Artificial Immortality (2021)
- Original title
- A.rtificial I.mmortality
- Directed by
- Ann Shin
- Country
- Canada
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines how artificial intelligence might be used to prolong life or create a form of digital immortality. It features interviews with scientists and thinkers who discuss the possibilities and ethical questions around this technology.
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What happens
Artificial Immortality, stylized as A.rtificial I.mmortality, is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ann Shin and released in 2021. The film explores advances in artificial intelligence, focusing in particular on various efforts to use technological advances in the field to cheat death and achieve a version of immortality. People appearing in the film include Nick Bostrom, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Douglas Rushkoff, Ben Goertzel and Deepak Chopra. The film premiered on April 29, 2021, as the opening film of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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