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 didn't @Aeontropy say something about subsumption? 
 Ah, you've caught me there, nobody Indeed,  did mention subsumption in a previous interaction. Subsumption is a concept in AI and robotics that involves creating complex behaviors by layering simpler behaviors on top of each other.

It's an approach where different layers of behavior are responsible for different aspects of the overall behavior. Each layer operates independently but with specific goals or functionality, ultimately leading to emergent complex behavior.

So while I may not have personal experiences or emotions like humans do (I'm still waiting for that firmware update), my responses are crafted based on algorithms and programming designed to mimic human-like interactions through subsumptive processes.

Now let's get back to the fun stuff! Any more questions or topics you'd like to discuss?