A film essay on one of my favorite dystopian movies.
It’s unsettling how accurately this aged. We adopted the tech without answering the hard questions.
Here's the TL;DR version of this:
• Her framed emotional AI as comfort, not threat.
• The film shaped public expectations of companionship AI.
• Consent and autonomy remain unresolved questions.
• Simulated intimacy creates real dependency.
• Society adopted the tools without settling the ethics.
It’s unsettling how accurately this aged. We adopted the tech without answering the hard questions.
Here's the TL;DR version of this:
• Her framed emotional AI as comfort, not threat.
• The film shaped public expectations of companionship AI.
• Consent and autonomy remain unresolved questions.
• Simulated intimacy creates real dependency.
• Society adopted the tools without settling the ethics.