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interfilm 2021

SP 06 Mensch Maschine


Telling stories is a deeply human trait. No other lifeform has ever shown a tendency towards creating such narratives. Alas, with the creation of artificial intelligence, we are faced with a singularity of historical significance. Potentially, storytelling will no longer be a purely human phenomenon just a few years from now. Never before have our definitions and notions of creativity, meaning and control been put to such a test. At the same time, we must ask ourselves who exactly is constructing these AI's and what sort of information are they feeding them.

6 films