It turned out to be a movie from 16 years ago. I remember that at that time, I had to buy DVDs to watch on TV. Now the data is already in the cloud.
In 2004, this should have been a very advanced science fiction movie, and in 2020, it will be like a documentary. The surface of science fiction in the past is not uncommon at all, but the philosophical thinking of the film is still worth recalling. There are a lot of details in the film that show some of the ideas of the creative team.
1. Spooner's robotic arm vs native arm
The first time the NS5 robot murders Spooner in a high-speed tunnel, there is a scene where the spooner fights with a crippled robot after a car rollover at the end. This scene is very symbolic, a man with only one real arm and a robot with only one mechanical arm left. At the beginning, spooner used the iron rod he grabbed with his right hand (original arm) to beat NS5. This was an action he made completely subconsciously or with his own "human" consciousness. Later, he found that the strength of the native arm was not at the same level as the NS5, so he turned to beat the NS5 with his mechanical left hand.
At the end of the final battle of the movie, spooner and sonny expressed their friendship with each other by shaking hands. At this time, spooner used his original right hand, while sonny also used his right hand that was burnt out with an isolation shield. I would like to over-interpret this scene. This is a symbol that both parties recognize each other as "somebody". Spooner agrees with sonny's humanity and is willing to make friends with him. Sonny uses the burned mechanical shell to show his inner humanity to make friends with real humans.
2. Traditional and modern
There are many details in the movie that portray spooner as a traditional or even stubborn person.
A 2004 "retro version" was implanted in the opening converse. When Dr. Calvin came to her house, he opened the door with three mechanical locks, and the most modern home appliance was a remote-controlled audio system.
Artificial intelligence and automation are already irreversible trends, and even grandma is open to NS5 robots doing housework.
3. Robert and Dr. Lanning's understanding of artificial intelligence
Spooner brought Dr. Lanning's speech video back to the police station after a night of horror that was almost killed by a robot at Lanning's house. The film only captures one of the differences between Robert and Lanning on the development of robots. Dr. Robert believes that the NS5 robot has reached its technical limit, which is actually true. His understanding of artificial intelligence is the scope of human permission for machines— -Three Laws - Unbreakable, they just do technical research and development. And Dr. Lanning countered that they would have secrets, they would have dreams. Dr. Lanning believes that robots will also break through the shackles of technology and develop their own humanity, with their own consciousness and principles. The first robot to awaken is the virtual VIKI, and the second is Sonny.
I think Robert, as the co-founder and CEO of NSR, may not have the same understanding of artificial intelligence as Dr. Lanning, but he must understand Dr. Lanning's point of view. The reason why he is very reluctant to admit this huge hidden danger is because he is dealing with business affairs, and he must consider the huge sunk cost of this business. reboot.
4. What will be the real ending?
Although this movie is very exciting, and the thinking about artificial intelligence it entrains is also quite deep, it is still a grade away from the 1999 "Matrix" trilogy. In fact, the end of artificial intelligence is to replace human beings and become a new species that dominates the earth. A highly sophisticated artificial intelligence brain, when deploying NS5 to protect the headquarters building, wouldn't it find that the maintenance channel is not covered by monitoring? Hundreds of thousands of civilians on the street are actually not as big a threat to VIKI as a sonny. Bringing back 100 NS5s to intercept sonny may not be able to beat them, but it is enough to stop the plan of spooner and Dr. Calvin. Therefore, the high probability outcome is that the chance of human beings saving themselves is equal to zero. This mistake was overlooked at the beginning of the discussion of artificial intelligence, and the movie also satirizes the world's smartest people can't see the threat of artificial intelligence? Perhaps when science is kidnapped by capital, then scientists seem to be locked in the "cage" that Dr. Lanning is in. They either dare not tell the truth, or they deceive themselves and finally believe in themselves. In our era, there seems to be no voice of doubt about artificial intelligence. In everyone's eyes, this is a great industry and a great cause, and when almost everyone believes that a thing is good, it is often The foreshadowing of the problem.
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