Yet Dorothy, despite exhibiting very “robotic” mannerisms, seems to have an all too human side of her. The impression is that Roger believes he’s not supposed to love her, and that perhaps he’s only drawn by her created and manufactured traits. However, this is portrayed as a kind of denial defense mechanism, as he gradually finds himself attracted to and more in love with Dorothy. Throughout The Big O, Roger is often verbally dismissive of Dorothy, bringing up her android qualities as evidence of what makes her unable to compare to humans.
Dorothy Wayneright is an ongoing plot thread that grounds an otherwise stylishly obtuse series. While not the central narrative, protagonist Roger Smith’s relationship with his robot assistant R. While something like Chobits is more (in)famous in its approach to the subject of love and AI, my favorite example is actually the mecha anime The Big O. In anime, one recurring topic is how artificial intelligence intersects with love-whether AIs are capable of love, and whether it is morally right to love an AI. For if an AI can achieve true sentience, it entails a whole host of questions about the meaning of life. Artificial intelligence is one of those staples of science fiction, a bridge between the mechanical and the biological.
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