Aren't Humans Just Organic Robots Anyways?

I'll refrain from recapping the episode like many have already, and instead try to focus completely on my own thoughts and reflections on the matter. I also want to mention how clever of a title "Be Right Back" is. Props on that.

The theme of grieving and moving on is one often touched upon in books, shows, or songs, but instead of telling a story of coping this episode tells the story of an alternative. That leads to the question we all keep asking: is the alternative a good idea? While Ash 2.0 obviously wasn't the ideal execution, is the idea of replicating those lost to death a viable option? Should we effectively immortalize those who should've passed?

Ha! Who knows!

My thoughts is that regardless of how amazing technology gets at adapting A.I., if we all create robots instead of moving on then we won't feel the need to interact with other, actual human beings. Then all the actual human beings will die off and there will only be androids standing around, I guess helping each other cope with the loss of their humans. It's interesting to think about a few rich or desperate people doing it, but if it became a common thing then I don't see it being sustainable.

Ash 2.0 is a body with very impressive motor functions and a mind with not as impressive adaptive capabilities. He didn't close his eyes, breathe, or emotion until Martha either told him to or said that Ash 1.1 would have.  He was meant to replicate the history of someone else, not create more history as if the person had never died. It was never stated as to exactly what the intended purpose of Ash 2.0's program was, but it could be assumed that one could create a person for any reason, not necessarily to "bring back the dead" so to speak.

Now could Ash 2.0 become the same as Ash 1.1 if the technology was more advanced or even perfected? No. As great as his brain could be, he still wouldn't be bound by a lot of the same things a human would. He'd still have no need to breathe, eat, or drink; he can't bleed or heal by himself; he can't struggle with addiction or search for his purpose in life. He was built with a purpose in life, and regardless of how exact he thinks and acts like a human he would be bound by that purpose. He doesn't have autonomy to change his purpose and choose his own.

Now if we were to allow him to choose him own, similar to a relationship where the master frees his slaves, that would be an entirely different matter.

Also, I think we at least need the voice replication software so that we can immortalize Morgan Freeman's voice and use it to narrate probably everything.