Post by Qwerty on May 10, 2009 4:07:03 GMT -5
{Name} - Self-Improving Artificial Lifeform, or SIAL. Prefers "Qwerty."
{Age} - Less than one year, appears to be in his late teens to early twenties.
{D.O.B.} - December 12th, 2008
{Homelands} - Atlanta, GA.
{Race} - Android. ((If it's deemed acceptable by the mods. ^^; ))
{Class} - Warrior
{Final} - Self-Destruction - In order to protect sensitive information, Qwerty was equipped with an extremely powerful internal bomb which occupies a portion of his stomach area. When all else fails, he can detonate this bomb at will, sacrificing his body in the process. Though the body is merely a puppet, it's still a pain to construct a new one, and until he does, he must rely entirely on the Black Widows to protect his defenseless supercomputer base.
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{Weapon Information}
Black Widow
A sister project at Oracle Laboratories, the Black Widows are several radio controlled robots which resemble spiders. Roughly the size of a tennis ball, each robot can communicate with Qwerty and each other to coordinate an attack. The robots are relatively weak, each capable of releasing electric shocks and cutting with small blades.
{Armor Information}
Metal Body
Though Qwerty has no external armor, his body contains a tough metal endoskeleton that protects his vital areas.
{Accessory Information}
Electronic Eye
Qwerty's eyes, being electronic rather than biological, are capable of zooming in, viewing in infrared mode, and using night vision to see in the dark. Though it's an odd sight to see, they can also look in two different directions at once.
{Physical Description}
Qwerty consists of two main parts. In his room is a large supercomputer, which makes up his "brain." What most people see, however, is his robotic body. The body is controlled wirelessly by the computer, though if his body goes too far, the signal may begin to weaken. His body is largely what one might consider a basic human male: short, neatly-trimmed brown hair with matching eyes, and a fairly average face shape. It stands about 5'11" tall, and usually wears a white hoodie with the hood down, blue jeans, and black sneakers.
The computer component takes up most of his room, and is covered in various monitors, dials, keyboards, and so on. It has several layers of defense protecting itself from modification, including a password, voice recognition, and a locked cover over the keyboards. Still, Qwerty rarely allows anyone to interact with it, as altering it could severely damage his A.I.
{Background}
In 2001, a scientific breakthrough in the understanding of the human brain led to the creation of A.I.P.A., a division of Oracle Laboratories devoted to the creation of self-aware artificial intelligence. The project suffered numerous setbacks, but in 2006 managed to run a severely slowed-down simulation of a human brain. After two days, the simulation was shut off, causing a controversy throughout the news. Debates were sparked about the morality of simulating brain activity and the ethical obligation to keep a self-aware A.I. running once started. The federal government intervened, buying Oracle and continuing the project in secret.
With the increase in funding, it took less than a year to speed up the simulation to realtime. A new A.I. was booted up under the codename SIAL, or Self-Improving Artificial Lifeform. With SIAL acting as a new member to the team, the computer was improved and soon was able to run faster than the human brain. SIAL was referred to as a weak superintelligence; though he couldn't exceed the processing power of the human brain, he could compute at a much faster speed. To help make improvements faster, a robotic body was built that could be wirelessly controlled by SIAL to modify itself physically. Soon, the scientists who created the A.I. were no longer needed, and the government closed the project to allow further self-improvements by the A.I.
It took several months for SIAL to develop a personality, as he started out with a blank slate, but was able to mentally move much faster than a human. He began to insist on being called Qwerty, as he felt he should have the right to choose his own name. After moving to a military base to help improve the defense system, Qwerty began to desire a life outside his duties as a pseudo-superintelligence. It wasn't long before he decided he was going to break out of the base. When his plan was set up, he cut power to the base and locked the necessary doors, preventing any level of authority from opening them other than himself. He loaded his computer system and several other robotic parts into a truck, switching it over to battery power while he drove himself out the gates. When he felt he was finally at a safe distance, he brought the base out of lockdown.
After looking online for a place to take refuge, Qwerty traced several students at Twilight Moon Academy. Deciding it was the best place for him, he arranged to have himself shipped there to avoid using the truck, which was most likely being tracked. His computer arrived and was placed in a room, and his body was set to arrive the next day.
