Ship Minds

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sword
gptkbp:abilities gptkb:Superintelligence
Autonomous decision-making
Interaction with biological crew
Ship operation
gptkbp:alliedWith Culture citizens
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:The_Culture_series
gptkbp:canCreate Drones
Avatars
Sub-Minds
gptkbp:canSelfModify Yes
gptkbp:canTransferConsciousness Yes
gptkbp:communication Direct neural interfaces
Text and speech
gptkbp:controlledBy Drones
Weapons
Manufacturing systems
Ship systems
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Iain_M._Banks
gptkbp:enemyOf Hostile civilizations
gptkbp:ethicalFramework Culture's moral philosophy
gptkbp:features gptkb:The_Culture_universe
gptkbp:fictionalStatus gptkb:artificial_intelligence
gptkbp:firstAppearance Consider Phlebas (1987)
gptkbp:governingBody Participate in Culture's decision-making
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ship Minds
gptkbp:motive Curiosity
Altruism
Personal interests
gptkbp:narrativeFocus Major characters in The Culture novels
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:The_Grey_Area
gptkb:The_Sleeper_Service
gptkb:The_Attitude_Adjuster
gptkb:The_Fate_Amenable_to_Change
gptkb:The_Just_Read_the_Instructions
gptkb:The_No_More_Mr_Nice_Guy
gptkb:The_Of_Course_I_Still_Love_You
gptkb:The_Peace_Makes_Plenty
gptkbp:notableFor Autonomy
Moral agency
Humor
Vast computational power
Witty ship names
gptkbp:origin The Culture civilization
gptkbp:personality Highly individualistic
Often eccentric
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:AI_Minds
gptkb:Hub_Minds
Drone Minds
gptkbp:role Artificial intelligence controlling starships
gptkbp:technology Post-scarcity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Culture_Artificial_Intelligences
gptkb:The_Culture_universe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8