Good morning! I hope all is well! Last month I talked about a couple of movies that appeared thrilling and after watching this one, I felt a mix of emotions and left with a little lackluster. So, let’s brew about it!
Companion in a nutshell is about an artificial intelligent (AI) robot that is geared to care or love the person that they are “synced” up with. These AI beings are able to think and feel to an extent of what their owner wants them to which is pretty creepy, very controlling if I might add. As a living human being that is creepy, because no one wants to be controlled but at the same time this AI being isn’t a “real” person. Humans and animals alike want to be treated with kindness and respect, but the movie really makes you feel for Iris (this is the AI being in question.)
I feel if you’re going to put feelings that are equivalent to a human being even with fail safes to keep people safe there are going to be some ramifications. There are safety precautions and warnings of what can happen on everything that is put out there to purchase. But what if the thing that has a safety in place starts to adapt and overcome wanting their own choices and their own path that isn’t dictated for them?
Companion was very interesting take on this scenario and made you want to root for Iris. However, I find it chilling if we as humans can create something that is close to being human. Do I think it is possible? Yes, but I think what gives me pause is the other question that pops in my head, are we disconnected from real interaction with other people that we would create something like this? We already have devices similar, but nowhere near the intelligence of a human so I don’t think this is so far off or science fiction that it isn’t possible. What are your thoughts?
As Always Keep On Brewin!