That’s why I liked the casino heist Vic Fontaine one. They all acknowledged that they could simply reset the Vic Fontaine program if they couldn’t be arsed with the ‘easter egg’ (for lack of a better word) that Felix left there, and it would be completely fine.
But they simply didn’t want to. There was no danger at any point.
Badda Bing Badda Bang is the best holodeck episode and a DS9 top-ten, and its central conceit has made it more relevant than ever, now there’s a common recognition of the value and significance we derive from virtual worlds, and our habit of anthropomorphizing LLMs.
I like the holodeck episodes where they explore some kooky story idea and it’s not just lazy “safeties are disabled and we can’t shut it off”.
That’s why I liked the casino heist Vic Fontaine one. They all acknowledged that they could simply reset the Vic Fontaine program if they couldn’t be arsed with the ‘easter egg’ (for lack of a better word) that Felix left there, and it would be completely fine.
But they simply didn’t want to. There was no danger at any point.
Badda Bing Badda Bang is the best holodeck episode and a DS9 top-ten, and its central conceit has made it more relevant than ever, now there’s a common recognition of the value and significance we derive from virtual worlds, and our habit of anthropomorphizing LLMs.
Yes I know I could reinstall but I’d lose all my saves!
Vic would be erased.
Which isn’t a big deal, he’s a holodeck character that they said wasn’t sentient, just very well-made.