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POST-MISSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF SHIP’S ASSISTANT ANDROID ER1-K894 (SIMON MODEL)
Assessor: Simon, doesn’t your programming make it impossible for you to harm human beings?
ER1-K894: That’s an oversimplification, sir.
Assessor: Oh?
ER1-K894: I am, for instance, permitted to take measures for my own defense, within strict guidelines.
Assessor: And was it self-defense that led you to rip Oliver Cooney out of his cryo-pod and leave him to die on the floor of a storage container, Simon?
ER1-K894: No, sir. I am also permitted—compelled, even—to protect the humans in my charge. There are subroutines designed for triage situations.
Assessor: Triage.
ER1-K894: Yes, sir. Dr. Cooney’s injuries were severe. It was unlikely he would survive even with the best medical care. Dr. Zho
