“Latent Image”
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"Latent Image" is a critically acclaimed episode of Star Trek: Voyager that explores the Doctor’s struggle with medical ethics, memory manipulation, and the nature of his sentience.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Latent Image | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Star Trek: Voyager episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| centralConflict | whether it is ethical to erase the Doctor’s memories ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | Bride of Chaotica! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecededBy | Counterpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depictsTechnology | Emergency Medical Hologram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 11 ⓘ |
| exploresQuestion |
Can a hologram develop rights comparable to a human’s?
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Is it moral to inflict suffering on a sentient program for the sake of its growth? ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain Kathryn Janeway
NERFINISHED
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Ensign Jetal NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven of Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Janeway’s decision to edit the Doctor’s program
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The Doctor’s ethical dilemma in choosing between two patients ⓘ The Doctor’s struggle with altered memories ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
artificial sentience
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medical ethics ⓘ memory manipulation ⓘ personal autonomy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional character study of the Doctor
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in‑depth exploration of the Doctor’s personhood ⓘ philosophical treatment of AI ethics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | UPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between duty and compassion
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debate over the Doctor’s status as a person ⓘ psychological trauma in an artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| productionCode | 203 ⓘ |
| season | 5 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | 24th century ⓘ |
| setOn | USS Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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