west of eden: building characters with personality

MEMORY

IMPROVIZATION

SELFINTEREST

MEMORY

IMPROVIZATION

SELF INTEREST

ELIZA

ELIZAcanbarelymakeitontotheveryfirstlevelofthepyramid

NO

NO

SELF INTEREST

PARRY Some

MEMORY

IMPROVIZATION

Some

PARRY,

incontrast,hassomeclaimtoeverylevel,albeitinaminimalguise.

Iamsensitivetobeingcalledstupidordumb.

SoaslowresponsetoanyquestioncausesusSHAME.

ThisisMADNESS!

Iagree,asI’vejustrealized..

…youareMeToo!

Buthasn’tthebicameraltheorybeendebunked?

…butnotasamodelofmachinecognition.

Asatheoryofhumancognition,perhaps…

Come

now,Mr.Parry,releaseyourmemoriesandtellmea

story.

TherewasamerchantinBaghdadwhosenthisservanttomarkettobuyprovisionsandinalittlewhilethe

servantcameback,whiteandtrembling,and said,Master,justnowwhenIwasinthe

marketplaceIwasjostledbyawomaninthecrowdandwhenIturnedIsawitwasDeaththatjostledme.Shelooked

atmeandmadeathreateninggesture.Now,lendmeyourhorse,andIwillrideawayfromthiscityand

avoidmyfate.IwillgotoSamarraandthereDeathwillnotfindme.Themerchantlenthimhishorse,andtheservantmountedit,andhedughisspursinitsflanks

andasfastasthehorsecouldgallophewent.ThenthemerchantwentdowntothemarketplaceandhesawMestandinginthecrowdandhecametomeandsaid,Whydidyoumakeathreateninggesturetomyservant

whenyousawhimthismorning?“Thatwasnotathreateninggesture,”Isaid,itwasonlyastartof

surprise.IwasastonishedtoseehiminBaghdad,forIhaveanappointmentwithhimtonightinSamarra.

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