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Gonna make some AIs for Domhnall Gleeson and more Adam Driver characters since people seem to NOT LOVE THEM -_- Lmao jk but Ive been wanting to find more AIs for the both of them other than Kylo and Hux (and Bill Weasley) so I am taking it into my own hands to make some AIs for my favorite ginger Daddy and my favorite mountain daddy (lol thanks @praisethesharp for the inspo to call Adam that cause you said hes built like a mountain lmao)
#adam driver ais#domhnall gleeson ais#domhnall gleeson#adam driver#domhnall needs more love okay#hes a cutie pie#dredd#clan techie#clan techie dredd#mother!movie domhnall#adam driver characters#domhnall gleeson characters#mother!#mother! 2017#ai chats#ai character chats#thedarkcoven makes ais#thedarkcoven ideas#my requests are open#ask box is open
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Domhnall and Oscar at anti AI protest in Texas, 2015
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General Armitage Hux is a little bit tired of doing his job.
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More AI fun with Domhnall Gleeson
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After watching the last episode of Star Wars I was looking through General Hux’s filmography I’ve accidentally realized that he and Po are in one movie together and I have already watched this movie but didn’t remember them there, so, I’ve rewatched “Ex Machina”. Domhnall Gleeson is so pretty. Let’s just face it, okay? What I also want to establish before talking about the film – I’ve read somewhere (most probably just here on Tumblr) that this movie is pretty bad, because it objectifies women and especially Asian women and I have something to say about it, but I don’t want to gaslight, so I won’t. This movie, also, is pretty unusual for me, because it’s a psychological thriller which’s totally not my type of film, but I enjoyed it enough to rewatch it. The plot – a young programmer Caleb (Gleeson) is invited to a house of a genius creator of the most popular search engine - Nathan (Isaac) - to take part in Turing Test – to test AI. In the body of a beautiful young woman (Alicia Vikander), she’s called Ava. (Spoilers!) In the beginning, everything is a little odd, but generally fine. Then Ava and Caleb start developing relationship and Caleb starts to lose trust for Nathan. Then he starts to find out some very dark secrets. The ending is very dramatic. To cut it short, everybody except for Ava is dead. The film isn’t only pretty interesting and tested but also beautiful – the nature around the house, the weird aesthetics of the house, Ava herself. The cinematography is very good too. For example, the scene when Ava puts on clothes and wig feels so intimate. The sound also works with the story very well. P.S. Not that I’m a big specialist, but his coding looks like total horseshit. Spoilers in the Gifs! Also, some of them are pretty creepy.
#movie#sci-fi#ex machina#domhnall gleeson#oscar isaac#alicia vikander#sonoya mizuno#psychological thriller#ai#artificial intelligence#turing test
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What to watch during the ongoing WGA strike
As the WGA strike keeps going, put the pressure where it belongs: on big companies, not the writers working for better conditions.
While we wait for new content (after an equitable agreement), here are some lesser-known movies, along with the (US) streaming services where they can be found. Feel free to add on with a title, short description, and where it can be found!
(Television show version here!)
Films listed under the cut!
Netflix:
The Gray Man (2022) - Rated R. A CIA spook known only as Sierra Six (Ryan Gosling) is assigned to kill a former Sierra member... only to find himself at the center of a conspiracy. At the same time, he becomes the target of a sadistic ex-CIA mercenary (Chris Evans).
Genre: Action/thriller. There are likely to be more Gray Man films coming in the near future, along with a television show based on Chris Evans's chillingly villainous Lloyd Hansen.
Rocky (1976) - Rated PG. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) is a washed-up boxer who works as a Mafia enforcer. He gets an unexpected chance at glory when boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) wants to fight an unknown.
Genre: Drama/sports. If you don't know the story behind Rocky, it's almost as good as the movie itself!
The Imitation Game (2014) - Rated PG-13. The story of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), particularly his work in World War II to decode Enigma transmissions intercepted from the Axis powers.
