[ She's perceptive, he thinks. All he's done is put a hand through a silly little snowman, but she's gleaned more from it than anyone else here probably has about him. He thought it before, and he'll think it again: she's scary. ]
I've seen plenty of androids fall in love and go mad with grief. Strong emotions may not seem productive on the surface, but they create variability, and that's the key to progress.
So to answer your question: yeah. We're uploaded with personality data to start with, but any number of things might cause a shift in an android's outlook. Though there are probably some things about us that will never change, like how a kid will never stop being attached to its parents.
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[ She's perceptive, he thinks. All he's done is put a hand through a silly little snowman, but she's gleaned more from it than anyone else here probably has about him. He thought it before, and he'll think it again: she's scary. ]
I've seen plenty of androids fall in love and go mad with grief. Strong emotions may not seem productive on the surface, but they create variability, and that's the key to progress.
So to answer your question: yeah. We're uploaded with personality data to start with, but any number of things might cause a shift in an android's outlook. Though there are probably some things about us that will never change, like how a kid will never stop being attached to its parents.