(Drivebycuriosity) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting more and more important in our lives. AI and smart robots are also gaining more attention in the science fiction genre. There exist already a myriad of movies, novels & short stories dealing with machine learning. I especially enjoyed Ian McEwan´s novel "Machines like me" about a humanoid robot ( my review ) and the amazing film "Ex Machina" (review ).
In the recent days I was binge watching the Russian TV show "Better Than US" on Netflix (in Russian with English subtitles imdb ). The story is set in a near future Russia where people use human shaped robots who are more or less intelligent for work, entertainment and more. The plot follows a family who got somehow connected with a highly advanced female looking robot (this is a spoiler free blog). It`s about a rational being interacting with people who are driven by emotions.
The show touches some economic & philosophical issues. Will AIs have free will, how will they deal with humans, who owns them, who is responsible for their deeds, will they steal our jobs or allow an early pleasant retirement. There is also the conflict between people who embrace new technologies with militant technophobes (luddites).
I found the show for a while entertaining and interesting and I appreciate that "Better.." is not the usual negative dystopian tale; the producers give us a positive view of the future and describe a friendly world where people have the same issues as today. But the show is also a soap opera and the robots are just side supporting acts. After 7 episodes I got a tired of watching the actions of the humans and all their conflicts. I think we will see more and better TV shows and movies about AIs in near future.
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