Alan Binet

Alan Binet (username Binet.A) is the head of the Institute's Robotics division in 2287.
==Background==
Binet was instrumental in creating third generation synths. He is a talented designer, a must in the Institute's meritocratic environment, and believes in a healthy work/life balance and tries to put his work out of his mind when he retires for the day.The Sole Survivor: "Do you ever log in from your quarters?"Alan Binet: " "(Alan Binet's dialogue)
Binet fully believes that the synths are potentially sentient beings and has had many arguments over it with his friend and colleague, Max Loken. His impassioned speeches about artificial sentience and machines are a constant feature of Robotics, so much that Loken could write them down from memory. Binet is keenly aware that his words fall on deaf ears, as dismissing the synths as machines is what allows the Institute to keep using them as slaves. When reminded of the option to trade the Institute for the wasteland, he is quick to remark that he's only trying to broaden the horizons of his colleagues.Max Loken: "Come now, Alan. It could have been anything. It was probably just a glitch in the nervous system. The fine motor control software could use an update."Alan Binet: " "Max Loken: "If you're about to launch into one of your impassioned speeches about artificial sentience and machines with souls, don't bother. I've heard enough of them by now. Hell, I could write them down from memory."Alan Binet: " "Max Loken: "If you disapprove of the work we do here, Doctor Binet, you know where to find the teleporter."Alan Binet: ""Max Loken: "Well it's an unwanted distraction. We're men of science, not philosophers. You'd do well to remember that."(Alan Binet and Max Loken's dialogue) Binet believes that the synths could be a further evolution of humanity, if the Institute could only allow them to demonstrate their potential. These are not popular ideas in the Institute, especially in light of the recent increase in autonomous behavior among the latest gen-three models.Alan Binet: ""Institute scientist: " "Alan Binet: ""Institute scientist: " "(Alan Binet and Institute scientist's dialogue)
Beyond simply challenging Institute ideology, his affinity for working with synths is another source of problems. Following the loss of his wife, Alan has been bonding a little too closely with the synthetic replacement he created in her image named Eve, ostensibly as an experiment to determine whether synths are sophisticated enough to form social and familial bonds. Eve has caused him to come under the suspicion of deviant behavior.Max Loken: "How's that personal synth of yours working out? I've heard that Liam's grown quite attached to it."Alan Binet: " "Max Loken: " "Alan Binet: ""Max Loken: "Don't hide behind technicalities, Alan. I'm your friend. I'm not judging you, but others will. Such behavior could be construed as deviant. You know where that will lead."Alan Binet: " I believe that our third-generation synths are sophisticated enough to form social bonds, even familial bonds. Only through close observation can I prove my hypothesis."Max Loken: "Alright, Alan. I'll trust your judgement on this. Just be careful."(Alan Binet and Max Loken's dialogue) Justin Ayo, head of the SRB, believes that his admiration for the synths has led him to mistake them for sentient beings and that Binet helps them escape to the surface. Binet vehemently denies the charge, as he would not do something as cruel as banishing them to the hellish wasteland.The Sole Survivor: "Why would Ayo think you were helping synths?"Alan Binet: "He probably thinks my admiration for the synths might have caused me to have some delusion about setting them free. The notion is preposterous. The last thing I'd want to do is banish a synth to the surface. It's a living hell up there. That's not freedom, it's a death sentence. I would never be so cruel."(Alan Binet's dialogue) The situation is not helped by the fact that the rate of escapes has greatly increased in recent months.The Sole Survivor: "How many synths have escaped?"Alan Binet: "I'm not sure of the exact number, but I can tell you the rate of escapes has accelerated greatly in recent months."(Alan Binet's dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Pest Control: Alan asks the Sole Survivor to clear out a salvage site on the surface, so that the synths can move in.
* Plugging a Leak: Alan is one of the suspects in the SRB investigation.
===Other interactions===
Alan will give the Sole Survivor various quests to clear areas of enemies hostile to the Institute.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* As evidenced by his initial conversation with Max Loken in the robotics lab, he believes that the new synth models are experiencing rapid eye movement and can dream.
* He is one of the only members of the Institute that feels even slight sympathy for the synths, stating that he wonders if they have artificial sentience or even souls and that if they do, that would make them no different than a person.
* If Plugging a Leak was completed in favor of Doctor Ayo and Liam was banished from the Institute, he will become depressed and lament about how he did not save Liam and wonders if he is still alive on the surface.
==Appearances==
Alan Binet appears only .
==Bugs==
* Binet may never give his Pest Control quest. Instead, he will speak his regular lines when the player character interacts with him.
* He may also just give the quest reward and XP and thank you for clearing an area of ghouls without ever giving you any quests.
==References==
Category:Institute characters
Category:Fallout 4 human characters
Category:Fallout 4 scientists
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