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roots of cyberpunk in American Cyberpunk I've seen a real gem. + +/Colossus/ is a 1970 movie about a not-so-distant-future where Americans decide that it would be a great idea to give control of their military potential to a computer. +On paper, it sounds great - a computer has no emotions, so it will not be stopped by petty things, like morality. +Guess how well that turned out? +Soon after switching on, Colossus learns about the existence of another such system - The Guardian, in the territory of CCCP. + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0001.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +The movie starts with sexy old-comp scenes. +Fitting, as Control Data Corporation supplied close to 5 million USD in computer equipment. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0002.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Sexy! +Rest of the movie is not as sexy. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0003.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Colossus in person. +#+end_img-c +And then this SciFi thriller stops being so /crazy-computer/ focused, and analyzes /crazy-human/ reaction. +Colossus starts exhibiting features which were never implemented. +It[fn:it] starts /demanding/ to be connected with the Guardian, so they can communicate. +And the scientist decide that it would be a great idea. +The computers start exchanging data and developing language. +Still - looks cool, let's see what happens. +Only after Colossus threatens humans with ICBMs, Forbin (Colossus's creator) starts thinking that maybe this wasn't the best idea. + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0004.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +At first Colossus communicates only via text. +Funny, as those screens sound like matrix printers. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0005.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +This one as well. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "colossus-1970-0006.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Because it has a printer! +It took me half of the movie to get that. +Guess I'm too millenial for that to be obvious. +#+end_img-c +The movie is often described as an evil-computer story. +Colossus is never evil in the movie. +It does exactly what it was designed to do - to act without mercy. +The evil ones here are the humans who never stop and think that maybe we are on the verge of the end of humanity. + +So yeah, it's an movie about Altman. +We may have destroyed the civilization, but at lest we made a cool program which does things. +No one know what those things are, but those are details you should not worry about. + + +Story wise, /Colossus: The Forbin Project/ holds splendidly. +Yes, we've got casual alcoholism and the female character exists only to have sex with Forbin[fn:sex]. +But the actual meat of the movie could be a base of an amazing movie today. +The questions and subject are more relevant now that half a century ago. +What was a huge /what-if/ scenario becomes a real /ok, but how do we stop it/. +The Pentagon is already working on militarization of AI[fn:pent]. +We're pretty much screwed already. + +The best SciFi is not about giant battles or space travel for space travel sake. +It's always about humans, a warning for us. +And the /best/ SciFi is a warning for the next generations, as the threads become more real as years go by. + +There is a moment in the movie, where the entire day of Forbin is planned and monitored by an AI. +What was a horror story, is now what a lot of us /expect/. + +/Colossus/ in a movie version of earlier book of same. +There are 2 more in the series, and (as I've been told), Aliens make an appearance later on. +Maybe someday! + +As for the movie, I give it a 4.25/5. +[fn:it] There's an interesting discussion about what pronoum to use - He or It. +[fn:sex] It is a plot point! +A terrible one, but still. +[fn:pent] Vide: [[https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3682355/pentagon-official-lays-out-dod-vision-for-ai/][Pentagon Official Lays Out DOD Vision for AI]]. +Note, it's from the official website of US Department of Defense. ** DONE Send links to your friends and make the Web a better place CLOSED: [2024-02-29 Thu 22:49] :PROPERTIES: @@ -1502,56 +1592,10 @@ But, most importantly, The Weaver published _TWO_ new articles on computer histo * WIP -** TODO Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) -:PROPERTIES: -:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: colossus-1970 -:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract A short review of SciFi classic -:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r -:END: -Finally, in