Starting its life as a vaguely humanoid lifeform created by the Scub Coral in an attempt to make contact with humanity, it is fitted with mechanical upgrades that turn it into a Super Prototype Humongous Mecha, including a very special piece of Applied Phlebotinum called the Amita Drive that allows its abilities to be enhanced by the emotional connection of its pilots. Eureka Seven provides an interesting and a non-conventional example with the Nirvash typeZERO.
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The precise nature of the relationship varies from series to series.
See also, Mechanical Abomination, which is very similar, but less divine. Not to be confused with Deus ex Machina, which means "God out of the Machine". PS: For those who didn't get it, the name of this trope is Latin for "God is the machine". If the machine was made by mortals, then it is a Deity of Mortal Creation. A sufficiently powerful AI will think Prescience Is Predictable. If it is humanity who decides the machine is the god, see Machine Worship. Or, perhaps most mundanely, it may treat us with as much compassion as we treat almost every "lower" form of life on the planet. Or maybe its idea of "help" is somewhat contrary to our desires, or contrary to what is actually beneficial for us. Then again, "power corrupts" seems to apply equally to AIs and humans. Basically, if The Smart Guy is a Jerkass because his intelligence makes it hard to be happy, multiply that by a scagillion for the AI. Of course, authors love to subvert the above with the AI either playing god, declaring itself God, or becoming insanely evil as the Super Intelligence makes them into a Master Computer bent on enslaving humanity. Usually the calculator god sees it as so easy to make our lives paradise it says "What the hell, I'll kill a few calculation cycles now that I've done everything else". Depending on the setting, this help can range from establishing a true Utopia, a false utopia or even a Dystopia if it's so inclined.Ĭustomarily, when you can think faster than the speed of light it becomes trivial to prove Reed Richards Is Useless wrong and find solutions to hunger, hate, and happiness with surprising ease. Is a Crapshoot, the more powerful the AI becomes, the likelier it is to choose to help you instead of just kill you. The Mind of Lasting Damage, Look to WindwardĮven though A.I.
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