Proposal #100: Nekovalkryja was proposed in YE 34 by Hanako in the Senate of Yamatai. This proposal was emotionally charged and went through a heated debate before it was voted down. Empress Himiko I later declared Nekovalkyrja a species.
This was a heated issue. After the proposal was voted down, there was a call to abolish the Senate that was not heeded. Those that participated in the discussion and vote were Hanako; Kotori; Mifune Adele; Kage Yaichiro; Saiga Sakiko; Iwase Tamako; the Tatiana senator; Fujita Minato; the Anisa senator; Moogle; Aendri; and Exhack.
Nekovalkyrja are the definition of artificial intelligence. As per the self-same proposal 95, certain types of Nekovalkyrja are considered military property, and must return their bodies upon termination of service.
Furthermore, the fact that Nekovalkyrja bodies may now only be owned by citizens who are government workers or certified by the government to have these bodies, and the further fact that upon dismissing their citizenship these bodies may be recalled, makes it self evident that nekovalkyrja, while a race, are still a digitally, artificially existent being requiring these bodies to exist.
I do not exclude Artificial Intelligence as life, if it is capable of the same. Neko can feel, think, grow, and possess all necessary elements of living as a unique people with their own thoughts and opinions. I am not sure exactly where the line is drawn, or if it's even a line as much as a gradient, but I believe the Nekovalkryja and their civilian counterparts have long since crossed it. This is especially the case since the minds of the Neko are effectively interchangeable with those of other races, and thus have equal complexity and comparable capabilities.
Regardless of the need to return certain bodies, or the nontraditional way in which they are created, Nekovalkryja are indeed a race.
I would support this document, if the first part of the proposal were changed, as it implies a precedent that artificial intelligence cannot be considered life, even when the Nekovalkryja did indeed start out as such. I would also like the senate to consider expanding this to include the Yamataian and Minkan, for clarification purposes, as they are based on Nekovalkryja hardware and software.
Please note that I am not making this a motion for change, because it may warrant discussion on wording first.
“We were there when the first Warmaidens were engineered to protect our great nation alongside civilian bodies, both created as legacies to humanity. We watched as they asked for more — the right to retire as civilians and integrate into our society — and created the NH-22 lifeform so they could live as a part of the populace they fought for. Today, we stand and see them ask for more and more and more again, all in spite of being given so much. The Nekovalkyrja have been repaid one-hundred fold for their service to the Yamataian ideal and yet they demand further rights, as if any such rights have been barred from them.
“Still, despite these models’ greed and selfish desire to get more without paying the debt they all owe by the grace of being brought into this world, we abstain. The glorious Empress, may her reign shine eternal, should decide the best course of action for her people. Indeed, as a Nekovalkryja herself, her wisdom and insight on the matter renders all other judgments meaningless.
“To you, O-Himiko-sama, we look for guidance and no one else.”
Originally presented by Wes in Proposal #100: Nekovalkyrja are a species and closed after being voted down Nov 10, 2012. Kim created this article on 2018/01/04 15:03.