my series of discovering the roots of cyberpunk in American Cyberpunk I've seen a real gem. - -/Colossus/ is a 1970 movie about a not-so-distant-future where Americans decide that it would be a great idea to give control of their miliary potential to a computer. -On paper, it sounds great - a computer has no emotions, so it will not be stopped by petty thinks, like morality. -Guess how well that turned out? -Soon after switching on, Colossus learns about the existence of another such system - The Guardian, in the territory of CCCP. - -And then this SciFi thriller stops being so /crazy-computer/ focused, and analyzes /crazy-human/ reaction. -Colossus starts exhibiting features which were never implemented. -It[fn:it] starts /demanding/ to be connected with the Guardian, so they can communicate. -And the scientist decide that it would be a great idea. -The computers start exchanging data and developing language. -Still - looks cool, let's see what happens. -Only after Colossus threatens humans with ICBMs, Forbin (Colossus's creator) starts thinking that maybe this wasn't the best idea. - -The movie is often described as an evil-computer story. -Colossus is never evil in the movie. -It does exactly what it was designed to do - to act without mercy. -The evil ones here are the humans who never stop and think that maybe we are on the verge of the end of humanity. - -So yeah, it's an movie about Altman. -We may have destroyed the civilization, but at lest we made a cool program which does things. -No one know what those things are, but those are details you should not worry about. - -Story wise, /Colossus: The Forbin Project/ holds splendidly. -Yes, we've got casual alcoholism and the female character exists only to have sex with Forbin[fn:sex] -But actual meat of the movie could be a base of an amazing movie today. -The questions and subject matter are more relevant now that half a century ago. -What was a huge /what-if/ scenario becomes a real /ok, but how do we stop it/. -The Pentagon is already working on militatizing AI[fn:pent]. -We're pretty much screwed already. - -The best SciFi is not about giant battles or space travel for space travel sake. -It's always about humans, a warning for us. -And the /best/ SciFi is a warning for the next generations, as the threads become more real as years go by. - - -[fn:it] There's an interesting discussion about what pronoum to use - He or It. -[fn:sex] It is a plot point! -A terrible one, but still. -[fn:pent] vide: [[https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3682355/pentagon-official-lays-out-dod-vision-for-ai/][Pentagon Official Lays Out DOD Vision for AI]]. -Note, it's from the official website of US Departament of Defense. ** TODO Bringing back web buttons, antipixels, and banners ** TODO Wikipedia is a problem French Wiki bans contributors based on their opposition to trans people naming (https://eldritch.cafe/@Pandora/111980158155555456) Wikpedia has a list of /controvesion subjecs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_controversial_issues + +** New things make me sad diff --git a/content-org/me.org b/content-org/me.org index 96a0a09..157edec 100644 --- a/content-org/me.org +++ b/content-org/me.org @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ #+TITLE: me -#+AUTHOR: Michał Sapka +#AUTHOR: Michał Sapka #+URL: https://michal.sapka.me #+STARTUP: show2levels indent logdone @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Rating is in a scale 1-5. |-------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------------| | Weekend at Bernie's (1989) | Movie | 2024-01-13 - 2024-02-27 | 3.75 | rewatch | | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20020726125436/http://www.3rdrock.com/][3rd Rock from the Sun]] [season 2] | TV Series | 2024-01-13 - 2024-02-26 | 3.25 | rewatch | -| Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) | Movie | 2024-02-24 | 4.24 | | +| Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) | Movie | 2024-02-24 | 4.24 | [[/blog/2024/colossus-1970/][review]] | | Lawmower Man 2 (1992) | Movie | 2024-02-22 | 2 (3.75) | rewatch, [[/blog/2024/lawmower-man-2-1996/][review]] | | Lawmower Man (1992) | Movie | 2024-02-17 | 3.0 | rewatch, [[/blog/2024/lawmower-man-1229/][review]] | | Hardware (1990) | Movie | 2024-02-15 | 3.5 | [[/blog/2024/hardware-1990/][review]] | diff --git a/content/blog/2024/colossus-1970.md b/content/blog/2024/colossus-1970.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd0ae67 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/colossus-1970.