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by ben_w
959 days ago
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The Doylist reason was "we need a role for Whoopi Goldberg". There is no Watsonian reason, as Data did bar duty in the episode they had their memories wiped. Looking back at them, the taking points about AI are basically the same now as in each episode of TNG, DS9, and VOY that is focused on AI, in the form of Data, Moriarty, The Doctor (and if he has copyright over his holonovel), that Irish village in Voyager, Wesley Crusher's nanites or the ship's main computer becoming sentient… |
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Fair, but the point still stands. A better example would be Quark's from DS9. Even in a world of perfect replication and perfect androids, people are always going to want a human touch for these things.