Human-like AI is both possible, and demonstrated in every incarnation of GiTS, though even the most sophisticated examples like proto tend to lack cyber-brains.That said - Lets go through the evidence. K: What if a cyber-brain could possibly generate its own ghost, create a soul all by itself? And if it did, just what would be the importance of being human then?įirst off, I have not read the manga, and I will be making sweeping statements that may not apply to the manga.
Have you ever seen your own brain?ī: It sounds to me like you're doubting your own ghost. I mean, who knows what's inside our heads. That's the only thing that makes me feel human: The way I'm treated. You're treated like other humans, so stop with the angst. Maybe there never was a real me in the first place, and I'm completely synthetic like that thing.ī: You've got human brain cells in that titanium shell of yours. Like maybe I died a long time ago, and somebody took my brain and stuck it in this body. Sometimes I suspect I'm not who I think I am. K: Well, I guess cyborgs like myself have a tendency to be paranoid about our origins. This is the major existential worry that Kusanagi faces in the movie.Īs evidence of both her past humanity and her worries about her present condition, consider this conversation she has with her partner Batou ( taken from the script):
Motoko ghost in the shell 1995 movie#
A major theme of the movie is precisely this: what makes a person human? What if we replaced almost all of the body with cybernetic parts: would we still be human? And what if we took that final step and replaced even the brain? What then? In this movie, Motoko Kusanagi used to be human, but she has doubts about it. I'll answer from the perspective of my preferred version, the 1995 movie by Mamoru Oshii. Like others have said, the continuity for Ghost in the Shell varies depending on whether you're considering the manga, the various animes or the movies.
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