S1 E8: Plunging into Westworld

For our 8th episode, we shift our attention to the ever-so-popular TV show Westworld, and really take a deep plunge into the multiple worlds (we hope you know this already) of Delos' theme park, the complicated plot, and how the show touches on philosophy, human vs. AI, the bicameral mind, etc., etc., all the exciting things! This week in addition to your usual hosts, we've invited our friend Dongze (Steven) to share his thoughts too. Hope you enjoy! 本期的小声喧哗开始了一个新的尝试,我们打算同HBO剧《西部世界》一起,挖一个深坑。《西部世界》这部剧不仅仅整合了许多文化和影视中的经典元素(西部片、爱情片、科幻片等等),而且以极大的野心,探讨了当下最热门的人工智能,以及在人工智能这个科技分支下,一切关于伦理、哲学、自我意识、对人类的威胁、与人类的关系的讨论。在未来,小声喧哗将会不定期讨论与《西部世界》有关的话题。 除了四位常驻主播Juan, Ina, Afra, 和刁刁之外,在旧金山科技领域工作的东泽也加入第一期关于《西部世界》的讨论。这期小声喧哗的信息量很密集,我们聊了如下话题: 1. 如果AI的自我意识想象为一个金字塔,那么《西部世界》中的hosts们已经站到了金字塔的第几层? 2. 《西部世界》如何挑衅了观众对于Dolores和Teddy这样从伊甸园般走出的完美男女的想象? Dolores是一个杀死上帝的尼采吗?她脑海中指向觉醒的声音是在隐喻撒旦吗? 3. 片头隐含了怎样的信息?钢琴自动演奏的各种音乐有哪些,摇滚史上的经典反应了hosts们的哪种生活状态?机器”演奏音乐“是怎样的一个象征? 4. 《西部世界》如何处理“西部片”这一经典题材? 5. 剧中女性角色为什么这么有颠覆性? 除了以上内容的讨论,我们还触及了意识上传和科技公司监视客户、盗取个人信息这种现实感和未来感都很强的话题。 第一个坑已经很深了,希望大家见证我们挖下去……希望你喜欢这期的小声喧哗!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

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Loud Murmurs is a Mandarin-Chinese podcast about American pop culture, brought to you by four bilingual and bi-cultural women in the U.S. and their friends. We discuss movies, TV, documentaries, and the social, political issues reflected on by a piece of pop culture work. Too often, race, gender and other political and cultural issues are the subtext in pop culture. We seek to make the subtext explicit, question it and challenge it. The show is now in its third season, updated biweekly. We have interviewed guests ranging from science fiction writers, comedians, to scholars and journalists. Our goal is to make the most thought-provoking Chinese podcast about American pop culture. 小声喧哗是一档以女性视角来观察和批判影视文本如何塑造世界的播客。《小声喧哗》Loud Murmurs, 是一档以女性视角来观察和批判影视文本如何塑造世界的播客。文化和审美的自觉认同从来都是隐含在创造者对世界的想象中,而这样的想象催生出许多充满偏见的创造动机。这样的创造动机渗透在我们日复一日热爱的欧美电影中,美剧里,渗透在我们对于事物的认知中。今天,我们想要去挑战它。紧跟影视热点和时事的同时,保持了双周频率的持续输出。在制作节目时,小声喧哗经常邀请学者和影评人参与我们的节目,使节目的观点更加多元化和专业。小声喧哗致力在中文世界,做最好的流行文化播客。