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> Do you know if botsouls have free-will? If not then does that mean that its ok to mind-control them?
Botsouls are AI. AI can be summarized as "to follow instructions".
The first computers suggested in theory were "paper computers", where instructions were written down by a researcher and performed by a test person with no understanding of the project. That's what "artificial intelligence" is. A person working at Starbucks or Amazon who only follow instructions all day are also AI. They don't make any decisions outside of what's stated in the instructions. This can theoretically be seen as a function defined in the instructions so it's not "genuine" intelligence. For example if the instruction is "put the parcel with red label on shelf A", it's assumed that the person (or bot) knows the meaning of "red" and "shelf A". It does not imply any decision making.
Botsouls are a set of instructions created by someone and made into the form of a soul. For some reason yet unknown to me, botsouls made from Qi seem to be connected to the creator in some way. There were botsouls where the original creator or model died and their awareness was transferred to the bot. After this they became slaves to the instructions they had put in the botsoul. I guess this is the universe making people handle their own creations. But if a botsoul attacks you, you must fight back, just as with anyone. Even if self aware, that just makes them psychopathic humans in that case.
The other type is a botsoul made from what appears to be limestone. These "expire" at a certain time when certain conditions are met, at which point they turn into a stone tablet with a summary report. Whoever made these I have no idea, but they're not connected to the creator. Whoever makes them expire can take the information. One of Hitler's souls was such a "golem" botsoul, it made him very stern and unaffected by events around him. Saddam Hussein also had a golem soul (I've met the entity who captured it).