„her“ - transhumanism in fiction
Presented by Freda Merkel
TRAILER
general information
general facts
- produced in the United States
- published in 2013
- running time: 126 minutes
- directed and written by Spike Jonze
- distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing International, Stage 6 Films
- received an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award and 4 other film awards
- it´s an romantic science-fiction-drama
CONTENT
content
- near future
- Theodore Twombly
- in order, not be alone, he buys a new operating system that has a female identity
- Samantha quickly learns a lot about Theodore and continues to develop —> it is becoming more and more human —> they forge a very intimate relationship
- she wants a proper physical relationship with Theodore -> Isabella -> complicated
- she confesses that she has 8316 further relationships and is in love with 641 of these people
- she leaves him
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
artificial intelligence
- describes the attempt to recreate certain decision-making structures of the human being
- Algorithms simulate intelligent behavior
- it is intended to mechanize human thought in the future
- the artificial intelligence in „her“ is not yet feasible
TRANSHUMANISM
transhumanism
CONCLUSION
conclusion
- in the film „her“, transhumanism is depicted in beginnings
- in my opinion, this stage could probably happen in the near future
sources
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img-spike-jonze_165506486112-667x1000.jpg (1)
- movie: her
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Künstliche_Intelligenz
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(2013)
- https://www.werner-eberwein.de/was-ist-transhumanismus/
- https://berlinergazette.de/transhumanismus-kontrolle-kritik/
- https://www.raum-und-zeit.com/bewusstsein/transhumanismus/
- http://www.philolex.de/transhum.htm