She did mention in the last page that the system relied on motion tracking for targeting, and she got down/stopped moving during that 10 second warning period, so until she reactivates the IFF system, she just needs to chill without threat of pointy/lazery/cannony retribution.
Less a blind spot, more just another layer in the security system she designed in the event she had to let it go all HAL on the houses current occupants.
Correct. I mean, if the defense AI starts targeting indiscriminately, save for the little loophole left in the protocols (movement required for targeting/target recognition) then it’s a controlled “AI goes haywire, takes out everyone” scenario.
That, and with the Kubrick half of the protocol name I couldn’t resist the reference (even though Burgess implies we’re going full Clockwork Orange here, which indiscriminate violence & psychological trauma both fit the bill for “the house is trying to kill you”)
It might still be set to non-lethal (or however you’d word that for ghosts & spirits & such) but Betty doesn’t know that, and that extra uncertainty forces her to stay trapped, as opposed to taking a gamble that could be her last (I mean, there was that tornado thing at the start of the security system, and that was still low-level stuff). Psychological advantage can be huge in conflicts like these.
Oh Poor Kathryn. She’ll have to lay all comfy and curled up on the carpet. How EVER will she cope?
Betty, underestimate a mad scientist’s patience at your own peril. Kat comes from a line of assassins, too, which means patience runs in her family.
Plus, Kat has the advantage of being curled up in a comfy spot on the carpet. The other one is balanced precariously on one fist. hehehe
She must be exploiting a blind spot from the lasers which only she would know. That’s my guess.
My guess is that Kat is using a blind spot for all those lasers that only she knows about. :3
She did mention in the last page that the system relied on motion tracking for targeting, and she got down/stopped moving during that 10 second warning period, so until she reactivates the IFF system, she just needs to chill without threat of pointy/lazery/cannony retribution.
Less a blind spot, more just another layer in the security system she designed in the event she had to let it go all HAL on the houses current occupants.
Let it go all HAL? As in HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) ? Just wondering.
Correct. I mean, if the defense AI starts targeting indiscriminately, save for the little loophole left in the protocols (movement required for targeting/target recognition) then it’s a controlled “AI goes haywire, takes out everyone” scenario.
That, and with the Kubrick half of the protocol name I couldn’t resist the reference (even though Burgess implies we’re going full Clockwork Orange here, which indiscriminate violence & psychological trauma both fit the bill for “the house is trying to kill you”)
I do wonder if there was any need for her to warn Betty that it’s motion-activated, though. Maybe just a narrative need.
It might still be set to non-lethal (or however you’d word that for ghosts & spirits & such) but Betty doesn’t know that, and that extra uncertainty forces her to stay trapped, as opposed to taking a gamble that could be her last (I mean, there was that tornado thing at the start of the security system, and that was still low-level stuff). Psychological advantage can be huge in conflicts like these.