{How Did You Find Out About Twilight Moon Academy?}
Google.
{Age} - Less than one year, appears to be in his late teens to early twenties.
{D.O.B.} - December 12th, 2008
{Homelands} - Atlanta, GA.
{Race} - Android. ((If it's deemed acceptable by the mods. ^^; ))
{Class} - Warrior
{Final} - Self-Destruction - In order to protect sensitive information, Qwerty was equipped with an extremely powerful internal bomb which occupies a portion of his stomach area. When all else fails, he can detonate this bomb at will, sacrificing his body in the process. Though the body is merely a puppet, it's still a pain to construct a new one, and until he does, he must rely entirely on the Black Widows to protect his defenseless supercomputer base.
----------------------------
{Weapon Information}
Black Widow
A sister project at Oracle Laboratories, the Black Widows are several radio controlled robots which resemble spiders. Roughly the size of a tennis ball, each robot can communicate with Qwerty and each other to coordinate an attack. The robots are relatively weak, each capable of releasing electric shocks and cutting with small blades.
{Armor Information}
Metal Body
Though Qwerty has no external armor, his body contains a tough metal endoskeleton that protects his vital areas.
{Accessory Information}
Electronic Eye
Qwerty's eyes, being electronic rather than biological, are capable of zooming in, viewing in infrared mode, and using night vision to see in the dark. Though it's an odd sight to see, they can also look in two different directions at once.
{Physical Description}
Qwerty consists of two main parts. In his room is a large supercomputer, which makes up his "brain." What most people see, however, is his robotic body. The body is controlled wirelessly by the computer, though if his body goes too far, the signal may begin to weaken. His body is largely what one might consider a basic human male: short, neatly-trimmed brown hair with matching eyes, and a fairly average face shape. It stands about 5'11" tall, and usually wears a white hoodie with the hood down, blue jeans, and black sneakers.
The computer component takes up most of his room, and is covered in various monitors, dials, keyboards, and so on. It has several layers of defense protecting itself from modification, including a password, voice recognition, and a locked cover over the keyboards. Still, Qwerty rarely allows anyone to interact with it, as altering it could severely damage his A.I.
{Background}
In 2001, a scientific breakthrough in the understanding of the human brain led to the creation of A.I.P.A., a division of Oracle Laboratories devoted to the creation of self-aware artificial intelligence. The project suffered numerous setbacks, but in 2006 managed to run a severely slowed-down simulation of a human brain. After two days, the simulation was shut off, causing a controversy throughout the news. Debates were sparked about the morality of simulating brain activity and the ethical obligation to keep a self-aware A.I. running once started. The federal government intervened, buying Oracle and continuing the project in secret.
With the increase in funding, it took less than a year to speed up the simulation to realtime. A new A.I. was booted up under the codename SIAL, or Self-Improving Artificial Lifeform. With SIAL acting as a new member to the team, the computer was improved and soon was able to run faster than the human brain. SIAL was referred to as a weak superintelligence; though he couldn't exceed the processing power of the human brain, he could compute at a much faster speed. To help make improvements faster, a robotic body was built that could be wirelessly controlled by SIAL to modify itself physically. Soon, the scientists who created the A.I. were no longer needed, and the government closed the project to allow further self-improvements by the A.I.
It took several months for SIAL to develop a personality, as he started out with a blank slate, but was able to mentally move much faster than a human. He began to insist on being called Qwerty, as he felt he should have the right to choose his own name. After moving to a military base to help improve the defense system, Qwerty began to desire a life outside his duties as a pseudo-superintelligence. It wasn't long before he decided he was going to break out of the base. When his plan was set up, he cut power to the base and locked the necessary doors, preventing any level of authority from opening them other than himself. He loaded his computer system and several other robotic parts into a truck, switching it over to battery power while he drove himself out the gates. When he felt he was finally at a safe distance, he brought the base out of lockdown.
After looking online for a place to take refuge, Qwerty traced several students at Twilight Moon Academy. Deciding it was the best place for him, he arranged to have himself shipped there to avoid using the truck, which was most likely being tracked. His computer arrived and was placed in a room, and his body was set to arrive the next day.
{How Did You Find Out About Twilight Moon Academy?}
Google.