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Comment author: Locaha 07 January 2014 06:57:50PM 3 points [-]

I suspect THE POWER OF LUVVVVV will come at some point as something only humans can do, as opposed to heartless machines.

Comment author: knb 08 January 2014 01:53:36AM *  5 points [-]

Most of the recent depictions of AI I can think of show them totally capable of emotion. The AIs in the Matrix experience emotions, the little boy from AI experiences emotion, GLaDOS in Portal experiences emotions, David in Prometheus experiences emotion, etc.

I'm sure there are recent examples where general AIs are incapable of emotion, but none come to mind.

Comment author: Vulture 07 January 2014 07:04:51PM 2 points [-]

I doubt it. That trope is pretty thoroughly discredited by now.

Comment author: Locaha 07 January 2014 09:00:47PM 4 points [-]

Is it really? In Hollywood?

Comment author: ESRogs 08 January 2014 01:58:16AM 5 points [-]

Well at least now there is Her.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 08 January 2014 10:50:17AM *  2 points [-]

Scarlett Johansson was a great pick for the voice.

There are certain moments in moves where people use their voices to convey passion in an amazing way. Where it just strikes home. She's on that list for me. In Iron Man - "I'd do whatever I wanted to do. With whoever I wanted to do it with."

Also see Katharine Ross in The Stepford Wives "But she won't take pictures, and she won't be me."

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 January 2014 12:14:06PM 1 point [-]

I doubt it, given that the AI is an upload. There no reason why the upload shouldn't be able to love. Especially given that the trailer speaks about computers with the full range of human emotions.