ArisKatsaris comments on February 2014 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 01 February 2014 08:55:23PM 0 points [-]

Television and Movies Thread

Comment author: gwern 01 February 2014 10:23:55PM *  4 points [-]

Live-action:

  • Computer Chess (great world-building for a plot that did not deserve it)

Anime:

Comment author: shminux 01 February 2014 09:25:50PM 4 points [-]

Her is an interesting take on AGI/human interaction. There is no quick FOOM, but AIs evolve much faster than humans still. It is a drama/romance, so don't expect an AIpocalypse. Well worth watching, though the ending could have been stronger.

Comment author: curiousepic 05 February 2014 04:03:33PM 0 points [-]

Her was superb. If you have seen it already, here's an interesting perspective on the film.

Comment author: shminux 05 February 2014 05:35:54PM -1 points [-]

Hah,

Her is like a two-hour version of that IKEA spot about how directors can screw with audiences’ emotions, just with the explanatory punch line left off.

Comment author: James_Miller 01 February 2014 10:11:45PM 2 points [-]

Outrageous Fortune, a New Zealand TV show available on Netflix Watch Instantly, concerns a lower class white family involved in crime and does an excellent job of portraying low IQ and sociopathic characters.

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