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Episode 64: Ex Machina, Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner, Top 5 Robots

Episode 64: Ex Machina, Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner, Top 5 Robots

Update: 2015-04-22
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“What will happen to me if I fail your test?” We review Alex Garland’s new film — Ex Machina! How does it reinterpret the famous Turing Test for Artificial Intelligence? Is the film feminist or sexist? Does Alicia Vikander’s Ava have consciousness? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, who has more human AI — Ex Machina or Blade Runner? BY YOUR COMMAND, we share our top 5 robots. 


































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Top 5 Robots

Conrad: 

  1. BigDog (Boston Dynamics)
  2. Ash, Bishop (Alien, Aliens)
  3. Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  4. Marvin (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
  5. TARS (Interstellar)

Ali:

  1. R2D2 (Star Wars)
  2. Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  3. Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
  4. HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
  5. Adam Link ("I, Robot", The Outer Limits)
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Episode 64: Ex Machina, Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner, Top 5 Robots

Episode 64: Ex Machina, Ex Machina VS. Blade Runner, Top 5 Robots

Ali Mattu, Ph.D.