This movie also made me think of how, ever since AI existed, people have had the fear that one day they will over power humans and take over the world. The other day my friend showed me a website (www.cleverbot.com) where you could talk to a robot and it will, for the most part, seem like you're talking to a human. If you try it, there will be certain instances where you think that there is no way this is not an actual person. Although the bot can be convincing at times, there will be many times where it will not understand what you're trying to say and reply with something completely off topic and not make any sense. Nevertheless, this is just one example of how technology has become so advanced, that even humans don't realize it's not human -- a very scary thought.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Blade Runner/Artificial Intelligence
I've always been interested in dystopian society novels movies, such as 1984 and The Anthem. I really enjoyed seeing the novels that I love come to life through watching Blade Runner. Also, being a psychology major, it was interesting to see how much human emotions and memories make up our identity in the within ourselves and the world. Although the replicants were convinced they were human, their lack of emotions separated them from humans.
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Have you ever seen Children of Men? Best distopic movie ever. It's based on a not too distant future where women have become infertile, so mankind is slowly dieing off and not being replaced with children. The world essentially collapses on itself trying to cope with the reality of the situation. It's done in a way that current events are relevant to the story. For example, you see newspaper article about wars in the middle east and immigrants (mostly arabic as it is set in London) are being forced into refugees. I highly recommend it!
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