[ His smile broadens at we liked you already, the sadness melting from his eyes. At the question, he averts his gaze, taking time to think before he responds. ]
It depends on how you look at it, really.
The technology was fairly new at the time. My company was investing in it for development in neuroscience -- I wasn't there for my construction, but I assume Hiro used my clearance to get what he needed to build it on his own.
[ Said matter of factly, as if that kind of corporate espionage was no worse than stealing from the cookie jar. KIDS, AM I RIGHT? ]
I -- Tomeo was a vegetable. For all intents and purposes, dead. Hiro used the technology to download his father's consciousness and integrate it into my programming before the plug was pulled. The memories are there. The personality is there. Every experience and trait that made Tomeo the man he was is a part of Baymax, too. The things he felt and the people he loved are also my own. In that way, I am Tomeo.
But there is more to me than that. My AI was nearly complete before Tomeo's accident inspired Hiro to completely rework his project. There core aspects of me that are independent of him yet no less important. In that way, I am a separate person.
As for whether or not I'm your dad, well.
[ He leans in a little closer, speaking quietly. ]
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Date: 2015-09-03 05:12 am (UTC)It depends on how you look at it, really.
The technology was fairly new at the time. My company was investing in it for development in neuroscience -- I wasn't there for my construction, but I assume Hiro used my clearance to get what he needed to build it on his own.
[ Said matter of factly, as if that kind of corporate espionage was no worse than stealing from the cookie jar. KIDS, AM I RIGHT? ]
I -- Tomeo was a vegetable. For all intents and purposes, dead. Hiro used the technology to download his father's consciousness and integrate it into my programming before the plug was pulled. The memories are there. The personality is there. Every experience and trait that made Tomeo the man he was is a part of Baymax, too. The things he felt and the people he loved are also my own. In that way, I am Tomeo.
But there is more to me than that. My AI was nearly complete before Tomeo's accident inspired Hiro to completely rework his project. There core aspects of me that are independent of him yet no less important. In that way, I am a separate person.
As for whether or not I'm your dad, well.
[ He leans in a little closer, speaking quietly. ]
I would most certainly like to be.