"Barry B. Longyear - The Hangingstone Rat" - читать интересную книгу автора (Longyear Barry)

тАЬOriginally it was a kind of robot certain terrorist, gang, and
government types used for settling old scores and eliminating troublesome
personages.тАЭ

тАЬDo you mean a hit manтАФperson, thing...тАЭ She looked at Walter.

тАЬI believe assassin will do nicely, madam.тАЭ He looked at me. тАЬIf I
may, sir?тАЭ

тАЬPlease.тАЭ

тАЬIt has to do with Modified Engram Based Intelligence
TechnologyтАФMEBIT for short. The original point of artificial intelligence, of
course, was to produce a mentally able, efficient, obedient work force that
would do what it was instructed and make no demands.тАЭ

тАЬSlaves,тАЭ said Nadine.

тАЬExactly, miss. As the U.S. Supreme CourtтАЩs majority opinion in Grant
v. Hudder foundтАФтАЭ

тАЬWalter,тАЭ I cautioned gently.

тАЬForgive me, sir. In short, madam, the modified part of MEBIT
intelligence was ruled illegal in the States, which prompted Parliament to do
the same here. I can still recall the day all of us at Rent-A-Mech received
our patches.тАЭ

тАЬInstead of MEBITs,тАЭ said Shad, тАЬtheyтАЩre now EBITS. A baseball joke
in there somewhereтАФтАЭ

тАЬAbout the toasters,тАЭ I interrupted.

тАЬYes, sir,тАЭ Walter turned toward Nadine and Val. тАЬMEBIT operated
beings, bios and mechs, are blocked from disobeying, disagreeing with, or
altering their instructions. As killers it makes them highly intelligent,
persistent, and resourceful, if a trifle rigid. If apprehended.тАЭ Walter looked
at me.

I thought about that for a moment, remembering several famous
cases from when I was with Metro. тАЬActually, they cannot be apprehended.
If old bill is closing in and it looks bad for the dex, he zeroes himself out.
Scrubbed clean.тАЭ

тАЬSome New Jersey gangs used to rig theirs to explode,тАЭ said Shad.
His micro faced me. тАЬJaggs, I couldтАЩve run off that Vader prang for another
couple of weeks. I thought the toaster drained it to force me out, but dexes
are high energy. Maybe heтАЩs running low, too.тАЭ