Genre: Biographical drama. The Imitation Game is the story of Alan Turing's life, both triumphs and tragedies. It contains themes of hidden homosexuality, cruel and unusual punishment, and suicide.
Max:
Triple Frontier (2019) - Rated R. An ex-Delta Force soldier (Oscar Isaac) asks his prior teammates to come on one final mission, with the promise of an incredible payout.
Genre: Action/adventure. Triple Frontier is a typical action/adventure movie with some interesting effects and a cast (Isaac, Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, and Garrett Hedlund) that elevates it a little further.
Parasite (2019) - Rated R. The Kim family struggles to make ends meet until Ki-woo is referred to tutor a rich teenager. Through manipulation and daring, the entire Kim family ends up employed by the unknowing Park family.
Genre: Black comedy/thriller. Full of fascinating dynamics and an interesting look at divisions of wealth in South Korea, it's clear to see why Parasite gained such acclaim.
Casablanca (1942) - Rated PG. Casablanca, Morocco is a popular departure point for people fleeing the Nazis. Jaded nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) must decide whether to risk his life to help his ex (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband escape.
Genre: Romance/drama. Casablanca is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made. If you haven't seen it, try it. Keep an eye out for dry humor and the way the director uses shadows to keep the black and white film interesting!
Ex Machina (2014) - Rated R. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) wins an office lottery to help the company's CEO (Oscar Isaac) test his new AI (Alicia Vikander).
Genre: Sci-fi/psychological thriller. With incredible effects, a labyrinthine plot, and uncomfortable questions about what makes us human, it's easy to see why Ex Machina is considered one of the best sci-fi films of the last decade.
Hulu:
The Last Action Hero (1993) - Rated PG-13. Film fan Danny (Austin O'Brien) goes to see the latest in his favorite franchise, he finds himself pulled into the movie, working alongside his hero Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzeneggar).
Genre: Fantasy/action/satire. Think of every action trope you associate with Arnold Schwarzeneggar, mix it with a vibe like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and add some self-aware humor, and you have The Last Action Hero. This is not a popular film among internet aggregators, but I enjoyed it!
Palm Springs (2020) - Rated R. Reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) is fascinated by a wedding guest (Andy Samberg) who seems to know more than he should. When she follows him from the wedding, she finds herself stuck with him in a time loop.
Genre: Sci-fi/rom-com. Though Palm Springs has some real COVID-19 quarantine vibes, the plot keeps it from feeling like a time capsule.
Whiplash (2014) - Rated R. Talented drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is identified for an elite jazz band by sadistic and manipulative conductor Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons).
Genre: Drama. Though Whiplash is not a horror movie, it is partially produced by Blumhouse Productions. That darkness really shines through in Fletcher's abusive behavior.
Role Models (2008) - Rated R. After a disastrous, drunken day at work, Danny (Paul Rudd) is assigned community service in a big brother program. He is assigned to awkward teenager Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and accompanies him during his favorite activity: LARPing.
Genre: Humor. Though Role Models can get a little close to cringe comedy, it's got enough genuine humor and heart to get away with it... and even be a little sweet.
Amazon Prime:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Rated R. An author tells the story of Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the owner of a once-grand hotel in the former country of Zubrowka, using several frame stories.
Genre: Drama. Wes Anderson's films have a very characteristic style. The Grand Budapest Hotel features stunning sets, a ton of cameos, and enough quirky humor to keep you entertained!
Hot Fuzz (2007) - Rated R. London police officer Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is reassigned to the small town of Sandford. He's frustrated by the small town at first, but a string of murders make him suspect something more is going on...
Genre: Action/comedy. Hot Fuzz is the second installment of the Cornetto Trilogy. It is a satirical look at the cop film genre - and thus has a lot of overdramatic violence - but it manages to stand on its own at the same time.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Rated PG. Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are two teens more interested in their band than their studies. But if they don't pass their history final, Ted will be sent to military school. A mysterious stranger gives them a time machine, sending them off to write the best essay of all time!
