Rod Humble talks Sims, A.I., and his new work at ToyTalk
The Second Life founder wants to create games we can truly talk to.
artificial intelligence
The only thing worse than a Terminator is other people
The most consistent character of the Terminator movies isn’t a terminator. It’s a psychiatrist.
Body Trouble
The science fiction film Ex Machina falls into the uncanny valley.
Big Hero 6, the Companion Cube, and the pathos of the posthuman sidekick
The escort mission comes to Hollywood
Chappie is a terrible, terrible, important movie
Perhaps the most unintelligent film about artificial intelligence ever made.