Did Frank really understand, what did he understand?

Laila 2022-03-25 09:01:13

Regarding this ending, the common saying on the Internet is: Frank later realized that all the purpose of the robot is to obey him according to the program settings and help him recover his memory. That is to say, there is no emotional element in it, so he formatted the robot.



There are two questions here: 1. Is an emotionally invested friendship based on the common interests of both parties the characteristic that a true friendship should have? 2. People keep pet dogs. Although dogs are probably just wagging their tails for their own survival, people will have feelings for them. Can such feelings be said to be meaningless? If you have a dog, we'll let you shoot your dog like we did in Kingsman, would you?



So, what is emotion in the end; what should be insisted on and what should not be insisted on? I guess there is no fixed answer. Just as reason and emotion always complement each other, there are also places where they contradict each other.

So what are emotions to us, and what experiences are worthy of our strong emotional or emotional responses? Is what is essentially involved here is a thing, an object, or a person's meaning to us? I have experienced the battlefield and life with this gun, so I have feelings for it; I spent a happy summer vacation with my pet Xiao Huang, so I have feelings for him. Etc., etc. I could even be jailed for the memory on a robot's hard drive. But no one can say that I am really stupid.

Of course, there are also technical issues here. Is it possible for artificial intelligence to develop into the film like this. Can Simulation be that powerful? If not, then all of this is like time travel, a paradoxical event that won't happen.

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Robot & Frank quotes

  • Robot: Self-destruct sequence initialized.

  • Jennifer: [Addressing robots] Are you two enjoying the party?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I'm functioning normally.

    Robot: As am I.

    Frank: [Addressing robots] Why don't you... mingle, together?

    "Mr. Darcy," robotic 'Assistant Librarian': [Synthesized speech] I have no functions or tasks that require a verbal interaction with the VGC 60 L.

    Jennifer: Mr. Darcy, that is so rude.