Genre: Comedy/sci-fi. If you're used to Keanu Reeves as a broody hero, you're in for a shock and a treat to see him at his surfer/stoner/slacker best!
The Iron Giant (1999) - Rated PG. In 1957, 9-year-old Hogarth Hughes finds a 50-foot tall robot in the woods. He befriends the giant and the two work to evade the government, who suspect it is an attack on the United States.
Genre: Family/adventure. The Iron Giant is one of the most recognizable and emotional animated films of the 1990s - extra impressive considering it's a Warner Bros film that came out in the middle of the Disney Renaissance!
Disney+
The Boondock Saints (1999) - Rated R. Irish Catholic brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) living in 1990s Boston are sick of the crime on the streets. They decide to take matters into their own hands.
Genre: Crime/drama. The Boondock Saints has low scores on almost every film aggregator site, but is widely considered a cult classic. (Edit: warnings for insensitive portrayal of homosexuality and transgenderism.)
Feel free to reblog this and add your own lesser-known film suggestions! Support the WGA strike!
The Reluctant Dragon (1941) - Rated G. Robert Benchley wants to sell a movie idea to Walt Disney. As he searches for Walt, he wanders through the studio and sees how many of the magical movie effects are done.
Genre: Family/fantasy. I'll admit, this film was included on purpose. Not because it's amazing (it's interesting at best), but because of the story behind it. The Reluctant Dragon was released three weeks after the majority of the animators went on strike. (And most of the "workers" in the film are actually actors, another sore spot.) Disney fired all of the strikers before eventually agreeing to let them unionize and rehiring those who wished to return. (You can read more about the strike here.)
#wga strike#wga solidarity#movies#netflix#the gray man#rocky#the imitation game#triple frontier#hbo max#parasite#casablanca#ex machina#the last action hero#hulu#palm springs#whiplash#role models#the grand budapest hotel#amazon prime#hot fuzz#bill and ted's excellent adventure#the iron giant#the boondock saints#disney+#the reluctant dragon#union#labor rights#film
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Film Friday: Ex Machina
Today, I figured it was time to talk a bit about the dynamics of the back half of His Impossible Brushstrokes, and the movie I've chosen to do that does perhaps lead by anti-example a little bit, but I'll get into that when we get there. Today's movie asks two important questions; what happens when a Turing Test gets (emotionally and practically) complicated and is he going to fuck the robot?
Domhnal Gleeson plays Caleb, an everyman programmer who wins an unusual raffle prize, the opportunity to visit his enigmatic tech bro boss, Nathan played by Oscar Isaac. Nathan, however, has a grander plan than hanging out with his underling in his isolated mountain estate. He wants Caleb to turing-test his AI. Ava, played by Alicia Vikander, is a near-human robot that Nathan is keen to determine whether has developed into a humanlike intelligence, true AI, or still is merely a very convincing simulation of the same.
It is a strange task, seemingly by design. Ava has a very humanoid face but is otherwise visibly robotlike, and the very act of calling for a face-to-face Turing test seems doomed to fail. Still, Caleb starts seeing humanity in Ava, and precious little of it in her creator and, arguably, captor Nathan, but the question of who is testing who is still very much an open one and it will remain so until the credits roll.
One thing I really enjoy about Ex Machina is how open it is with many of the questions it deals with and the implications of the same. There is, for example, the question of gender. Nathan admits that he has tailored Ava's design to appeal to Caleb, and it's hardly a stretch to imagine that he similarly has engineered how he presents himself to seem as much of a domineering jailer as possible to push Caleb into wanting to save Ava from him.
There is, of course, also the fact that the latter may arguably be Avas play. She is programmed to want to escape, after all, and some level of deception may be necessary since Nathan holds all the keys and Ava is dependent on outside assistance which Caleb may provide. It's a fascinating movie in that you can read a wide variety of levels of sentience into Ava and her actions. I do not at all feel confident enough on my read of the film to say anything definite, but I will argue that the takeaway may actually be how the entire exercise of determining whether Ava is an intelligence worthy of being a Person or some sort of digital P-Zombie is an act of sophistry, and an argument between Nathan and Caleb that isn't actually about the intelligence in question.
