We
have seen both Ex Machina and Be Right Back and I have to say both had
me in complete shock as to the results of the technology and the ending of the
movies. My analysis was of my reaction to the robot characters and how I became
emotionally attached due to their dispositions. This is, until I realized that
they were simply machines. It is hard to say which A.I. had the most believable
performance, but I would have to go with Ava as the winner. There are three
things that stepped her up in the tiers of human acceptance.
First
off, she had intentions. Of course it was mentioned that she was programmed to
escape from the place and to use anything to do so, but we all have been “brainwashed”
in some kind of way to believe we have original thoughts or ideas. It was in
the way she does it that shows the intelligence of a real woman. The drawing
that the scientist rips up is a prime example. She shows this to Caleb and his
reaction is flawless. The picture symbolized her affection for him (or so he
believed) and her will to be free and be human. The fact that she drew a
picture of him tells the audience of her sophistication in knowing how it would
affect him. that simply cannot be exampled to someone and seems to be something
a human women would recognize to do in order to manipulate a man.
Secondly,
she has negative feelings towards humans. This is by far the most interesting
part of the movie. The Ava is drawing the picture of Caleb; she mentions to Nathan
that she knows that Caleb hates her because she is a robot. However, according
to Ava when she is with Caleb, she recognizes that he has feelings for her.
Therefore, this leads to show not what humans think of her, but her actual
opinions about humanity. Ash on the other hand had no opinions that were his
own. Of course, he was supposed to be a copy of someone else, but the holes
that were not filled weren’t filled with new information of different
situations, instead, he kept asking, “What would the real Ash do?”
Finally,
she has a sense of community. In the final moments of the film, we see Ava looking through Nathan’s
room and find the robots before her. The Asian robot also reveals herself and
we get a sense of purpose for her actions. She finally has a reason to escape
other than a programmed agenda. She recognizes her own kind and gets revenge on
Nathan by teaming up with the servant robot to kill him. Furthermore, the scene
shows more of her humanity by not helping out the other robot to escape. In Ava’s
head, it’s all about number one.
I
personally believe the only obligation we have to A.I. is a respect of
property. Regardless of how human it looks, I along with many others will show
the same respect to something they had to buy than to an actual person. If I have
a problem with a robot, I am resetting it. I won’t argue with it or reason with
a machine. I believe the fact that we make them will automatically make them
less human. Robots now, for example, have taken over the humans of humans
because you don’t have to pay a robot. Would we have to pay an A.I.? Would I honestly
give food stamps to a family of A.I.? How do you give human benefits to something
that needs none? Will they have social security? They surely won’t need it. Technology,
such as this, needs to stay as a means to an end.
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