilient androids designed for combat, police work, and gladiator-style entertainment.

4. Cyborg
As technology advances, some humans have chosen - or perhaps were forced - to become almost more machine than man. The advantages are clear, but what are the disadvantages? Can you interact with "normal" people in the same way?

5. Robot Overlords
Experts have long predicted a time when AI would exceed human intelligence and capability. It was always inevitable that someday, the tables would turn.

6. Malfunction
Programming errors, planted viruses, design flaws, kill switches - despite all of the advantages of highly advanced technology, nothing is perfect.

7. Maintenance and Repair
Even the best designed technology breaks down and needs repair. For a machine with human-like intelligence, this requires a deft and trusted hand.

8. Wildcard
Anything goes!

Comments

nanamin | oc

[partitioner]

[ 2 comes baked in regardless! but i'd love to play out 6 and 7, too! otherwise, no prefs with regard to the scenario! f/f for shipping and smut! ]

Re: nanamin | oc

[biggerugly]

(OOC: Would Eunectes finding Nanamin be good to you? Either some sort of scrap sale or literally just in the garbage or something. Repairing her, fixing her malfunctions, etc. Shipping and smut works fine for me. What sort of malfunctions were you thinking?)

Ruko Yokune | UTAU

[singsbothways]

[Just your average 6’5” coffee-loving singing robot! Note that Ruko is canonically bigender and will answer to any pronouns. I tend towards she/her given her outward appearance but please use whatever feels comfy for you!

She’s meant as a tool for making music but she’s very affectionate and friendly. That said, I’m down for running with all prompts except 4 'cause it doesn’t really make sense here, lol (unless you’re the cyborg?) OTA for shipping, ask about smut. ♪]

Yuzu Hiiragi | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

[songstressedout]

[ Down for anything, but mostly interested in 1, 2, and/or 7. Yuzu as the Android, of course. ]

G’raha Tia | FFXIV

[crystallinum]

Dr. Robotnik | Sonic Movie | OTA

[evilgrows]

[you know he's here to make machines! hell, maybe he's working on some kind of way to turn a person into a machine. that's a traditional robotnik thing to do.

but what if he could also be a machine? oooooOOOooOOoo.

however it works out, 21+ if shipping or smut gets involved. you probably know the drill.]

dimos | nier re[in]carnation | ota 18+

[prayererror]

[If you ever wanted your own clockwork gunman to shoot things for you, then here he is! Complete with unidentified defects that likely relate to the fact that he can personally overwrite his programmed 'master' and start to learn how to feel things organically!

But mostly he shoots stuff.]

Techie | Dredd | OTA

[clan_techie]

[He's debatably human. Not an android, certainly, and the only cybernetic parts he's got are eyes that aren't even his. But he's probably the one doing the maintenance and repair.

And in rare cases, forging identification to send them off into the world as fully-fledged people. Not that anyone knows about that, of course.]

Arthur | Inception | OTA

[domsconsigliere]

[Some combo companion/assistant/bodyguard model, formerly Mal's, transferred to Cobb and now not sure what to do with himself.]

Alanna Calrissian | Star Wars OC | OTA

[lady_calrissian]

[Owner of a casino and brothel, specializing in top-of-the-line 'companion' models, but there's something for everyone.

And, of course, being a Calrissian, things aren't always what they seem.]

Sebastian | nu!Suicide Squad | OTA

[littlest_sebastian]

[Companion model, clearly, though probably with some protection subroutines that are above average]

aziraphale | good omens (tv)

[oldbookshop]

[ i love an android au let's hit it ]

Gabreel King | OC | OTA

[malecompanion]

[Companion-bot, obviously.]

Claire Temple | MCU | OTA

[night_nurse]

[Medic with a free clinic somewhere in the city, open 20 out of every 24 hours, she'll heal humans and repair androids alike. She's also, quite notably, someone safe to report to in cases of abuse, because she'll spirit someone away like they were never there at all, even better than witness protection.]

Q ⌁ James Bond ⌁ OTA.

[wetware]

Q is very good at passing for human, but he's had a fair bit of practice.

keqing | genshin impact

[approve]

( either role! not super interested in 3 or 5, but everything else works, with special love for 1 and 7. )

Penny Polendina | RWBY

[in4apounding]

[Option 3 is canon, but I'm down for basically anything except 5. F/F for shipping, with other nebulously-teenaged characters.]

47, Hitman

[xlvii]

((Highly illegal assassin-bot that decided Killing Is Wrong, performed his last kill on his creator, and fled. So... 3/6 according to the prompts? Where things go from there depends on what kind of person your character is (cop, celebrity, random bystander, etc). Possibly open to female adults for shipping if there's chemistry.))

Domestic/Sex purpose robot/android | OTA

[roboticism]

[Up for 1, 2, 6, or 7. Emphasis on smut or sexuality very welcome. Fine if she has something like sentience or is just a machine.

Using Aigis as a pb because it's a preference she have visible mechanical joints.]

Domestic/Sex purpose robot/android | OTA

[sexdroid]

[Male-shaped version of the above.]

Kuwana Gou | Tenka Hyakken Zan | OTA

[wheelofmissfortune]

((She'd probably either be a Home AI or a Companion. She'd be very kind and nurturing, always with a gentle smile on her face and an encouraging word.

However, she would have one major flaw - her sense of balance is a little off and it's probably impossible to fix as it's actually a design flaw... orz Though you can try to fix it!))

Midnight | BNHA

[love_the_smell]

[ Most interested in 3 and 6, possibly together! ]

Hayden | Choices | M/M

[greencircuits]

Rommie | Andromeda

[iamandromeda]

Teddy Flood | Westworld

[alwaysdrawnbackhere]

Blaze-37 | Destiny OC | OTA

[rekindledtitan]

[ Either an uploaded human as per canon, or a straight-up manufactured war machine whose model is known for being 'temperamental'. Might even be the former masquerading as a factory model, whether because of corporate coverup or to avoid unwanted human attention.

She's designed for security/combat/exploration and operating in hazardous conditions. Scenarios 6/7 also very likely because she will get herself hurt even if her psychological programming issues don't kick in first. If she's pushed too far going rogue is very much a possibility. ]