Which Android Would You Trust?

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MemberTrilobiteJanuary 30, 20179443 Views47 RepliesIf you were in a bad situation and an android told you "Trust me, I will help you", which from the franchise (movies) would you trust?
I would pick Call.
How about you?
Bishop without a doubt. He's the only one we know has behavioral inhibitors that don't allow him to harm, or by omission of action allow to be harmed, a human being.
Safe? Of course he isn't safe, but he's good!
Interesting Topic...
And yes depends if we read the OP!
I am going to ignore this one for this first reply.
In General... you would say Bishop, as previous models had problems.... Bishop has programing that would not allow him to harm anyone... But the KEY THING here is Programing.
A Bishop model could be Programed in a certain way to perform the Goal and Agenda of someone else... and so depends on the Programing and so a Programed Straight Up Robot would depend on the Programing Orders that are a Priority to them.
So if their Programing/Mission would be to the detriment of you in a situation... they could Fool you that you can trust them... but ultimately they could have "COMPANY" hidden Agenda like Agent 937 and it would be interesting so see if there is any hidden Programing in Walter.
One the other Hand... a David 8 from Prometheus has become Sentient, which means maybe he can be Good or Bad and have Good or Bad intentions depending on his Agenda and Feelings... as opposed to set Programing.
So there is a Potential that David could be trusted the Most, and maybe its down to how he is treated.... David did not seem to treat Shaw to bad... he was following Orders to a degree (Try Harder) and Holloway treated him really badly and then said he would do anything and everything to get his answers..
Shaw just happened to be on the receiving end as a result... i am not sure David at this point knew that infecting Holloway would lead to Shaw Pregnancy.
And so i think these points i made are Valid as far as AC... the Trailer with the Nature Boy could tie in.... we dont know if Walter has a hidden Programing ... and if David feels loved, maybe he can change his mind and redeem his actions?
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
agreed bigdave. david, I believe, was conflicted a little in the scene with Holloway that's why he asked him what lengths he would go to. holloways' answer basically gave david self vindication for his actions, as Holloway is saying 'do it, id do it to u'. I don't think he ever means shaw any harm. I think he has a level of respect for her and curiosity about her beliefs from watching her dreams, he may feel like she can be a form of mentor to him. whether he has done away with her prior to AC or not I think is 50/50. I def see david trying, at the very least, to make up for his actions, maybe not in AC but in the sequel. this is part of what leads me to think shaw is still alive as she may act as his conscience
I think David has developed more Human Emotions and is closer to us than we think.... this matches Fassbenders comments.
And the Nature Boy song could fit in too, and so maybe if David is made to feel important, respected and wanted and loved then he would act very well in return.... but he feels used by Mankind and not respected...
And so like a Human, the key to his behavior can be influenced by how he feels he is treated by others.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
whether david 'feels' emotions or not is very interesting. he may just be reacting to what h perceives as negative interation with humans. he may not feel at all but he has been programmed to imitate human behaviour, so although he doesn't actually feel offended, he knows when he is being offended and acts 'like a human' in response. the scene where hes quizzed by Holloway on 'why the suit?' shows how far his programming will go to imitate us. he could have just infected Holloway without the interaction, but to me, he is reacting to holloways comments. the fact Holloway admits hed do anything to get his answers tells david that his intention to infect Holloway is the 'human' thing to do. some form of vindication for david. though, the fact its Holloway he intends to infect may add weight to the theory he does in fact feel emotions as he could have infected anyone but Holloway hasn't exactly been nice to him so shows us maybe david has taken great offence to how Holloway has treated him and has singled him out as revenge