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The Rules Episode 4 - Technology
Technology: Never Trust a Femmebot
A hundred years ago, Fritz Lang built a robot. She was beautiful, she was dangerous, and she wore a real woman's face. We have been building her ever since.
This episode, Neil traces a single question through a century of science fiction: not can a machine be conscious, but who gets to have a self? From Maria in Metropolis to the Stepford Wives to Rachel, Dolores, and Ava, the femmebot is not a new technology. She is a very old story about women, told again with better special effects.
The rules haven't changed. The operating system is a hundred years old.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
THE COMPANION PIECES
Editing, sound, and music by Oliver Chapman - https://www.instagram.com/cogcog7
The Rules is an independent podcast from Pegasus Podcasts. New episodes drop weekly. If you liked this one, the best thing you can do is tell someone.
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By Neil ChapmanTechnology: Never Trust a Femmebot
A hundred years ago, Fritz Lang built a robot. She was beautiful, she was dangerous, and she wore a real woman's face. We have been building her ever since.
This episode, Neil traces a single question through a century of science fiction: not can a machine be conscious, but who gets to have a self? From Maria in Metropolis to the Stepford Wives to Rachel, Dolores, and Ava, the femmebot is not a new technology. She is a very old story about women, told again with better special effects.
The rules haven't changed. The operating system is a hundred years old.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
THE COMPANION PIECES
Editing, sound, and music by Oliver Chapman - https://www.instagram.com/cogcog7
The Rules is an independent podcast from Pegasus Podcasts. New episodes drop weekly. If you liked this one, the best thing you can do is tell someone.