Unpacking Memory in the AI Age: Reconstruction, Remix, and Emotion
Imagine a dimly lit, smoky room in a futuristic Los Angeles. A “blade runner,” Dave Holden, is conducting a test on Leon, a new employee at the notorious Tyrell Corporation. Leon's eyes are magnified by a machine designed to detect emotions—a modified version of the Turing Test, called the Voight-Kampff Test. Holden asks Leon disturbing questions, pushing for an emotional response. When asked about a tortoise baking in the desert sun, Leon gets agitated, then violent. It turns out, Leon is a "Replicant," an android, and the test aims to expose his lack of genuine human emotion, often tied to authentic memories.
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