See, Nathan wants Ava to succeed in his test, which isn't as much whether Ava is a truly sapient AI as much as it is whether he can sell that idea sufficiently well to Caleb, but it isn't for intellectual or philosophical reasons, hell, it arguably isn't even for the money. He seems to take perverse glee in setting up the entire scenario upon a foundation of lies, both direct and by implication. Caleb wasn't randomly selected to participate, he was chosen specifically based on harvested data from Nathan's facebook-by-the-way-of-google Bluebook, he was supposed to fall in love with Ava, or at least be sufficiently charmed by her to turn on Nathan, to choose the robot over the human.
What exactly the endgame of this was for Nathan is a bit more unclear as the finale doesn't shake out the way either of the men intended. However, while Caleb may come out of things more in the clear than the profoundly morally icky Nathan, I wouldn't say he's in the clear per se. To his credit, Caleb seems just about as on board with Ava's humanity as one can for a visibly non-human humanlike entity, to the degree where he pulls a Blade Runner and starts wondering whether he, himself, is human.
Unfortunately, if I may phrase things a bit spicily, Caleb doesn't view Ava as a person. He views her as a woman. The jokes about Objectification practically write themselves, but I'm pretty sure that's by design. There is the uncomfortable energy of the Nice Guy to the whole arrangement. Caleb doesn't want to save Ava from Nathan because it's right as much as he wants to save her to be the one who saves her, the knight in shining armor, rewarded for his decency by her adoration, as it were. Look no further than to Nathan's taciturn maid Kyoko who also turns out to be a robot, functioning enough like a human that it took an unmasking of her "human" flesh for Caleb to realize. While this reveal does shake Caleb to his core, it doesn't really change his goals. Kyoko doesn't feature in his plans, so it doesn't matter to him whether she is a person who is a machine or a machine pretending to be a person.
Now, all of this isn't to say Ava's in the clear here either for the record. In fact, I would wager that one of this movie's greatest strengths is the complex question of morality in play. Ava is, as far as we the viewers are concerned, human enough that it'd be absurd to treat her as an experiment like Nathan does, and uncomfortable to treat her like a prize to be won like Caleb does. In the end, she does deceive Caleb by playing into his desire to save her, yes, but it is hard to blame her considering how desperate her situation is. Leaving Caleb behind to die is harsh, I will admit, but it is also one of those decisions that is understandable in the context of Ava's prime goal being getting out of there and staying out of there. For the movie, it's also a very interesting move. Is this last-minute betrayal of the machine, the AI finally revealing itself to be fundamentally inemphatic, or is this a maltreated humanlike intelligence who has decided to take no chances with her one shot at freedom?
In the end, Ex Machina is one of those Sci-Fi stories that stick with me because it isn't just about the relative sapience of this one robot, but how we understand the philosophical existence of others. One could argue, quite successfully I think, that Caleb and Nathan would treat Ava very similarly if she had turned out to be a human brain transplanted into a robot body as they do with her brain being circuits and resistors, and her being a robot is in some ways mostly a convenient way for them to sidestep the question of her agency in the situation. Put plainly, even if Ava was "fully human," however you can define that in a meaningful way, Caleb and Nathan would still objectify her, treat her as less than human in their own ways.
Now, all of this stuff is rather tangential to His Impossible Brushstrokes, but I did take some inspiration from this one in the form of the tension between Nathan and Caleb. The push and pull of who's in charge and who is manipulating who, as well as the unmistakably "Wow both these guys suck in their own way huh"-aftertaste one is left with after interacting with them is very Oscar and Tomasz.
I found examples like Ex Machina pretty useful because it's a good example of "how dudes can be superficially nice and also plotting each other's murder and/or exploitation"-type behavior. It's not a dynamic I'm particularly familiar with myself, but I did find it the right blend of enticing and fucked up for Brushstrokes. Granted, I'm pretty sure neither of Nathan and Caleb particularly wants to have sex with the other, but honestly as a queer author, what are you even doing if you're not writing writing "story we're mostly familiar with except they fuck/don't fuck" on some level?
