Scientists at MIT’s Advanced Machine Cognizance Project announced Tuesday that, after seeing the final installment of the Matrix trilogy, they will cease all further work in the field of artificial intelligence…. “I saw Revolutions with my 12-year-old son Eric,” Markovitch said. “He saw the look of worry on my face and said, ‘Dad, don’t be scared. It’s only make-believe.’ I had to tell him, ‘No, son, it’s what your father does for a living.'” —Scientists Abandon AI Project After Seeing The Matrix (The Onion)
It’s very amusing reading the scientists quoted in the story referring to pop culture such as The Matrix, the Terminator series and Rage Against the Machine. It reminds me of the class discussion that ensues when nobody has done the assigned readings, but plenty of people have recently seen a movie that has some vague connection to the theme the class is supposed to be exploring. (I haven’t had one of those classes recently, but when it does happen, the memory sticks around…)
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Hmm.... An anonymous coward refers to a Fark reference to an episode of the Simpsons...
BTW, RaTM pretty much advocates the position that we are in a dark present ruled by overlords who, if not actually robotic, may as well be.
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords!
(kill me now, I'm resorting to Fark cliches)
Okay, I admit, I know nothing about the band Rage Against the Machine ... do they set all their songs in a dark future controlled by robotic overlords???
I enjoyed the first movie (on video), but the reviews I read for the second and third didn't inspire me to watch either. Maybe I should give them a chance...
Believe it or not, there is more to the Matrix (trilogy) than most people realize. It?s a shame/blessing that it had to be sold in Hollywood shrink wrapping to be appealing to the masses. Look at the artists responsible?.look for interviews, look for commentary, look for anything regarding the philosophy of why. In short, look deeper.