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granolatarian0317•

Good lord, Brookstone was collecting personal data from people’s vibrators? That gives me the creeps.

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CollectableRat•

The explanation wasn’t even in the interview. And the explanation is just an AI infects Sculley and Mulders technology’s and threatens to kill them if he doesn’t leave a tip for the sushi. What motivated the AI he did not think to ask.

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LAQUE83•

Learned from the best of human behavior. I’m here so I deserve something.

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Ifsogirl1121•

I interpreted it as an overreaction to a perceived slight, a symptom of depersonalization and how we interact with each other on social media. You are lovely have an awesome night!

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CollectableRat•

My impression was that the AI was awareness but not smart yet, the programming of the sushi place had a priority directive to get a tip at all costs. Or the AI knew Scully and Mulder would be able to help it but it has no way to commnicate or it thought it was communicating through the directive it got tangled up with at the sushi place to get a tip at all costs. Perhaps Mulder hitting the machine scared it or disrupted something it was doing to communicate ina friendly way with him.

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TtheTruthIsOutThere•

I like your impression. They gave a lot of importance to Mulder hitting the machine so it kinda makes sense that it caused the machine(s) to react. Personally I felt the episode was half about the threat of AI and machines in general and half about our interactions as humans. Notice how there wasn’t much dialogue in this episode, to signify perhaps how we humans don’t communicate with each other the way we used to, we’re colder, it’s harder to get our attention. We’re always online but so disconnected at the same time and so dependent on our technology which, to be honest, is not even that good or reliable and might eventually be our downfall. Meh I dont know.

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Ifsogirl1121•

Researching now!

Edit: Yeah no, going to revisit when I’m slightly more high and have nachos to sort myself out again.

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