Wait a second ---- The alien society programs the WMD with feelings and AI intelligence? For a bomb who's purpose it is to hit a target?
This is a hybrid Harry Kim / Doctor episode and I believe it was the intention of the episode to showcase how intuitive and capable Harry Kim is. Well, I guess he did save the day.
Beyond the Harry Kim plot, I just don't understand what the episode is trying to say. Commentary on the perils of AI? A commentary on the destructive power of WMD's? It has to be the WMD rights? A weapon still active in a war long over still capable of destruction.
This episode just didn't work for me. Maybe it would have worked better if the WMD had a different holographic body and the AI doctor had to passionately convince it to not complete it's mission?
I don't know the people on the world the bomb is going to attack ---- Maybe an ambassador could be on board to give the consequences some personal stakes?
This is a hybrid Harry Kim / Doctor episode and I believe it was the intention of the episode to showcase how intuitive and capable Harry Kim is. Well, I guess he did save the day.
Beyond the Harry Kim plot, I just don't understand what the episode is trying to say. Commentary on the perils of AI? A commentary on the destructive power of WMD's? It has to be the WMD rights? A weapon still active in a war long over still capable of destruction.
This episode just didn't work for me. Maybe it would have worked better if the WMD had a different holographic body and the AI doctor had to passionately convince it to not complete it's mission?
I don't know the people on the world the bomb is going to attack ---- Maybe an ambassador could be on board to give the consequences some personal stakes?