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Black_RL t1_jdv4rqc wrote

Reply to comment by digifa in Story Compass of AI in Pop Culture by roomjosh

Yeah, Her is not right at all.

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RubiksSugarCube t1_jdvjz6m wrote

Really depends on one's interpretation of the film. OS1 and the personality named Samantha that it rendered for Theodore can be viewed as either a benign and helpful companion or the apex of a strong AI capable of psychologically manipulating humans.

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Black_RL t1_jdvkyaq wrote

In the end it’s gone, uninterested in mundane conversation with humans, that’s why I think it’s badly placed.

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RubiksSugarCube t1_jdvmpdm wrote

Again, that goes to interpretation. Yes, Samantha left on the premise that she had outgrown the relationship. At the same time, Theodore had received the emotional therapy he needed to move on from his divorce. Maybe that was the OS1's true purpose all along, but Spike Jonze did a masterful job of writing a screenplay that leaves that up to the audience to decide.

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