The dream of eternal life keeps returning like a boomerang, popping up in various configurations of narratives embedded in the culture. Nothing beats motion pictures at telling stories of the technology that holds the key to nearing eternal life. Of all the compelling portrayals of the possibilities and fears associated with technology, movies certainly stand out. Films on dystopian societies can arouse a yearning to transcend the biological, physical and psychological limitations of humans. On-screen, AI ceases to be an abstraction. It becomes a tangible force that controls and people’s lives and occasionally messes with them. Darling, upload me before…...
Only a cyborg deserves to live for ever
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