A Player's Surprise

Colt barely listened to the conversation after that point. The ex-player went on to describe how the AI was really incredibly lifelike and that you could easily forget that they were not real. This sparked a bit of a debate as to whether they could really be called game objects any longer if they really reacted and lived like real people. 

Naturally, some people became concerned about the ethics and morality of playing such a game after that. This just led to more confusion as people tried to define whether the AI was actually alive or whether it was fine because they had been created for the entertainment of others. 

Colt switched off the news, as that argument kept going on and probably would for hours yet. As far as he was concerned, it was just a game and people should stop overthinking things. But he was certain it would become a hot topic in the gaming community over time.