New Vid: Are We Human? An Interrogation in Three Parts

[echan]

Title: Are We Human? An Interrogation in Three Parts
Video Sources: The 6th Day, Agents of SHIELD, Altered Carbon, Amelia 2.0, Andromeda, Babylon AD, Cloud Atlas, Dark Matter, Ex Machina, Humans, The Island, Jupiter Ascending, Minority Report, Orphan Black, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stargate: Atlantis, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Westworld
Audio Source: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts IV - tracks 36, 35, & 28

Summary: A story of androids, synthetics, and lab-built humans, and questions of autonomy, dangers, and dreams.

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Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Such a fascinating vid in the questions it poses (and oh how I wish Humans had had another season). Now that we have so much content examining AIs and the simulation of them is so close for so many people in their everyday lives, one wonders how we can ever address such profound questions when we are still failing to answer them for ourselves in our policies and priorities.

[echan]

Thank you!

Regarding Humans, while seasons 1 & 2 were fantastic, season 3 was a massive disappointment that was barely about AI at all. And after that bonkers reveal about Mattie, I'm glad it didn't continue.