ALL SCI-FI

[Bud Brewster]

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Thinking Outside the "Plot"!
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~ A Question for the Members: What would it be like to suddenly possess a device from the future which — like the smart phones and Alexis-like devices we now have — was not only designed to serve us in hundreds of way, it would also want to control our lives to make sure we only did what as "in our best interests".

~ My Theory: We've seen this concept over the years, presented in literature, television, and movies!

These are A.I. systems in the form of robots or supercomputers which want to "do what's best" for certain individual or for mankind collectively.

Colossus: The Forbidden Project is a perfect example.

But the difference between those stories and our current reality — which is now saturated with helpful mechanisms we carry in our pockets and have in our homes — is that The Twonky is about a hi-tech device from a future society where the population has shamefully surrendered their personal freedom and fully accepted the dominant role of these well-meaning mechanisms!

I'd loved to see a story in which one-or-more present day characters are forced to deal with a mechanism from the future — one that is the logical extension of our current "helpful" devices — but which takes its duties so seriously that we, the humans, are like children who must accept the authority of these mechanical masters . . . for our own good!

This device would be a smart phone / computer / remote control etc which would force its owner to "do what is best for them", and avoid what is harmful!

In other words, the device would decide which activities the owner would do, which foods he would eat, which friends he would have, which entertainments he would enjoy — etc. etc. etc.

Admit it, guys! This seems to be exactly where we're headed.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Gord Green]

Not only AI but the whole world is trending that way!

Government mandates on innochulations etc are just the tip of a very slippery iceberg. And it's very confusing as well. The same people who say government can't tell you what you do with your body (Abortion for example) say that people should be forced to get flu shots by the government!

To put some kind of AI over us would be like the Gortian Police Force from DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL!
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There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child.

[Bud Brewster]