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‘Love Machina’ Review : Doc About a Robotic Bust Becomes a Portrait of the Couple Who Created It
Director Peter Sillen's film deals with the timely subject of AI, focusing on a rich inventor's hope that a talking head could carry their spouse's thoughts and words after she died.
In Sundance doc “ Love Machina,” director Peter Sillen tries to find an answer for why Bina48 came to exist, yet ends up revealing the hubris of the people behind her. Bina48 was developed with the idea that they would transfer their consciousness to the robot, through what they call an “AI mind file.” They started with Bina Rothblatt and based the bust on her likeness, continually adding her views on life — expressed through many interviews over many years — into the machine. The way Martine and Bina present themselves uncovers their narcissistic tendencies, exasperated by the film’s reluctance to examine their marriage beyond their family’s on camera testimony.
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