In ‘Westworld,’ Sex Worker Robots Now Hold All The Power
The show uses sex work as a proxy for wider themes of consent, trauma, exploitation, and empowerment. Continue reading In ‘Westworld,’ Sex Worker Robots Now Hold All The Power
Category Archives: Westworld
How ‘Westworld’ Uses Multilingualism to Explore Prejudice
From Japanese to Lakota, the show’s foreign language episodes spotlight themes of identity and memory. Continue reading How ‘Westworld’ Uses Multilingualism to Explore Prejudice
If Rich People Are the Variables in ‘Westworld,’ No Wonder the Experiment Sucks
Scientists have warned that disproportionate sampling of wealthy people impacts research results. Delos Incorporated didn’t get the memo. Continue reading If Rich People Are the Variables in ‘Westworld,’ No Wonder the Experiment Sucks
Westworld’s Female Hosts Signal a Shift In Our Fear of Robots
Clever fembots are becoming a more popular scare tactic than indestructible Terminators. Continue reading Westworld’s Female Hosts Signal a Shift In Our Fear of Robots
This DIY ‘Westworld’-Inspired Robot Is Terrifying
Shitty robot expert Simone Giertz creates a host version of herself for the second season of ‘Westworld.’ Continue reading This DIY ‘Westworld’-Inspired Robot Is Terrifying
Watch the Trailer for ‘Westworld’ Season 2
War is coming to Westworld. Continue reading Watch the Trailer for ‘Westworld’ Season 2
26 Years Before ‘The Matrix,’ There Was ‘World on Wire’
German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s ‘World on a Wire’ was exploring simulations decades before ‘Westworld.’ Continue reading 26 Years Before ‘The Matrix,’ There Was ‘World on Wire’
Is There Any Science in ‘Westworld?’
Radio Motherboard discusses when we’ll have have artificial intelligence on par with Westworld, talks about the state of AI research with a Facebook engineer, and an old friend returns to the show. Continue reading Is There Any Science in ‘Westworld?’