artificial intelligence – JOHNNY HAS THE KEYS

THE ARTIFICE GIRL (2022)—A team of investigators interrogates Gareth, a reclusive programmer, about a revolutionary AI designed to lure and catch online predators. As the conversation unfolds, the true nature of the artificial intelligence—named Cherry—comes into question. What begins as a promising tool for justice evolves into an ethical and philosophical debate about sentience, autonomy, and human responsibility. The Artifice Girl is a gripping sci-fi drama that challenges the boundaries between technology and morality.

Artificial intelligence, ethics, and the ever-blurring line between human and machine—The Artifice Girl (2022) presents a thought-provoking sci-fi drama that challenges our perception of sentience. Join us as we break down the film’s gripping narrative, intimate setting, and stellar performances driving its unsettling realism. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys engages in a digital-age debate, where the search for justice may come at the cost of something far more profound.

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Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane (James Brolin) and Martin (Richard Benjamin) are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons, and brothels, and shooting their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger (Yul Brynner), Martin’s escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.

Westworld (1973) may not be scary by today’s standards, but to a young, impressionable child of 1973–take it from me–Yul Brynner was absolutely terrifying. Join us for some rip-roaring nostalgic fun as we dive into our second Michael Crichton offering of the year, discussing the recurring motif in his work as well as its seminal influence today. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys travels to yet another amusement park, one where things also run amuck on a smaller but no less dangerous scale.

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