Good point. That difference probably makes for a subjectively “better” (more entertaining) plot in which we get to watch Data adapt to the chip and learn from it. Android’s chip is arguably a more realistic scenario, being that it is effectively a software upgrade that takes effect immediately. But that plot point in and of itself is less of a story to be told onscreen, and acts moreso as exposition toward the actual plot of exploring the benefits of those human mannerisms that had been immediately mastered.
Good point. That difference probably makes for a subjectively “better” (more entertaining) plot in which we get to watch Data adapt to the chip and learn from it. Android’s chip is arguably a more realistic scenario, being that it is effectively a software upgrade that takes effect immediately. But that plot point in and of itself is less of a story to be told onscreen, and acts moreso as exposition toward the actual plot of exploring the benefits of those human mannerisms that had been immediately mastered.