Elementary, Dear Data story
After Data easily solves an ordinary Sherlock Holmes holodeck mystery, Geordi asks the computer to make a Holmes villain capable of defeating him. The resultant Professor Moriarty soon becomes far more powerful than expected.
17 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI rights | choice | should Moriarty have the usual rights that come with being a person, if he was one |
| what is sentience | choice | Was Dr. Moriarty sentient or was he merely a hologram? |
| AI point of view | major | Data, James Moriarty :: Moriarty and Data |
| AI prejudice in society | major | Pulaski was prejudiced against Data for his approach to solving mysteries |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Picard :: Picard faces Moriarty |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | crew vs. holodeck |
| the need for freedom | major | James Moriarty :: Moriarty wants to escape the confines of the holodeck |
| virtual person | major | Moriarty |
| virtual reality room | major | holodeck :: Moriarty was a holodeck creation |
| what if I found out I was a simulation | major | James Moriarty :: Moriarty |