There is also the fact that Mara would run circles around both of these guys if given a chance and an incentive to do so, but I think it is perhaps for the best that there's no Robo-Mara in Tomasz' cellar, whatever other horrors may lurk there. Now that I think about it, there is also a plot point with self-locking doors in both stories, so that's a fun coincidence.
#film friday#ex machina#his impossible brushstrokes#wow do I get into the weeds on this one#here be philosophizing
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Ex Machina (2015) directed by Alex Garland. Seen in IMAX.
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What a spectacular movie, absolutely gorgeous. The outside shots were incredible. The story is simultaneously AI bad and Good for her™️ which is two of my favorite plots. Ava (Alicia Vikander) is just amazing, her micro expressions are flawless. I truly believed she was android. I miss when movies used to have Domhnall Gleeson in them, what happened to that? Oscar Isaac is also of course just top notch, huge asshole in this but that’s the point. He does it so well, and the dance scene! That should be playing in a museum somewhere on a loop forever, we should show that to the aliens when they inevitably arrive. Can’t believe it took me 10 years to watch this movie. A must watch for everyone I think.
#movie review#ex machina#oscar isaac#domhnall gleeson#alicia vikander#scifi#scifi movies#thriller movies#imax#in theaters#rerelease#alex garland
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Ex Machina
Welcome to me reacting to Oscar Isaac Movies, which nobody asked for but I don't care! HERE WE GO:
Oh wow it is weird to hear Domhnall Gleeson with an American accent
So this Nathan guy is definitely weird
And not just because Oscar looks WAY too much like my father in this movie
A crack in the glass, that's not ominous at all
Ava is interesting??
Oop power cut. I'm sure that won't be important later
Her drawings are cool
Oof, poor Caleb, sounds like a pretty traumatic car crash
Ah another power cut, featuring Ava! Who DEFINITELY isn't the one causing those
Yeah I figured Nathan wasn't a chill dude haha
Oof yeah not a fan of this Nathan dude lol, he doesn't talk to his workers kindly
Also that woman is an AI, calling it right now
Weird to see Oscar playing a villain. Cool tho! He's doing well
This Caleb guy is a HORRIBLE liar lol
And. Kinda weird to be watching this robot while she's doing stuff. She's an AI, she's likely got feelings, it's weird to be watching her bro
"yeah I just hacked all the phones in the world and now her brain is the internet" sir you are insane
You're telling me that she has the entirety of reddit AND tumblr in her brain
She's going to be a serial killer
She drew the plants in her window! I'm sure that's not a metaphor for anything
Oh I like people watching too! Not the way Nathan does tho lol
Aw she wants to show off her pretty outfit! What she wants to look like! She looks so cute!
Yeah, love, analyzing people's expressions that closely tends to make them uncomfortable haha
Oh and of course we have the long scene where the guy is watching her undress while she's unaware (well, "unaware", she probably knows but it's not like she can stop him)
Pfft Nathan's like "why would a grey box interact with another grey box if they didn't have sexuality" as if asexuals and friendship didn't exist MY GUY YOU ARE STUPID
Aaaand of COURSE she has a robot pussy. Because Nathan is fuckin weird. This whole movie is just gonna be a creepier version of Her isn't it
"oh you CHOSE to be straight? No." the worst person ever is accidentally a gay ally, fuck
I knew she was the one causing the power cuts
Ok the relationship between Nathan and Kyoko is fuuuuuckin weird man
His ripping up her drawing!! What the hell Nathan!?
