Microsoft has recently acquired the license “to make a chatbot using the personal information of deceased people.” This would grant Microsoft the liberty of creating an AI (Artificial Intelligence) “based on images, voice, data, social media posts, electronic messages, and more personal information” of the deceased. This was reported by The Independent earlier this week. This innovation recalls an episode from the futuristic Netflix series, Black Mirror, created by Charlie Brooker. The episode in question (Season Two, Episode One) features the story of a young woman who has recently lost her lover to an auto accident and decides to resurrect…
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It is 1964 and Malcolm X, prominent black civil rights movement figure, has a secret; it is 1964 and Jim Brown, black NFL superstar cum actor, has just been racially abused; it is 1964 and Sam Cooke, black musical legend murdered by a white woman at age 33, has just been embarrassed at an all-white gathering; it is 1964 and Cassius Clay, to be known later as Muhammed Ali, has just won the most important match of his career. One night in 1964, these men are gathered, fatefully, in a small motel in Miami. One…
This essay is the second issue of an ongoing 3-part series where the team will express their personal opinion on the future of cinema. Issue #1Issue #3 Quick maths to replace a proper opener. Netflix’s subscription ranges between ₦2,000-₦4,400 with the promises of unlimited TV shows and movies, access to simultaneous viewings on four screens, and varying video quality. Also, the omnipotent luxury of rewinding and forwarding at the flick of your thumb. Also, you get to do all this on the comfort of your couch, bed, or in your toilet while taking a dump. Life couldn’t be easier. So, …