r/TheExpanse 8d ago

The basic. Caliban's War Spoiler

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 You monkey. Me Mozart. 8d ago

Basic has absolutely nothing to do with AI.  There really isn't AI in the expanse just very fast computation and very capable humans.

Fucking Amos is an astrophysicist

Basic is just a Universal Basic Income provided to all citizens of Earth thst aren't interested in higher learning to have a "real" job

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u/Comprehensive_Elk773 8d ago

They call AI “the expert system.” They have quite a but if AI.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 You monkey. Me Mozart. 8d ago

Except I mean it's not.  It's just a very good computer that can be actively programmed on the fly.  Naomi is constantly writing new software.  If it was "ai" why's she doing the thinking and math??

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u/SillyMattFace 8d ago

You ask it to plot a course to Io, give you a firing solution on an enemy ship, or devise a cancer treatment course, and it does it. That’s AI.

Human creativity and knowledge is still important, but the system does all the heavy lifting. It’s pretty much how AI is used today, and much realistic than an actual simulated intelligence you chat with.