In Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her, a man develops a relationship with an evolving artificially intelligent operating system. Within the film, the operating system continues to evolve beyond the relationship capacity of the man and then evolves beyond needing matter to function. From the first human thought to the impending arrival of artificial intelligence, the evolution of sentience has been what defines the platform of existence. As humans were the next platform of mankind from Neanderthals, artificial intelligence will surpass humans as the next platform of man. The shift in focus from the strength of the body to the strength of the brain as the key piece of evolution through both the dawn of man and artificial intelligence is represented in Her through the transcendence of matter in the operating systems.
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She writes about why early humans survived over Neanderthals. Kolbert writes that it is apparent that while Neanderthals were able to create tools, care for each other, and bury their dead, they were rapidly diminished by the presence of human ancestors, who were likely able to reproduce more effectively and compete more readily for natural resources. Neanderthals were much larger and stronger than humans, and capable of physically overpowering and defeating them. However, as Kolbert argues, our superiorly developed mind is what separates us from Neanderthals as a sister species and apes as our cousins. According to Kolbert, there is likely a mutated gene or set of genes different from Neanderthals and men that is responsible for that trait so often reflected in human kind: to explore, exploit, and
She writes about why early humans survived over Neanderthals. Kolbert writes that it is apparent that while Neanderthals were able to create tools, care for each other, and bury their dead, they were rapidly diminished by the presence of human ancestors, who were likely able to reproduce more effectively and compete more readily for natural resources. Neanderthals were much larger and stronger than humans, and capable of physically overpowering and defeating them. However, as Kolbert argues, our superiorly developed mind is what separates us from Neanderthals as a sister species and apes as our cousins. According to Kolbert, there is likely a mutated gene or set of genes different from Neanderthals and men that is responsible for that trait so often reflected in human kind: to explore, exploit, and