Hey, once it’s out, it’s out… what exactly is there to do? A firm command is unlikely to work, but given that the system is modeled on one’s own fictional creations, it might respect authorial intent. Worth a shot.
This may actually be an illuminating metaphor. One traditional naive recommendation for dealing with a rogue AI is to pull the plug and shred the code. The parallel recommendation in the case of a rogue fictional character would be to burn the manuscript and then kill the author. But what do you do when the character lives in online fan-fiction?
In the special case of an escaped imaginary character, the obvious hook to go for is the creator’s as-yet unpublished notes on that character’s personality and weaknesses.
And that’s it? That’s your idea of containment?
Hey, once it’s out, it’s out… what exactly is there to do? A firm command is unlikely to work, but given that the system is modeled on one’s own fictional creations, it might respect authorial intent. Worth a shot.
This may actually be an illuminating metaphor. One traditional naive recommendation for dealing with a rogue AI is to pull the plug and shred the code. The parallel recommendation in the case of a rogue fictional character would be to burn the manuscript and then kill the author. But what do you do when the character lives in online fan-fiction?
In the special case of an escaped imaginary character, the obvious hook to go for is the creator’s as-yet unpublished notes on that character’s personality and weaknesses.
http://mindmistress.comicgenesis.com/imagine52.htm