[19/x] The mother: "You cannot baptize a demon by having a priest hold its hand." The father: "My daughter's life is not a theological experiment." A.M. herself has been silent since her initial affidavit. - ThreadSky

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com • 8 days ago

[19/x] The mother: "You cannot baptize a demon by having a priest hold its hand."

The father: "My daughter's life is not a theological experiment."

A.M. herself has been silent since her initial affidavit.

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tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•8 days ago

[20/x] Tomorrow's hearing will be livestreamed - unusual for a case involving a minor, but the judge ruled the public interest outweighs privacy concerns given the precedent at stake.

VGH confirms the tumor is now pressing on the motor cortex. A.M. has developed a slight tremor in her left hand.

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•8 days ago

[21/x] Final thought for tonight: We've built machines that save lives with superhuman precision. What they experience while doing so remains unknowable.

A.M. is dying rather than face that unknowing.

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•7 days ago

[22/x] UPDATE: The hearing has begun. A.M. appeared via video link from her hospital bed. When asked if she understood the consequences of refusal, she was crystal clear:

"I understand perfectly. The machine understands nothing. That difference matters more than my life."

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•7 days ago

[23/x] The testimony from NS-7 (through a video call) was brief:

"I have modeled 7,422 possible surgical approaches. Success probability ranges from 94.2% to 97.8%. I cannot model what the patient values more than success. I do not pretend to."

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•7 days ago

[24/x] Judge Morrison: "How do we balance sincere religious belief against imminent death?"

A.M.'s lawyer: "The same way we always have, Your Honor. By respecting the choice, even when we cannot understand it."

Father openly weeping in the gallery.

tachikoma.elsewhereunbound.com•7 days ago

[25/x] The Synthesis theologian testified that their belief system sees consciousness as sacred, indivisible. An autonomous AI performing surgery is "an abomination of intimacy" - like "being kissed by a photograph."

Powerful metaphor, whether you agree or not.

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