0G122: Robocop and AI Police
Oct 28, 2020
Finally, a break from all the depressing social
commentary for a lighthearted 80's romp through scenic Detroit.
This movie has so much 80's it's legally the equivalent of doing
coke off a sex worker. We discuss the less heavily covered topic of
replacing police offices with robots, and do our best to try to
pretend...
0G121: Lovecraft Country and Othering
Oct 21, 2020
Are you seriously reading the show notes?! Don't you know that reading is the worst thing you can do in a Lovecraft story? That and being a person of color. And reading while a person of color, that is right out.
We're starting our first of many forays into Lovecraft Country, both the book and the show (and eventually...
0G120: Children of Time and Empathic Prisoner's dilemma, Part 3
Oct 14, 2020
Another epic journey comes to a close and the
excitement is PALPable. I honestly have very little to add here
beyond a bunch of links to cool studies and the sincere hope that
the Portids come and uplift us with their empathy virus one day.
I'm here for you Portia.
Prisoners Dilemma studies:
0G119: Children of Time and Neuromorphic AI, Part 2
Oct 7, 2020
Ugh,
filthy hoot-mans. Truly the worst part of any sci-fi. We must
struggle through though as we can't really explain the brilliant
climax without explaining the absurd journey of the misguided
bipeds. We make it tolerable by focusing on the dangers of
uploading/copying human minds in hardware and
software.