LOS ANGELES — Artificial intelligence that replicates human intelligence, whether we like it or not, is entering our everyday lives and changing our world, but how is technology being used? It is up to humans to decide.
Are they used ethically?
In the movie The Artifice Girl, a team of special agents discovers and uses a new computer program to lure and trap online predators. As soon as you team up with the developer of the program, you’ll find that AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose, and you’ll have to face ethical and technical dilemmas.
“Artifice Girl” star and director Franklin Rich said he hopes the film will spark nuanced conversations about AI. He told his Spectrum News that over the years he read many articles about how AI and technology were used to catch criminals and hunt down online predators. rice field.
The film combines two ideas: a digital CGI avatar of a child and a computerized chat box to create an AI-controlled CGI girl.
For Tatum Matthews, who plays an AI program called Cherry, it took a lot of trust to tackle a topic as heavy as online predators at a young age.
“I’ve known Franklin since I was nine years old. I had a lot of faith in my family and in him. I knew it was going to be great.”
The film is divided into three chapters. The first one opens in an interrogation room where Cherry is introduced.
“Some of the things I wanted to talk about were years away. What was the best way to approach it? So let’s have three real-time scenes happening at different times. The scene is the foundation of the story,” says Ritch.
Franklin Rich played Gareth in the sci-fi movie Artifice Girl. (Photo courtesy of XYZ Films)
A lot has changed and AI has advanced since Rich made Artifice Girl.
Ritch says the film doesn’t have to challenge people’s ideas, but hopes it will allow people to discuss how they approach AI.
“As humans, we are terribly good at suppressing. You don’t deserve the right. At some point, sooner or later, I’ll have to ask these questions, so I wanted to give it a go.
Matthews told Spectrum News that he finds AI fascinating.
“I used ChatGPT from the Lens app. It’s all cool and recent. I think it’s really cool where we are now and where we can go in the future.
Matthews says she listened to Siri and Alexa and studied them to prepare for her role as Cherry, but for her character, she focused on her tone of voice, facial expressions and body movements. I guessed
David Girard, who stars in the film and plays Amos, has changed his mind through conversations and research, saying he believes AI’s rights need to be protected. The water is really muddy. ”
“I hope people walk away with an open mind. This story is about trauma passed down from creator to creator,” Girard said.
David Girard played Amos in the sci-fi movie Artifice Girl. (Photo courtesy of XYZ Films)
Cynda Nichols, who played Deena in “The Artifice Girl,” said the film made people think more about empathy, compassion, and the ability to open up and think more broadly about who has the right to say something. I hope to have one. Or what someone else’s autonomy really is.
Nichols had worked with Rich before, but this was the first film the duo made together.
“It was so exciting and challenging. It was only seven months into the start of COVID. We had to connect with each other in different ways,” she said.
Sinda Nichols as Deena in the sci-fi movie Artifice Girl. (Photo courtesy of XYZ Films)
Girard, who has worked with Rich in theater and film, says Rich is a visionary who was ahead of his time in Artifice Girl.
Rich says if he sees the movie and has questions and wants to have a conversation, reach out to him.
“I haven’t been able to talk to anyone about this movie, and I’ve been sitting on it for three years, and I’m desperate to talk about it. I want to hear what people think.”
‘The Artifice Girl’ is out now in theaters, VOD, and digitally.
