It's an interesting discussion nonetheless, and really, they're important to have as a scientist-engineer.
I'm in software. I don't work on stuff you'd call "AI" professionally but I did study it in school and have messed around with evolving AI in the context of hobby projects. Having established my Internet credentials:
Discussions about emotionally manipulative mad genius AIs with boobs are about as important and relevant to scientists and engineers as discussions about dragons are to field biologists.
I work at Los Alamos. You dont want me to tell you what is really important to the majority of the sci-eng people here. Fictional concepts are extremely important in this space. Moreso than any "reality" even. We do things because they're effing cool most of the time, not just because it makes a whole lot of sense.
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