[extropy-chat] The Forbin Project

[Eliezer Yudkowsky]

John K Clark wrote:
> The Forbin Project has just come out on DVD, anybody who has not already
>  seen it has 24 hours to do so before they must hang their head in
> shame. The movie is 35 years old now but it is still the most
> intelligent and accurate portrayal of Artificial Intelligence ever put
> on film. In my opinion this is one of the best movies ever made, without
> a doubt it is the most underrated movie ever made. Be warned however
> this film will scare you; there is no blood or gore and the special
> effects are primitive by modern standards, but if The Forbin Project
> does not scare your brain then you have not understood it.

Can't say I share your enthusiasm.  Even 2001 was less anthropomorphic.

The SIAI Board of Directors watched this movie some time ago, and MST3K'd 
it.  When Colossus went bad, the comment was:  "That didn't take long, even 
by our standards."

-- 
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence