Episode 64: Ex Machina, Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner, Top 5 Robots

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“What will happen to me if I fail your test?” We review Alex Garland’s new film — Ex Machina! How does it reinterpret the famous Turing Test for Artificial Intelligence? Is the film feminist or sexist? Does Alicia Vikander’s Ava have consciousness? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, who has more human AI — Ex Machina or Blade Runner? BY YOUR COMMAND, we share our top 5 robots.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 16:54: Ex Machina (non-spoilers)
• 16:55 - 1:03:45: Ex Machina (spoilers)
• 1:03:46 - 1:14:30: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner
• 1:14:31 - 1:34:56: Top 5 Robots

Links

• You Need to Get to Know Ex Machina’s Alicia Vikander
• Ex Machina stunt at SXSW has users falling for a robot on Tinder
• That Computer Actually Got an F on the Turing Test
• Ex Machina Has a Serious Fembot Problem
• Martine Rothblatt - SXSW 2015 Interactive Keynote: AI, Immortality and the Future of Selves
• Technology is Turning Everyone into a Celebrity and the Paparazzi
• Boston Dynamics Big Dog
• Super Fantastic Nerd Hour: Her, Samantha VS. HAL 9000, Top 5 Artificial Intelligence Films

Top 5 Robots

Conrad:

1. BigDog (Boston Dynamics)
2. Ash, Bishop (Alien, Aliens)
3. Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
4. Marvin (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
5. TARS (Interstellar)

Ali:

1. R2D2 (Star Wars)
2. Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
3. Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
4. HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
5. Adam Link ("I, Robot", The Outer Limits)