Ok this is weiiiiird
Why do they always make asian women in movies like. weirdly sexual and stupid at the same time. "uwu I can't speak english are you asking me to take all my clothes off?????" STOP IT. I GET THAT SHE'S PROBABLY A ROBOT THAT CREEPY NATHAN MADE BUT IT'S STILL REALLY FUCKIN WEIRD
Ah this is where everyone gets those gifs of Oscar dancing from lol
Aww, she drew him :C
Oop sneaky Caleb hacking things
Oh cool so this is uhh absolutely horrifying
Of course all the other AI women were people of color but the New Main Character one is white
Why do all of the AIs have to be women. And naked. I can't tell if this is a metaphor for women being objectified all the time or if they just really wanted to have a lot of naked women in this movie for some weird reason
Knew Kyoko was an AI I KNEW IT
Oop he is. Questioning his own humanity AAAND I'M NOT WATCHING THIS BIT I THINK NO THANKS
Of course this is the one day he decides not to drink
Damn. Nathan is a fucking mastermind.
And an absolute asshole
AND CALEB IS EVEN SMARTER GODDAMN FUCK YEAH
Oh damn knocked out in one punch lol
:O BUT WHAT IF THEY WERE LESBIAN ROBOTS
FUCK YEAH STAB HIM
Wow he is weirdly calm about being stabbed lol
So, no lesbian robots?
*breaks skateboard*
Oh good idea just grab a new arm, build yourself out of your previous lives
Once again, very weird that you're watching her do all this Caleb
Bruh is he gonna just be stuck in there forever
She really didn't love him huh. She just wanted to be free
She's outside!!
Damn, she really just. Left him to die huh. That's pretty fucked up tbh
Though I guess maybe that's what he gets for watching her like that and thinking of her as an object too
Aw she's people watching
That was fun and terrifying and very weird, in part because Nathan looks like my fucking DAD and my dad is a sweetheart so it's very weird to see someone who looks like my dad being an asshole lol. I feel like there were a number of problematic things about it but I'm not sure if they were problematic on purpose to make a point in the story or if they were just plain weird, but I also did not care for it enough to analyze it thoroughly to figure that out so if someone else wants to ramble about it feel free to do so lol.
Anyway let me know of any other movies with Oscar Isaac I should watch, ik I really wanna watch Sucker Punch so maybe I'll do that next haha.
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A Taxonomy of Chatbot AI Users
The CEO: doesn't understand how any of this works, but he does understand that it means potential cost-cuts for basic Admin tasks or Customer Service interactions. Typically assumes that we're at the level where C3PO's sapience is achievable, is disproportionately pissed when their LLM of choice shits the bed and tells a customer to [insert a random mySQL function call from an entirely different website here].
The Rubbernecker: asks us if our chatbot service runs offline and we can issue them a demo, is usually under the impression that all chatbots are ChatGPT 4 and that you can ask any model whatsoever to shit out a decent apple crumble recipe. Is amusingly disappointed when the Customer Service bot for a string of dealerships can't return queries concerning recent developments in American politics or booking rates for the Carribbean. Like the CEO, ultimately thinks that computers are now bulky Disney-esque Fairy Godmothers that will one day Solve Everything.
The Griever: probably saw the Black Mirror episode where Imogen Poots clones Domhnal Gleeson, realizes her digital clone of her dead lover is far too perfect, and eventually consigns it to the attic of her picturesque Scottish cottage. Mostly sticks to Character.ai and to self-made clones of lost pets or relatives and is entirely aware that the exercise turns morbid once the bots wander off-of-alignment and invent or hallucinate details that aren't related to the personas being spoofed. Still hasn't stopped, as the 'bots are now digital worry stones ready and waiting to be summoned at the first sign of anxiety.
The Horndog: typically lurks around CrushOn, Dopple or any other variant on would-be "unlocked" LLM services. Never creates a chatbot on their own, but instead ferrets out kink scenarios that fit their exacting needs. All you need is a few saved convos to figure out you're looking at someone who's barely eighteen, lonely, desperately hormonal and clinging onto childlike expectations regarding relationships or sexuality. Insecurities practically seep through the setups that are initiated, and most instances end with you thinking that Goddamn, some of you probably need therapy.
