2018.24.09

Upgrade: biohacking, AI containment, and paralyzation workarounds

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast ai, ai escape, biohacking, Christopher Peterson, future, image enhancement, image processing, Lee Colbert, machine learning, paralyzation, science, Science Fiction, transhumanism

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Image enhancement

Naive vs machine-intelligent image enhancement. “Photorealistic hallucination” and honest technical names. Reconsidering the absurdity of fictional image enhancement in the age of clever neural nets. Creative, artistic “enhancement” vs rigor.

Paralyzation workarounds

Well, breaking your spinal chord sure seems to suck. Spinal breaks and the autonomic nervous system. Bodily control via brain-machine interface.

Transhumanism

Extension of human functionality by implanted technology! Increasing neural communication speed, or shortening signal distance. Gun arms. Gun arms! Vocal device command by subvocalization.

The AI “box test”

Self-serving artificial intelligence. Yudkowsky’s AI box test. Callback to Ex Machina. Additional stipulations. The true power of a goon with a wrench. How easy are humans to fool? Very.

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2018.5.06

Tron : Episode 145

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast Action, Adventure, ai, artificial intelligence, Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Peterson, computer, David Warner, dystopia, hacker, Jeff Bridges, Lee Colbert, man versus machine, Science Fiction, Steven Lisberger, video game, virtual reality

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Tron

What: People but with lasers and in a computer. And light bikes!
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner

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2018.24.04

Westworld : Episode 139

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast Action, ai, ai winter, android, artificial intelligence, Christopher Peterson, cyborg, Disney, Fantasy, Horror, image processing, James Brolin, language, Lee Colbert, linguistics, man versus machine, Michael Crichton, Richard Benjamin, robot, science, Science Fiction, Thriller, Yul Brynner

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Westworld [1973]

What: Robots! And six shooters! you get the idea.
Directed by: Michael Crichton
Starring: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin

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2018.30.01

Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams : Episode 127

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast ai, Alan Taylor, android, Anna Paquin, Annalise Basso, Anton Bassey, Anu Bhatt, apocalypse, artificial intelligence, Christopher Peterson, Connor Paolo, consciousness, David Farr, David Lyons, Dee Rees, Francesca Gregorini, gaslighting, Greg Kinnear, immortality, Jack Gore, Janelle Monáe, Jeffrey Reiner, Julian Jarrold, Juno Temple, Karin Anglin, Lee Colbert, man versus machine, Marc Munden, Maura Tierney, Michael Dinner, paperclip maximizer, Peter Horton, reality, science, Science Fiction, Shannon Brown, stranger things, Terrence Howard, Tom Harper, utopia

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Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams

What: The first season of Amazon’s anthology series, Electric Dreams, bringing a bunch of Philip K Dick‘s short stories to life.
Directed by: Julian Jarrold, David Farr, Tom Harper, Marc Munden, Jeffrey Reiner, Francesca Gregorini, Dee Rees, Peter Horton, Alan Taylor, Michael Dinner
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jack Gore, Shannon Brown, Annalise Basso, Maura Tierney, Connor Paolo, Juno Temple, Janelle Monáe, David Lyons, Karin Anglin, Anton Bassey, Anu Bhatt, Anna Paquin, Terrence Howard

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2018.23.01

Black Mirror Season 4 Part 2 (feat. Liam Ginty, space person) : Episode 126

Christopher Peterson Guest Co-Host, Liam Ginty, Podcast ai, apocalypse, artificial intelligence, Charlie Brooker, Christopher Peterson, Clint Dyer, Colm McCarthy, Daniel Lapaine, David Slade, Douglas Hodge, dystopia, Fantasy, future, Georgina Campbell, Gina Bramhill, Horror, immortality, Jake Davies, Joe Cole, Lee Colbert, Letitia Wright, Liam Ginty, Maxine Peake, science, Science Fiction, Tim Van Patten, universe, utopia

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Black Mirror Season 4 Part 2 (Episode 4-6)

What: Stories of dystopian sadness but with multiple stories inside one sometimes.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten, David Slade, Colm McCarthy
Starring: Georgina Campbell, Joe Cole, Gina Bramhill | Maxine Peake, Jake Davies, Clint Dyer | Douglas Hodge, Letitia Wright, Daniel Lapaine

Featuring guest co-host
Liam Ginty of Voice From L5

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2018.16.01

Black Mirror Season 4 Part 1 (feat. Fraser Cain of Universe Today) : Episode 125

Christopher Peterson Fraser Cain, Guest Co-Host, Podcast ai, Andrea Riseborough, Andrew Gower, artificial intelligence, Brenna Harding, Christopher Peterson, cloud, consciousness uploading, Cristin Milioti, Drama, dystopia, future, Horror, immortality, Jesse Plemons, Jimmi Simpson, Jodie Foster, John Hillcoat, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Lee Colbert, man versus machine, Owen Teague, Rosemarie DeWitt, science, Science Fiction, space, space ship, star trek, Toby Haynes, universe, video games

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Black Mirror Season 4 Part 1 (Episodes 1-3)

What: Dystopian sadness over and over where somehow the bright points are even worse
Directed by: Toby Haynes, Jodie Foster, John Hillcoat
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Andrew Gower | Rosemarie DeWitt, Brenna Harding, Owen Teague | Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson

Featuring guest co-host
Fraser Cain of Universe Today

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2017.19.12

The Osiris Child : Episode 121

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast Action, Adventure, ai, artificial intelligence, Christopher Peterson, Daniel MacPherson, dystopia, Family, floating city, future, indie, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, Lee Colbert, monster, science, Science Fiction, Shane Abbess, space, space ship, Super Mario Brothers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, universe

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The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One

What: A space adventure throwback with a very presumptive title where a dad rescues a daughter. And there are monsters!
Directed by: Shane Abbess
Starring: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas

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2017.12.12

Blade Runner 2049 : Episode 120

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast Action, ai, Ana de Armas, android, androids, apocalypse, artificial intelligence, blade runner, Christopher Peterson, Denis Villeneuve, dystopia, future, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Lee Colbert, love story, man versus machine, robot, Romance, Ryan Gosling, science, Science Fiction, space

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Blade Runner 2049

What: Like Blade Runner, but the sequel. Gosling!
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto

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2017.29.08

Blade Runner : Episode 105

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast ai, Aliens, androids, artificial intelligence, Christopher Peterson, cyberpunk, cyborg, Daryl Hannah, Drama, dystopia, Edward James Olmos, future, Harrison Ford, humanity, Lee Colbert, memory, philip k dick, Ridley Scott, robots, Rutger Hauer, science, Science Fiction, Sean Young, vfx

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Blade Runner

What: Harrison Ford hunts humanoid androids and it’s beautiful.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah

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2017.8.08

Power Rangers : Episode 102

Christopher Peterson Just the Two of Us, Podcast Action, ai, android, artificial intelligence, based on tv series, Christopher Peterson, conlang, cyborg, kaiju, Lee Colbert, monster, reboot, robot, science, Science Fiction, spaceship, Superhero, team, the prometheus problem

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Power Rangers [2017]

What: The breakfast club bands together to save the wold with crystals and robots.
Directed by: Dean Israelite
Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston

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