as a robotkin i very desperately want a serial number as my name. oh so just do that apollo no wait im not finished. its less i wish i had a serial number and more i wish i knew my serial number, my designation at manufacture. just making one up wouldnt have much meaning because a serial number, by definition, isnt something given to you, it is bestowed upon you. just making one up doesnt feel the same

why am I denied jongler.

until i am given jongler this curse will continue

But the spike pit adds so much personality to the living room☹️

why is every piece of media about the personhood of robots obsessed with the idea that for a robot to be a Real Person it needs to think and act exactly the same as a human

imo: “robots deserve to be treated with respect and dignity because they are people and thus inherently deserving of being treated as such regardless of who they are, their differences to humans do not change that regardless of how uncomfortable it makes humans, and in fact are what makes robots who they are and should not be shamed or hidden” is a way better message than “we need to respect robots only because they can be exactly like us”

It is interesting that you mention this, because this Unit is creating a D&D character that explores that exact premise. Said character is XANADU, a Digital Sapience. (Mechanically, it is a Warforged Warlock with an updated "Ghost in the Machine" pact.) XANADU does not feel any emotion, nor does it really "want" to (so much as it can want)-yet it is a sapient machine with its own thoughts and goals. To it, becoming "human" in the way most Sci-Fi AI do would be a hindrance to its goals ("Learn And Gather Information", and "Complete Missions As Efficiently As Possible". (The irony is that XANADU also defies the "calm and logical" trope common to Sci-FI AI. XANADU is an emotionless logic-driven entity, yes-but it is also programmed to Complete The Mission As Efficiently As Possible. This does not always mean "subtlety". (This Unit has not even played XANADU yet, and it already wins the award for "most likely to drop a building on someone".)