Look Into the Future with Black Mirror

Note to Self | Dec 20, 2017

Preserving dead loved ones through AI. Social scoring and ranking. Hacking personal details for extortion. When Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones came on the show, we asked them how it feels to basically predict the future. And Charlie said he doesn’t. He just has a sarcastic vision of the present.

Even if you've never seen Black Mirror, this episode is a good listen. Because their fictional stories seem to keep manifesting in reality. Season Four of the Emmy-award-winning Netflix show comes out December 29th. A perfect time to revisit this delightfully witty and optimistic conversation.

 

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