Olivia's Blog- HON 255

  If we are part human/part machine, do Asimov’s rules still apply?                                                     I.           Introduction   Through the creation of the three laws/rules of robotics, Isaac Asimov, a science-fiction writer, explored the relation and possible ethical code of humans and robots within the idea that the future prospects of technology could bring some of his “fictional” ideas to reality. The first of these laws states, “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm”. This rule, specifically, describes the dangerous aspects AI and advancing technology bring to the human race through the possible opposition they potentially would develop for their creators. The second law states, “A robot must obey orders given it by hum...

  Time Travel Video Script   Hello we are here from the future!   We came to warn you about the future of the human race if u continue making the same  mistakes.    In the year 2088 the human race has been forced to take shelter on a space shuttle orbiting the galaxies. After Earth exploded in 2050,  humans evacuated and are still wandering in search of a new planet with Earth’s atmosphere and resources.   The space shuttle we currently inhabit is made of carbon nanotube. It protects us from the harmful radiation within space. Within the shuttle different sectors consist of around 600 nanopods. While the provisions brought from earth have been distributed throughout the last 38 years, we are rapidly running out.   Everyday humans wake up on the shuttle and take the daily supplements that provide them with the nutrients they are unable to get from the sustenance they intake from their diet. The children receive schooling in the 12 th ...

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  Olivia Geishauser Professor Santiago Echeverry Honors Idea Lab 11 October 2022 Group 8: Olivia Geishauser, Naomi Vogel, Emma Panaroni   Quote:   Roy Batty’s monologue “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the  Tannhäuser  Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”    We decided to construct our collage around the quote within the film said by Roy just before his death. When Roy said “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die.”, I began to think about the two sides within  Blade Runner ’s world and how the construct of time remains an ever-present theme throughout the depiction of both Deckard and the Replicants.    For these reasons, I found that the use of an umbrella could act as a metaphor for the want or need for more time by humanity and the rain washing eve...

  -         Blade Runner  Info - Release Date: June 25, 1982 - Director: Ridley Scott -Main Storyline: Within the film, the Tyrell Corporation developed a kind of artificial intelligence in the form of “replicants” who look and act like humans. When these replicants begin to rebel on an off-Earth colony, they then become illegal on Earth. As the story continues the viewer meets a member of the police force tasked with destroying these replicants.    -         Notes taken throughout film -takes place in the year 2019 -   in the first initial scene two men sit across from each other and one man must take a test using hypothetical questions  -in the middle of a question regarding his mother the man shoots the interviewer -Deckard is known as a “Blade Runner” (destroyer of replicants) -interviews a woman named Rachael who is not human he interviews her, and the creator says Nexus’s mission is...

             The short that was my personal favorite and I believe the most impactful was the “Three Robots: Exit Strategies”. I thought that it did a good job displaying the possible harmful future possibilities that could lie ahead for humanity if we don’t take environmental issues seriously. Through the display of animals hunted to extinction, the microplastics ruining the fish ecosystem, the discussion of poor versus wealthy human economic groups, and the human race’s need for self-gratification over personal preservation, one can take away that the lack of compassion and thought given to the planet’s needs directly relates to the poor survival rate of the human race as a whole. Furthermore, later in the short, I found it very interesting how they displayed the wealthy humans’ “island civilization” and the advanced technology (holograms, etc.) they had access to. This depicted the elite's unsympathetic attitude towards the lower class and...

       Within the 1927 film,  Metropolis , I found that throughout the entirety of the film the central theme focused on was class struggle and its connection to the symbolism of the head, heart, and hands. Displayed within the futuristic society throughout the city, the audience can easily identify the poor treatment of the lower working class and their "robotic-like" motions in comparison to the well-established respected upper class. Using religious symbolism, modernized architecture, and a clear separation between the individual and the masses, the audience can further establish the blurring lines between a dystopian and utopian society and its alluding premonition of the triumphs and perils to come within our modern-day society. The dramatized music, clothes, and settings continue to enhance the mood and narrative establishing the complete and utter lack of connection between the two classes. This can specifically be seen through the connection of the ...