RKS 2024 Film: “Eternal You”: Manipulative and Delusional Comfort Offered By Artificial Intelligence? The Swindling of Human Intelligence (or Lack Thereof) by Artificial Intelligence

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“Eternal You” is a German-American documentary world premiering at 2024 Sundance this January. It explores the use of AI by users to interact with the dead through chat box voice synthesis and often with visual interactions. In this AI paradigm logic dictates this is an hallucination or illusion which seems in the examples proffered to be a reality fantasy for those who refuse to say good-bye to the deceased. A selfish and desperate act of the grieving and a profit-making business exploiting the vulnerable?

If you have been standing on the sidelines uncertain about the desirability or dangers of AI “Eternal You” most likely will draw you into the fray and prod some decision making on your part. A mark of a good documentary.

Watch the “beneficiaries” of this AI, its profit minded creators and the deluded comforted by the delusion of “human intelligence” facilitated by AI. So sad to watch the emotional swindling.

You will be exposed to many issues concerning the use of AI here such as;

  • Morality and ethics
  • Manipulation
  • Safety
  • Misuse
  • Danger
  • Confusion of the digital self with the real self
  • Profitability
  • Oversight

Directed by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck.

RKS 2024 Film Rating 91/100.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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