AMC’s “Humans”, devised to conjure an evocation of emotion, examines the conflict between for humans and machines called “synths”. In this parallel, world, that takes place within a non-disclosed time, synths excel at gleaning the subtleties of human life. From massaging (or sharing intimacy with) a tired spouse or reading to a child before putting her to bed, Humans does a good job at representing synths as more human than humans.
Devindra Hardawar, for Engadget, suggests that there has been a shift in media representations of A.I. With movies like Ex Machina and provocative shows like Black Mirror (also a U.K. show), depictions of AI evoke emotion -- and fear. “We’re still facing our fears and anxieties of this new tech through science fiction,”
Devindra Hardawar, for Engadget, suggests that there has been a shift in media representations of A.I. With movies like Ex Machina and provocative shows like Black Mirror (also a U.K. show), depictions of AI evoke emotion -- and fear. “We’re still facing our fears and anxieties of this new tech through science fiction,”