The Doctor Is In
Added 2021-09-27 01:12:54 +0000 UTCno faye
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What qualifications did the leader of the Robot Support Group have? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3768 (Other than having to have a head: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3576 )
Captain Button
2021-09-27 23:17:05 +0000 UTCItβs going to be :|, spoiler alert
D. Alfonso
2021-09-27 23:02:59 +0000 UTCi think its supposed to be freyed denim
Eric Pike
2021-09-27 23:00:10 +0000 UTCI'd say some kind of spot welder, but the context is a test probe of some kind?
Jim Feldman
2021-09-27 21:25:40 +0000 UTCI love the lace-edged jumper, lol
2021-09-27 20:37:57 +0000 UTCJust out of curiosity, what is that tool Faye is holding?
Creeperkry
2021-09-27 20:35:23 +0000 UTCThe chemical imbalance causes neural signals to not fire in the proper way. The underlying cause would be different in AIs (unless their processing medium is weirder than has been indicated), but I could see how similar symptoms could manifest with artificial neurons.
Peter Jensen
2021-09-27 20:22:10 +0000 UTCIf you have to ask ...
Peter Jensen
2021-09-27 20:18:47 +0000 UTCI mean, honestly Iβm not sure Faye would be a bad therapist. Personality aside, sheβs gone through shit and come out the other side, and is capable of calling people on their shit. Thatβs not the worst place to start.
AlexKorobeiniki
2021-09-27 18:57:31 +0000 UTC:(. Sometimes.... just sometimes... fuck the medical insurance industry...
Dimitar Bounov
2021-09-27 18:50:51 +0000 UTCYes - and they still do. They are called 'bartenders'.
Alex Borders
2021-09-27 18:04:28 +0000 UTCWife is a therapist. After malpractice insurance and agency fees, she pulled in 30K last year. So not exactly much money. :/
Dan Isaacs
2021-09-27 16:23:51 +0000 UTCIf depression is a chemical imbalance, how does it work in AIs?
Laurie Voss
2021-09-27 15:37:52 +0000 UTCFaye will end up being the Dr. Phil or Dr. Drew of sketchy psychology.
Miyaa
2021-09-27 14:10:26 +0000 UTCMmm curvy in snug-fit romper. I love to admire ladies in rompers, though the logistics of a romper seem...cumbersome? at best...
Technoir
2021-09-27 14:06:39 +0000 UTCShe should be good - she's been practising since 1966!
David Durant
2021-09-27 14:00:04 +0000 UTCDamn I wish I had thought of that pun.
Randall Norman Pick
2021-09-27 13:03:34 +0000 UTCBefore the internet, lots of people would pay to talk with unlicensed therapists.
Matt Grayson
2021-09-27 12:27:25 +0000 UTCI think you need at least a Software Analyst degree for that. π
Steve DeGroof
2021-09-27 11:28:40 +0000 UTCSo, you're claiming to be highly ethical then? (I could NOT pass that straight line up, Yelling Bird. Just COULD NOT.)
Joseph Bonnar
2021-09-27 11:07:01 +0000 UTChup
2021-09-27 08:36:49 +0000 UTCAt least Faye had the sense to ASK if it was unethical.
Shawn K. Younkin
2021-09-27 07:07:43 +0000 UTCSo there's a bot called ELIZA that is pretty good at Rogerian therapy. I'm just sayin'.
Thomas A. Dennis
2021-09-27 04:27:19 +0000 UTCSuper ethical.
Bagge
2021-09-27 03:57:36 +0000 UTCI love that Faye asked, many wouldn't and take the money.
SpookyPenguin
2021-09-27 03:47:09 +0000 UTCI absolutely cannot WAIT to see Bubbles' face in the reaction shot.
2021-09-27 03:24:43 +0000 UTCJust go to her party
Todd Ellner
2021-09-27 03:20:22 +0000 UTCBubs maybe, Faye - thats a nope
2021-09-27 03:12:39 +0000 UTCFaye,........
Darnel D Cooper
2021-09-27 02:59:55 +0000 UTCI'm on the other end, being a person who *should* probably be seeing a therapist regularly (alas medi-care), and I am definitely likewise curious about AIs would ...work? In regards to mental illness and neurodivergence.
Valraven
2021-09-27 02:16:18 +0000 UTCAnd Bubs.
2021-09-27 01:57:11 +0000 UTCETHICS ARE FOR THE WEAK AND BORING!
Yelling Bird
2021-09-27 01:46:13 +0000 UTChup
Will Weaver
2021-09-27 01:45:54 +0000 UTChup
Pejo
2021-09-27 01:42:50 +0000 UTCI'd say that's pretty likely
Nicolas Demers
2021-09-27 01:38:02 +0000 UTCIf he doesn't have a name, that would certainly be a contributing factor to his depression. On a serious note, is it possible that an AI could lack a human-word name while interacting with humans. I can see certain systems and mainframes housing AIs having only their original designator string if they have no human contact, but even there it would require several degrees of separation to filter the human idiosyncrasies from the AIs they talk to.
Czarzhan
2021-09-27 01:27:51 +0000 UTCIβm just so happy to back with Faye.
Leaflemming
2021-09-27 01:27:19 +0000 UTCI am not going to lie, I am a licensed therapist who deals with these kinds of issues (for people!) on the daily and I am FASCINATED to know how it would translate to AI's... I mean, emotions are a physical sensation for humans. Would it be the same for a robot/AI? Or how about a disembodied AI? You can chase down meanings from a person's subconscious mind. Do AI's operate the same way? Or is it more readily apparent and accessible? I would pay good money to get to monkey around with this guy and see what worked and what didn't.
DuoMax
2021-09-27 01:26:22 +0000 UTCWarning: Never get your thera-pissed!
BobC
2021-09-27 01:22:35 +0000 UTCPRATCHETT FOR DE WIN!
Joseph Bonnar
2021-09-27 01:21:22 +0000 UTCFaye would make a great Retro-Phrenologist.
Andrew
2021-09-27 01:19:04 +0000 UTCI was about to say, call Roko, and ask her for Lemon's contact info. Of course this is also a good opportunity to discuss depression and it's effect on persons. Fleshy or otherwise.
Michael Boettger
2021-09-27 01:18:48 +0000 UTCIβm worried she means Lick-Sensed. Faye no!
Andrew
2021-09-27 01:17:50 +0000 UTCPaging Dr Winslow Dr Winslow to the pink courtesy phone
schmod
2021-09-27 01:17:27 +0000 UTCI couldn't possibly cite this but I am at least 40% sure Iris is a lesbian. (I guess I am assuming the AI here has a gender thats incompatible with lesbianism tho)
Quinn
2021-09-27 01:16:45 +0000 UTCI wonder whether issues like this may be a function of any sufficiently complex intelligence, whether natural or artificial?
Richard Laxton
2021-09-27 01:16:08 +0000 UTCDoes anyone have a Lemon signal?
Miyaa
2021-09-27 01:15:54 +0000 UTCAs soon as this AI gets a name people will be shipping him. I think Mr. Unnammed would work WELL with Iris.
Joseph Bonnar
2021-09-27 01:15:26 +0000 UTCDr. Faye: Unlicensed Robot Therapist sounds like a great spin-off.
Randall Norman Pick
2021-09-27 01:15:16 +0000 UTCThe answer is no, even if she spells "licensed" properly
LagDemon
2021-09-27 01:14:38 +0000 UTCMore lemon incoming?
Ting
2021-09-27 01:14:30 +0000 UTC
