Ex Machina, Blade Runner, & Her: The Evolution of AI Romances (feat. @ana-isabel)

In this video, we discuss the complexity and sociological implications of characters falling in love with artificially intelligent androids, particularly in the films Ex Machina, the Blade Runner series, and Her.

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Sources mentioned:
Ex Machina Has a Serious Fembot Problem | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/2015/04/ex-machina-turing-bechdel-test/

Does Ex Machina Have a Woman Problem, or… | Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/why-ex-machina-take-on-gender-is-so-advanced.html

Are Blade Runner’s Replicants “Human”? | Smithsonian Mag
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/are-blade-runners-replicants-human-descartes-and-locke-have-some-thoughts-180965097/

Blade Runner 2049: Identity, Humanity, and Discrimination | University of Melbourne
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/blade-runner-2049-identity-humanity-and-discrimination

In Blade Runner 2049, can relationships with holograms be meaningful? | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/29/16468448/blade-runner-2049-relationship-hologram-meaningful

Blade Runner 2049 continues questionable trend… | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/11/16455282/blade-runner-2049-analysis-ana-de-armas-fantasy-girl

A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion, by Fay Alberti
https://www.amazon.com/Biography-Loneliness-History-Emotion/dp/0198811349

0:00 Intro
1:09 1) evolution of the fembot
10:26 2) what it means to be human
25:36 3) the loneliness problem

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