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Narrative
The Curtis' the family was selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA learns the behavior of families and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure that nothing – and no one – stands in her family’s way.. Blumhouse Productions has been a major force in the horror genre since 2007’s Paranormal Activity became a worldwide sensation. In the trailer, when the family opens the box to discover AIA for the first time, it says, "Hello, World." This is a reference to the first program most people write when learning to code or starting a new programming language.
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It is one of the most basic programs a person can write and serves not only as a first step for beginners, but also as confirmation that the development environment is set up correctly. In the kitchen, Maud visibly turns AIA off, but seconds later, when she orders AIA to turn on the lights, AIA somehow turns back on and obeys.. Cal: Ten points for Gryffindor!. There is a short scene in the checkout credits. I love you, written by Chris Weitz and Alex Weston, performed by Alex Weston.
Everyone is afraid of artificial intelligencewith good reason after watching this movie"AfrAId" is artificial intelligence on steroids
Ironically, right before watching this movie, I found out that an existing client had overlooked me for a voiceover job after losing out to an AI. If you don’t think that artificial intelligence is a real threat to your life, income, family, etc., then you have already taken the position of an ostrich and stuck your head in the sand or somewhere else. In "AfrAId" we have a chat but "AIA" who is looking for a family that will love her, but with rejection, she copes worse than the contestant of "The Voice" when none of the judges turned their chairs after the audition."Curtis'" (John Cho "Harold and Kumar") family becomes an early adopter or guinea pig "AIA" and try out this new device that seems harmless enough at first, helping with household and financial management, medical advice, and even some quiet sexy time for parents. Slowly this worm turns and its true insidious nature becomes apparent."AfrAId" ; is an interesting case study on the biometrics of an average family with Katherine Waterston as "Meredith" wanting to prove that she is more than just a “mom”. Her eldest daughter "Iris" (Lukita Maxwell "Shrinking") struggles to survive her teenage years in the age of digital devices.
Foreshadowing and strongly hinting that the same outcome will occur in "AfrAId"
Wyatt Lindner as "Preston" has severe learning and social skills difficulties, while younger brother "Cal" (Isaac Bae) fights for the totem of this regular family to be noticed. Cho as "Curtis" this time bought the wrong AI home and invited it into your home! At the beginning of the film Stanley Kubrick’s classic: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) is cited and we remind you that AI is known as "HAL" killed the entire crew (spoiler alert). It turns out that this AI got involved with the wrong family, or did it? Watch out for: Keith Caradine as "Curtis' ;" Boss "Marcus" Listen: the haunting "Utopia" by Goldfrapp in the closing credits of the soundtrack.
Wait: unboxing video in the checkout credits
This AI is like Super Alexa to the nth degree and doesn’t need a body like "M3G" (2023) because it is ubiquitous. Just wait until you witness how invasive and damaging this predictive "AIA" can be in this family life."AfrAId" also reminds of "Ex Machina" (2014), "Demon Seed" (1977) and "Smart House" (1999)."AfrAId" acts as an extended film version of the episode “Black Mirror”.
