>And how tied to Earth is the Turing Board anyway? I just
>assumed they were an independant entity, and I'd imagine they'd be a
>little tweaked upon finding out that a possible sentient's testing was
>messed with like that.

This actually raises a question for me.

Okay, IIRC, most, if not all, galactic entities recognize a Turing-certified robot or android as an independent sentient, with all the rights and responsibilities thereof... but it strikes me that entirely mechanical races, such as the Cybertronians, might take a more liberal approach to defining sentience and independence. If they were to encounter Dorothy, or a robot or android of comparable complexity, intelligence, and development, would a UF Cybertronian regard her as independent, and sentient, or "property" as defined by pan-galactic law? I'd guess not; if that's the case, could they make her a citizen of Cybertron (possibly even an Autobot or a Decepticon) and thus an independent sentient?

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