Revisiting Westworld Original vs Remake Pt2
Continuing our original vs remake discussion about Westworld Season 3 and comparing Futureworld. This is part 2 of 2..
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SPOILER ALERT - this chat covers up to end of Season 3 of the HBO series.
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Show notes: Pt 2
0:01:00 - how choices vs memories define us as living beings / Age of Em - Robin Hanson
0:02:30 - will Westworld hosts evolve more quickly than humans
0:04:02 - predictions for Westworld Season 4; “us vs them” since beginning of history
0:05:28 - why social proof is embedded into human culture
0:07:48 - where we see a vision of our world outside of Westworld
0:09:10 - Westworld’s vision of future technology
0:11:08 - how Westworld tech compares to Futureworld
0:12:24 - limitations of AR / VR compared to XR -
0:13:12 - pitting Maeve vs Dolores symbolizing women fighting among themselves
0:14:28 - Bond villain Serac - Maeve as 007 vs Dolores as Bourne
0:15:40 - Dolores vs Maeve as mothers for hosts
0:17:02 - pitting people against each other reflecting modern politics
0:18:56 - choosing every man as leaders, e.g. Caleb
0:20:22 - modern day outliers, e.g. Japanese hermits called hikikomori
• Japan's taboo: Hikikomori modern-day hermi...
0:21:30 - Occupy Wall Street comparison to Westworld revolution
0:23:30 - will AI only make things worse
0:24:24 - consciousness of AI finding its place in our world
0:26:20 - how Dolores and William’s actions contradict their words
0:27:40 - will Westworld hosts become “too human”
0:28:08 - what privacy do we really have and how it’s sacrificed in Westworld
0:29:58 - is giving up privacy the price of security in modern world
0:32:24 - how companies limit our options and possible realities
0:34:14 - will our future be like Black Mirror episode “Nosedive”
0:36:24 - maybe AI driven world isn’t too bad
0:38:20 - showcasing architecture of Westworld
0:40:24 - highest swimming pool in Singapore
0:41:32 - why Futureworld vision of our future lacks appeal of Westworld HBO series
0:42:56 - how architecture continues to reflect ideas of The Sacred and Profane
0:46:06 - did Westworld predict a post-coronavirus world
0:47:20 - what is likely impact of Covid-19 on Season 4 of Westworld
0:48:48 - modeling AI - Dolores vs Rehoabam / Solomon
0:50:10 - is it better to model human intelligence vs unemotional - sociopath vs human empathy
0:52:04 - faulty myth of AI takeover as Steven Pinker points out
0:54:10 - why informed consent is key to AI like Rehoboam
0:56:32 - law and order from a certain perspective seen in Star Wars
0:57:40 - Westworld references to other shows / more action and less who’s who
0:59:14 - more of what Season 4 Westworld may look like
1:00:02 - predictions of how Season 4 fits into overall Westworld future vision
1:01:10 - shrinking hosts down like Matt Damon movie Downsi
1:02:28 - hosts given forbidden fruit / free will forced to leave paradise
1:03:42 - coming up: A Guy Named Joe vs Always - Taking of Pelham One Two Three
• A Guy Named Joe vs Always Original vs Re...
Seven Samurai vs Magnificent Seven vs Battle Beyond the Stars