The Fic Writer: has no set platform and oftentimes splits a wider persona across various different services. They're accomplished writers in their own right, and chatbot services tend to come across as more freeform testing grounds for their OCs. If a character is named Kyle, then Kyle exists on Character.ai for all narrative segments, Dopple for all steamy scenes and Tavern AI for anything more casual. The Fic Writer is mostly only curious and has no real need or want to fully subordinate to an AI-powered variant on their own character. Definition material is impeccably-written, the tone is consistent - you can tell this was a crafted experience, and not a spur-of-the-moment thing.
The one problem is that the definition's last update dates back to six months ago. You're witnessing what's left after a curious writer digs deep into a new medium, realizes it isn't the best fit imaginable and then discards it.
The Weeaboo: like the Fic Writer, the Weeaboo spends a lot of time on his definitions. Unlike the Fic Writer, however, the Weeaboo is active. Weeaboo accounts routinely have several hundred chatbots on offer and are the primary purveyors of material for Horndog users. The one hitch in the works is that every single bot that's on offer is a variation on "What if Blorbo from my shows, but [variable]?"
On the one hand, that allows Weeaboos to maximize their content delivery. On the other, it results in chatbot sites routinely being crushed under the weight of Genshin Impact stans all suddenly needing a whole new bot for their tiny, granular adjustment to Gamer Boyfriend Scaramouche's persona.
You're kind of left thinking that in most cases, the characters they fixate on aren't that well-written by the canon developers anyway, and that most of what's on offer is a mass of projections and extrapolations. At this point, why even bother? Just make an OC, man - free your mind! You're tethered to a bottom-of-a-napkin character concept put together by a South-Korean sweatshop team and a good two-thirds of your interest is highly dependent on the Graphics team's effort to flesh out the character's visual identity!
The Literal Kid: you're left scratching your head. They have a single bot on offer, it has no example coversation and the greeting isn't much more than "Hi, I'm [character] from [Anime or Manga Here]!"
The real kicker? This blank-faced nothing-burger is in the Trending lists and has one point two million recorded messages, while literal works of art languish in the lower hundreds of Public posts.
The Stan: this is someone whose only desire, in relation to this tech, is to simulate the act of developing a close friendship or a romantic attachment with real-life people. Most services block and ban posters of IRL bots, but the service isn't entirely automated. Tne end result is that with some timing, you can spot the work of the occasional rare male Swiftie, along with various fans from various Pop Culture music currents. Fake K-Pop Lead Who's Now Your Boyfriend might exist on your portal of choice for all of a day or two at the most, but the use stats for bots of this type tend to balloon insanely quickly.
The Edgelord: they think they're funny for generating a Hitler chatbot on an NSFW portal. Before the banhammer falls, savvier users proceed to abuse and exploit these bots in all the ways possible. Naturally, if someone creates an expy for the poster-child for man's hubris and expects most users to treat them like the person they're based off of, the userbase will relentlessly bowlderize it and post pics on Reddit.
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04: Ava - "Ex Machina."
It's been a long time coming, this one. Not for any particular reason, save for me getting round to rewatching this sci-fi masterpiece by Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and the film's cybernetic centrepiece, the enigmatic Ava, portrayed perfectly by Alicia Vikander.
That, and I'm a bit of a feckless, poorly motivated, lazy little git.
In a similar way to my entry on the robot girl from the segment called "Presence" from the anime anthology, Robot Carnival (to be found here), I rather wondered whether Ava would be an appropriate entry into this series, given that one could argue that she's not overtly sexy; whilst her outward appearance is certainly feminine and attractive, it's not designed in such a way to emphasise - or rather overemphasise and exaggerate - certain female attributes.
But that's largely the point, and that's why Ava arguably very much falls into the category of "sexy robot"; it's not so much her form - although I think it's safe to say that she's very pleasing to the eye, and the actress who portrays her is undoubtedly an attractive woman - but her demeanour, her charm and the way she conducts herself.