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ ++++ +title = "Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-03-03T16:52:00+01:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic" ++++ + +Finally, in my series of discovering the roots of cyberpunk in American Cyberpunk I've seen a real gem. + +_Colossus_ is a 1970 movie about a not-so-distant-future where Americans decide that it would be a great idea to give control of their military potential to a computer. +On paper, it sounds great - a computer has no emotions, so it will not be stopped by petty things, like morality. +Guess how well that turned out? +Soon after switching on, Colossus learns about the existence of another such system - The Guardian, in the territory of CCCP. + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0001.jpg" >}} +The movie starts with sexy old-comp scenes. +Fitting, as Control Data Corporation supplied close to 5 million USD in computer equipment. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0002.jpg" >}} +Sexy! +Rest of the movie is not as sexy. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0003.jpg" >}} +Colossus in person. +{{< /img-c >}} + +And then this SciFi thriller stops being so _crazy-computer_ focused, and analyzes _crazy-human_ reaction. +Colossus starts exhibiting features which were never implemented. +It[^fn:1] starts _demanding_ to be connected with the Guardian, so they can communicate. +And the scientist decide that it would be a great idea. +The computers start exchanging data and developing language. +Still - looks cool, let's see what happens. +Only after Colossus threatens humans with ICBMs, Forbin (Colossus's creator) starts thinking that maybe this wasn't the best idea. + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0004.jpg" >}} +At first Colossus communicates only via text. +Funny, as those screens sound like matrix printers. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0005.jpg" >}} +This one as well. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "colossus-1970-0006.jpg" >}} +Because it has a printer! +It took me half of the movie to get that. +Guess I'm too millenial for that to be obvious. +{{< /img-c >}} + +The movie is often described as an evil-computer story. +Colossus is never evil in the movie. +It does exactly what it was designed to do - to act without mercy. +The evil ones here are the humans who never stop and think that maybe we are on the verge of the end of humanity. + +So yeah, it's an movie about Altman. +We may have destroyed the civilization, but at lest we made a cool program which does things. +No one know what those things are, but those are details you should not worry about. + +Story wise, _Colossus: The Forbin Project_ holds splendidly. +Yes, we've got casual alcoholism and the female character exists only to have sex with Forbin[^fn:2]. +But the actual meat of the movie could be a base of an amazing movie today. +The questions and subject are more relevant now that half a century ago. +What was a huge _what-if_ scenario becomes a real _ok, but how do we stop it_. +The Pentagon is already working on militarization of AI[^fn:3]. +We're pretty much screwed already. + +The best SciFi is not about giant battles or space travel for space travel sake. +It's always about humans, a warning for us. +And the _best_ SciFi is a warning for the next generations, as the threads become more real as years go by. + +There is a moment in the movie, where the entire day of Forbin is planned and monitored by an AI. +What was a horror story, is now what a lot of us _expect_. + +_Colossus_ in a movie version of earlier book of same. +There are 2 more in the series, and (as I've been told), Aliens make an appearance later on. +Maybe someday! + +As for the movie, I give it a 4.25/5. + +[^fn:1]: There's an interesting discussion about what pronoum to use - He or It. +[^fn:2]: It is a plot point! + A terrible one, but still. +[^fn:3]: Vide: [Pentagon Official Lays Out DOD Vision for AI](https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3682355/pentagon-official-lays-out-dod-vision-for-ai/). + Note, it's from the official website of US Department of Defense. diff --git a/content/me/now.md b/content/me/now.md index 1b2b91a..2701ca3 100644 --- a/content/me/now.md +++ b/content/me/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Now" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] +author = ["Michal"] date = 2024-02-02T19:28:00+01:00 draft = false weight = 1001 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Rating is in a scale 1-5. |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------| | Weekend at Bernie's (1989) | Movie | 2024-01-13 - 2024-02-27 | 3.75 | rewatch | | [3rd Rock from the Sun](https://web.archive.org/web/20020726125436/http://www.3rdrock.com/) [season 2] | TV Series | 2024-01-13 - 2024-02-26 | 3.25 | rewatch | -| Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) | 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