Thanks for this post! I watched the Black Mirror episode when it originally came out. I actually stopped watching the show after that because it depressed me too much. I also feel that with the recent developments in AI this has become "strangely relevant" again. Another very interestic and - at least for me - less creepy and depressing artistic take on this topic is the excellent graphic novel "Artificial" by Amy Kurzweil (daughter of Ray Kurzweil): https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1205898776/new-yorker-cartoonist-amy-kurzweils-graphic-memoir-artificial-a-love-story
Creepy and fascinating and feels inevitable that we’re heading in this direction. As a couples therapist it brings up compelling questions and challenges about the nature of relating.
I am just up to the part of Severance where Dylan's wife is visiting his "innie" and *mild spoiler* starting to recognise that she likes this more confident, less pedestrian version better. The whole show creates dramatic friction between who you are and who the other you is.
WIll the increasing probability of our captured selves being available to others in these ways impact our behaviour and self-identity? How does it distort celebrities ideas about themselves now, for good or ill? What does it mean to Dylan to know that he could be this other, more exciting way? What does it mean to his wife? We wrestle with some of these dynamics right now (too many scotches, anyone?)
(Just occurred to me that you and the Wizards are likely discussing all of this...)
"it’s three in the morning, and you’re awake," discuss this with your partner now. At least you'll know.
Yes, it's always Scarlett Johansson isn't it? (and why not?)
Thanks for this post! I watched the Black Mirror episode when it originally came out. I actually stopped watching the show after that because it depressed me too much. I also feel that with the recent developments in AI this has become "strangely relevant" again. Another very interestic and - at least for me - less creepy and depressing artistic take on this topic is the excellent graphic novel "Artificial" by Amy Kurzweil (daughter of Ray Kurzweil): https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1205898776/new-yorker-cartoonist-amy-kurzweils-graphic-memoir-artificial-a-love-story
Creepy and fascinating and feels inevitable that we’re heading in this direction. As a couples therapist it brings up compelling questions and challenges about the nature of relating.
I am just up to the part of Severance where Dylan's wife is visiting his "innie" and *mild spoiler* starting to recognise that she likes this more confident, less pedestrian version better. The whole show creates dramatic friction between who you are and who the other you is.
WIll the increasing probability of our captured selves being available to others in these ways impact our behaviour and self-identity? How does it distort celebrities ideas about themselves now, for good or ill? What does it mean to Dylan to know that he could be this other, more exciting way? What does it mean to his wife? We wrestle with some of these dynamics right now (too many scotches, anyone?)
(Just occurred to me that you and the Wizards are likely discussing all of this...)
Anyways, an intriguing idea. Cheers.