Transcendence
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They say there's power in Boston.
But things are far
from what they were.
Maybe it was all inevitable.
An unavoidable collision between
mankind and technology.
The Internet was meant to make
But it actually feels
smaller without it.
I knew Will and Evelyn
Caster better than anyone.
I knew their brilliance.
Their dedication to
what they believed in.
And to what they loved.
The time has come for us to pause
Into the future we must cross
Must cross
I'm not sure what the point is.
Copper shields the
electromagnetic radiation.
Yeah, I know how it works.
I'm asking "Why?"
Sanctuary.
Nothing gets through.
No signals of any kind.
- You see? Dead zone. Nothing.
- Uh-huh.
Sure, but you could
just turn it off.
Yeah, but fewer distractions is
what you wanted, right? Isn't it?
Yeah. That's what I wanted.
- Come on. We'll be late.
- For what?
- Hey, you know what?
- What?
to make progress on this.
Hey. You need to get dressed.
I don't know why you
bother with these proofs.
the world even care.
Because it's fun.
- You sure you're up for this?
- No. Not remotely.
Really? Will, it's important.
I know, but your donors are fools.
They sit there in a daze, waiting for
me to say "commercial application."
It kills me.
Well, the "fools" there today could
fund us for the next five years.
Then I suppose in that case I
Yes.
But if this goes well, please
you have to promise me
that I'll never have
to do this ever again.
- Never. Promise.
- Okay, I promise.
- Really?
- Sure, I promise.
Ha, ha. You're lying.
Happy birthday, dear Erin
Happy birthday to you
Jason. Other side of the stage.
You'll do a camera and
sound check together.
You'll do the first block,
followed by McRae, Llewellyn.
- And, ah, then the main event.
- Max.
- Ev, how are you?
- Good.
- Ready to sing for your supper?
- I'm sorry to put you through it.
Dr. Caster? Sorry. Would you mind?
Sure thing.
Thanks.
You have groupies?
Why don't I get groupies?
Excuse me. Dr. Waters, would
you like to do a run-through?
- Yes. I'll see you backstage.
- All right.
...Important distinction.
This created brain
is self-sustaining.
And it's capable of
emotional expressivity...
and of self-awareness.
The effort to develop a strong
artificial intelligence...
has led to significant advancements
in the field of neural engineering...
as well as our understanding
of the human brain.
But while some focus on the still-distant
dream of a thinking computer...
I believe the journey...
to be more important
than the destination.
My priority is to use my
colleagues' accidental insights...
to develop new methods for the
early detection of cancer...
and in the hopes of finding
a cure fer Alzheimer's.
Simply put, to save lives.
"A new type of thinking
is essential...
Albert Einstein said that
more than 50 years ago.
And it couldn't be more
relevant than it is today.
Intelligent machines
will soon allow us...
to conquer our most
intractable challenges.
Not merely to cure disease, but
to end poverty and hunger.
To heal the planet.
And build a better
future for all of us.
I don't know anybody who is doing
more to make that future a reality...
than our next speaker. But then
again, I'm probably biased.
Please welcome my partner
in science and in life...
Dr. Will Caster.
Thank you very much.
My wife has always been
eager to change the world.
But I'll just settle for
understanding it first.
For 130,000 years...
our capacity for reason
has remained unchanged.
The combined intellect
of the neuroscientists,
engineers, mathematicians and...
hackers...
in this auditorium...
pales in comparison to
even the most basic AI.
Once online, a sentient machine will
quickly overcome the limits of biology.
And in a short time, its analytical
power will be greater...
than the collective intelligence...
the history of the world.
So now imagine such an entity...
with a full range of human
emotion. Even self-awareness.
Some scientists refer to
this as "the Singularity."
I call it "Transcendence."
The path to building such
a super-intelligence...
requires us to unlock the most
fundamental secrets of the universe.
What is the nature
of consciousness?
Is there a soul?
And if so, where does it reside?
Dr. Caster?
Yes, sir? You have a question?
So you want to create a god?
Your own god?
That's a very good question.
Um...
Isn't that what man
has always done?
Oh, it's relentless.
Look, and now he's, now he's
pretending he's not enjoying it.
Yap, yap, yap.
Pleasure.
Thank you.
Professor?
You're all slaves!
Hours ago, this
facility was attacked.
We can now confirm at least five people
are dead, 12 people have been injured.
series of simultaneous attacks...
that took place today in New York City,
Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C...
all of them targeting major
computer and research labs...
in the field of advanced
artificial intelligence.
So far, no one has
claimed responsibility...
No, he's all right. He was very
lucky. The bullet only grazed him.
Yup. Okay. Take care.
They hit AI labs all
over the country.
Tom Casey's dead.
And they took out Joseph's
entire team at Livermore.
What about Joseph?
He's all right.
Actually, he's at your
office with the FBI.
Joseph.
Max.
My God, Will.
dodge a bullet, didn't you?
How did they even get
inside your lab?
One of my programmers.
All that security, and he waltzes
in with a poisoned cake.
Dioxin, we think.
Oh. This is Agent
Buchanan with the FBI.
Hey.
How do you do?
I've been following your research,
Dr. Caster. It's fascinating.
Agent Buchanan is a close partner in
my cyber-defense work at Livermore.
Um, is there somewhere
we can all talk?
- Could go to my office. Just down here.
- Great.
Revolutionary Independence
From Technology. RIFT.
Till 2 years ago, it was
all about the disconnect.
actually talking to each other.
Social media as an
invasion of privacy.
They made a big deal of putting
smartphones in blenders.
But I'm afraid we all
missed the real threat.
Yeah. This guy, Joel Edmund,
was with me for a year.
The guy who shot Will was
working on campus since August.
They infiltrated their targets and
then coordinated their attacks.
That's insane.
An hour ago they claimed the murders
"Artificial intelligence is an unnatural
abomination and a threat to humanity."
They're determined to stop any attempt
at what you call "Transcendence."
So this isn't over?
Actually, that's why I'm here.
We lost decades of research
and development today.
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