By the second decade of this century, AI is probably more of a party trick than a real presence (we don’t particularly mind having our computers and robots look and act like computers and robots), but Turing’s Test has long been passed, in a variety of ways. We are on to next steps: Thomas Gibbons’ new play Uncanny Valley explores what those steps are, and the philosophical, moral, and existential questions they pose.
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Alan Turing,
Alex Podulke,
artificial intelligence,
Barbara Kingsley,
CATF,
Contemporary American Theatre Festival,
robots,
Thomas Gibbons,
Tom Dugdale,
Turing Test,
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H2O will leave you dealing not only with your feelings about the characters, but also reconsidering art, life, and The Meaning of It All.
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Alex Podulke,
CATF,
Contemporary American Theater Festival,
Culture War,
Evalngelical Christians,
faith,
H2O,
Hamlet,
Jane Martin,
John Ambrosone,
Jon Jory,
Ophelia,
rationality,
Shepher University,
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