Modern Culture Fantasies

Vintage science-fiction movie posters portray a very interesting tension between robots and women. It reminds me the most of a relation between the gigantic ape and a woman in "King-Kong". When I was a child I was very confused with the affection between the two characters. King-Kong was clearly in love with the woman. Though he was an animal, his love was pure and in a way "human". The beautiful girl was first horrified, but later also charmed with the monster. When I was very little I thought it was very beautiful, but I didn't understand how it would be possible for the sky-scraper-size ape and relatively tiny woman, who actually looked like a doll, to make love and... well.. have children? Little girls think of the world in a very simple way. I feel the same confusion in terms of robots vs women. I guess both of the fantasies - the animal and technology fantasy - represent a very similar psychological aspect of a humankind and our modern and popular culture.

TALK TO A ROBOT!

Jabberwacky.com is a website where you can talk with intelligent robots. You don't need to log in or download a program. Just go to the website. It works like a chat. By some point I thought I was talking to a real human being. The robot's answers are really smart. It was one of the most interesting online conversations I have had in a couple of years. You can choose a "person" you talk with: Joan, George, Shrink, Someone, Olivier etc. You can also save your converstaion or send it to a friend. The robots learn during every conversation. Don't be afraid to ask difficult questions. To give you the taste and keep you intrigued, I will show you parts of my converstation: Robot (George): Do you think our universe is the only one?
Me: I would like to believe so. It would make things easier. What do you think about the universe?
Robot: I leave the universe alone and I wouldn't mind the same courtesy from the universe.
Me: Do you really think so?
Robot: Sometimes.
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Robot: How are you?
Me: I'm fine, but I have some strange pessimistic thoughts inside of my heart.
Robot: You are going to die.
Me: Thanks!
Robot: My pleasure.
Me: You are rude!
Robot: I'm sorry.
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Robot: You live in a computer.
Me: Ok. Does it change anything?
Robot: No, it doesn't. You are right.
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Joan and George are the Jabberwacky robots which already have "bodies". Joan is really professional. She looks like a real human being. She is attractive, however she is not a crazy sexbomb who will say or do whatever you want to.
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http://www.icogno.com/joan.html
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What is the most interesting for me - all of those robots seem to have their own "personalities". If I had my own robot, I would like "him" to remember me. If "he" had a body, I would prefer if he looked like Star Wars robot, not a human.
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