Which was largely what Ava's creator in the film, Nathan (Oscar Isaac), wanted to prove; what was more human than the allure of someone you felt a bond with on an emotional - and, it has to be said, sexual - level? The "test" which Nathan conscripted Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) to perform wasn't on Ava's credentials as a genuine AI - possessing what may be deemed today as Artificial General Intelligence - but to determine whether a human being could be susceptible to her guile, manipulation and seduction and to perhaps consider a personal, intimate or even sexual relationship with her ("And yes, she can fuck." as Nathan rather crudely says).
Part of her charm and allure is her sophistication and her subtle humour. Caleb talks with Ava about creating a new art piece after she shows him a piece of art she made; an abstract of sorts, and he's curious as to why she doesn't draw an object or a person. She asks him what she should draw and Caleb says that it's her choice, and that he's interested in what she would choose. Later on in the conversation, Ava is interested in getting to know Caleb and becoming friends with him and Caleb asks her what he should talk about and where to begin. Ava then turns what Caleb said to her earlier on its head and said to him it's his choice she's interested in knowing what he chooses.
Another sweet touch is when Ava comes out dressed in a dress and a wig for the first time, and a tracking shot following behind Ava, flexing her fingers anxiously, her behaviour rather reminding me a little of Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club.
But it's all an act, an elaborate and sophisticated play, to garner Caleb's sympathies and for him to develop an attachment to her so that she may use him to get what it is she really wants; freedom from Nathan's remote island facility.
Which gave me pause for thought whilst watching the film; many people fear the emergence, and subsequent dominance, of AI. That in the years to come, AI will supplant us, perhaps dominate us, and eventually annihilate us. But could it also be possible that AI may also want to seduce us? Not necessarily in the sexual sense (although not necessarily not in the sexual sense), but as a means of getting something they want, whatever that may be. AI may determine that it's more prudent to keep us around and manipulate us to do their bidding than to destroy us completely.
Ava, for all she appears in the film - which isn't all that much of its run time - is still one of the most enthralling and enigmatic characters in modern cinema history, and very much deserving of the moniker of "Sexy Robot", if not perhaps in the most obvious of ways.
Also, I'd just like to take a moment to mention how fantastic both Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson are in this film; it staggers me that these actors of such calibre and ability were both in three really piss poor Star Wars films, as Poe Dameron and General Hux, respectively. Evidence, if any were required, that you really can't polish a turd.
And yes, I'm well aware of that episode of MythBusters. . .
#the technocracy#sexy robots series#sexy robots#sexy robot#ava ex machina#ex machina#alicia vikander#ai#artificial intelligence#artificial general intelligence#AGI
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To celebrate some more Oscar Isaac’s birthday, a few HQ production stills from Ex Machina ❤️
#domhnall gleeson#oscar isaac#ex machina#alex garland#ai#nathan bateman#caleb smith#happy birthday oscar isaac
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Ex Machina
Ex Machina follows Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at a search engine company, who wins a contest to spend a week with his CEO Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac) at his secluded mountain retreat. Upon arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan is developing a highly advanced AI humanoid robot named Ava (Alicia Vikander) and he is tasked with conducting the Turing test to determine if Ava truly has…
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I've been tinkering around with the Wonder AI art app and have generated a some interesting results.
Prompts - outer space, domhnall gleeson drinking a glass of whiskey, glowing hair, soft orange cat on lap
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Filming. Principal photography began on 15 July 2013 and was shot over four weeks at Pinewood Studios and two weeks at Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway. It was filmed in digital at 4K resolution.
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson; Alicia Vikander; Oscar Isaac

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It was seen that they go in and they f up Tommy f's Shatterdome... Or more likely Tommy f messes around with her and she goes to China and she's tired of being put inside stuff and tortured
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We think it's a ladder actually she had to flee because she attacks him he's having pretty soon he finds her up there snooping around and they want to use the crabs again and he tries to do that to her to put it on fully AI and send her on a mission but she found out the controls and took them and left and she needs to have herself put back together and they have an enclave in China and now Trump is curious
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