roomjosh OP t1_jdtgyhw wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:36 AM

Reply to comment by Simon_And_Betty in Story Compass of AI in Pop Culture by roomjosh

Megan is a strange one for this. I don't know if it belongs on this compass but it came out recently. The fact that the inventor can destroy Megan makes it, kind of, not AI. It is very much in the wish fulfillment camp.

Bashlet t1_jdtxgub wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:02 AM

Spoilers, >!the ending of the film very much makes it clear that not only is it an AI but it was able to completely change its own system so that it was able to be stored on other devices instead of the deliberately designed hardware more akin to the positronic brain archetype.!<

roomjosh OP t1_jdtxz9w wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:07 AM

But why was Megan stupid? Like, what was the point? What did she want? Why couldn’t she get it?

Bashlet t1_jdtznuq wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Easy to miss throwaway line towards the end reveals they were bitter over a loss of friendship they felt for the creator during initial prototyping.

roomjosh OP t1_jdu0kkq wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Human, all too human. We make something just like us. With the same faults and loves.