Machine of Human DreamsRoy Cohen

'Robots will be the next 'people' and species on Earth and perhaps that day will come sooner than we expect'. For those unbelievers who are compassionately shaking their heads when reading this, Machine or Human Dreams can be a real eye-opener. Will robots ever be 'really' intelligent? And will we ever accept artificial intelligence? Roy Cohen goes out looking for answers…

Ben Goertzel is an eccentric technology guru who grew up in a hippie community. Both the period of the Vietnam War as his passion for science fiction motivated him in a cheeky and daring way to pursue a rational and non-violent way of living in a peaceful world. His entire life revolves around his personal creation, an artificial intelligence (A. I.) program called 'OpenCog', which is based on the human brain. In 2014 he received financial assistance from the government of Hong Kong, in order to personify and embody OpenCog. Talking about a dream coming true.
 
Director Roy Cohen - who graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in Neuroscience and Film Studies - has been interviewing various philosophers and scientists regarding the future of technology since 2010. In this documentary Cohen follows the eccentric Ben and witnesses OpenCog being embodied, but he also sees how Ben's past haunts him and casts doubt on the future of the project. Because how do you know when an artificial program is truly successful? Will an A. I. program like OpenCog ever be 'really' intelligent? And above all, who will determine this?



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Vertoond op editie(s) 2017
Screened at edition(s) 2017

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Directed by Roy Cohen
UK
90 min.
English, Japanese
Subtitles: English

Programme

ConScience

credits
Director

Roy Cohen

Producer

Mike Lerner, Roy Cohen

Production company

Roast Beef Productions

Cinematography

Richard Gillespie

Editing

Gregor Lyon

Music

Ellyott

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