Please remember that the text is just an overview of a tech, that still needs work (both in universe and from a meta perspective). There will be no "instant doctor grade" tech in 2020, and most likely not even in 2030...
One idea I had to counter this is that a copy of a skill is never as good as the original... which gets quite a headache if you try to learn the requirements of a skill by skillsoft too. Suddenly even the basic blocks the skill builds upon will be "not good enough". So there is still a lot of learning to do.
I am not even sure the tech will be useful for things like combat, at least not in its 2020 incarnation... too much muscle memory involved.
On the other side this was designed to be controversial, so I am looking forward what would be the reaction of Fenspace when the news about this tech leaches from CI to some parts of Fenspace.
Exactly... and Catgirl Industries does NOT plan to sell or rent this tech soon... because they do not want to be responsible for all the craziness that happens when a partly working tech with too many exploits gets out.
One idea I had to counter this is that a copy of a skill is never as good as the original... which gets quite a headache if you try to learn the requirements of a skill by skillsoft too. Suddenly even the basic blocks the skill builds upon will be "not good enough". So there is still a lot of learning to do.
I am not even sure the tech will be useful for things like combat, at least not in its 2020 incarnation... too much muscle memory involved.
On the other side this was designed to be controversial, so I am looking forward what would be the reaction of Fenspace when the news about this tech leaches from CI to some parts of Fenspace.
shaderic Wrote:And thirdly, because I can't help but imagine that little 'extras' might find their way in. It's probably nothing, but the idea of a little something buried in the math section that's got nothing to do with math, really freaks me out. And that's not counting the idea of complete hacks. Suddenly, your lesson about conservation of mass is replaced by a StelOil ad, encouraging you to trust Noah Scott, for he is the One True Bussiness Man.If you think about that this tech was developed out of something designed to manipulate people... *grin*
Quote:But seriously, I don't think this tech would be seeing a use like that until, what, the 2030s? You'd have to make it safe, affordable, and secure. Then you get to convince everyone else that it's safe and secure. Then you have to shell out constant protection money for the servers, constantly keep track of who's 'donating' and keep an eye on your coders/teachers.
Exactly... and Catgirl Industries does NOT plan to sell or rent this tech soon... because they do not want to be responsible for all the craziness that happens when a partly working tech with too many exploits gets out.