Zoe
- Year:
- 2018
- 95 min
- 413 Views
[typing]
[typing continues]
[female computer voice] Describe the last
person you were in a relationship with.
[woman] He was a loner.
He...
Not an obvious choice.
He needed to let himself be loved.
We tried. It failed.
[computer] If your dog was ill and had
to have its front legs removed to survive,
would you have the surgery
or have the dog put down?
I would have the surgery.
What are the things that would
attract you to a potential partner?
The things he loves.
Whether he likes pancakes or French toast.
Would you help someone you love
end their life if that was their choice?
Um
[man] Are you all right, Zoe?
Yeah.
Its just
It feels funny to be doing this
after working next to you for so long,
thats all.
- Would you be more comfortable if I left?
- No. Its okay.
I guess, I dont know.
My answer is, Im not sure.
What do you want your partner
to see in you?
[woman on TV] After we did the Machine,
our relationship completely changed.
The way that we saw each other,
and hows its gonna go into the future.
- [man] We scored an 81 on the Machine.
- [woman 2] Yeah.
And just to have that definite answer
of, no, its gonna work, its gonna
[announcer on TV] At the Relationist Lab,
head designer Cole Ainsley
has been doing groundbreaking work
for almost 15 years.
One of the most important things
in our experience as humans is connection.
We are always looking for connection.
[announcer] When the board of directors
identified synthetic companions
as the next big growth area,
they hired Ainsley
to run the new offshoot of the company.
I have nothing to do with
the pharmaceutical side of the business.
Im purely focused on the synthetic lab.
So this then, for example,
is like research for you?
I mean,
this is great if you want a hedge cut.
But Im much more interested,
not so much in cleaning off the bench,
but who am I gonna be
sitting on that bench with.
And my drive is to create synthetic people
who will become companions for us.
Ultimately, you know, the idea
that youre safe, that its gonna last,
that theyre not... theyre not going to...
Theyre not going to leave you is
important, would be important to me, so
[announcer] Improving lives through
better relationships is the labs mission.
Hes ready for more.
Yeah, he is.
Were the fastest-growing start-up
in the human relationship market.
Weve got three divisions:
the Machine, Pharmaceuticals,
and our newest venture,
Synthetic Companions.
and run the Machine division.
At the Machine,
we evaluate singles, or couples.
For singles we comb our database
to find your best match.
The Machine comes up with a number:
40 percent, 60 percent.
The probability of two people staying
together in a happy, lasting relationship.
Perfect for couples like you wondering
if they should take the next step.
But you know, the numbers dont lie.
Weve got a documented
accuracy rate in the upper 90s.
But we like to say that the future
isnt inside our computers.
- Its inside you.
- [man on TV chatters]
[rock ballad intro]
[whirring]
[woman]
You leapt from crumbling buildings
Watching cityscapes turn to dust
Filming helicopters
Crashing in the ocean
From way above
Got the music in you, baby
Tell me why
Got the music in you, baby
Tell me why
Youve been locked in here forever
And you just cant say good-bye
[up-tempo rock] Hey
Your
Love
Haunts
Wait
Your
Just answer honestly.
Thats all you have to do.
[man on TV] We scored an 81
- Good night.
- Good night.
And just to have that definite answer of,
no, its gonna work,
its gonna be something thats for real.
[knocking]
Hi.
Oh, hey.
Do you want some caffeine?
- Oh, yeah. Perfect timing. Thanks.
- [pop top opens]
Youve made a lot of progress.
His bio-systems for processing food
are up already.
Im sure hes gonna be ready
for the tech summit. Im sure of it.
- Can I talk to him?
- Hes not quite there yet, no.
Do you think he will look
at the world like you do?
Since you designed him?
Sorry.
I guess its a personal thing. Im sorry.
No. Uh... No, thats okay.
Have a seat. I wanna show you something.
[typing]
Ive given him something
called emotional packets.
Theyre real memories
about emotional events.
Watch his synthetic facial muscles
and his body posture, how he talks.
[typing continues]
With emotions, we start with the physical
and we build inwards, see?
Give it a second.
Will it be different going forward?
Will...
Will she cheat again?
Is there any way I can make it higher?
There must be a way
I can I make the number
There has to be a reason
for me to have hope.
Will I hate her?
Do I hate her?
Will I ever get beyond this?
[typing]
Who is he talking to?
It was a conversation
that I had with the Machine.
Emma and I, we scored very low.
And we never really recovered from that.
his emotional infrastructure.
And eventually, we erase the memory,
but the infrastructure remains.
So, in a very real way, were...
Were teaching him how to feel.
Im sorry. I didnt realize.
Oh, its all right. Its just numbers.
Patterns of activation.
It looks a lot like real emotions.
Hes amazing, really.
No one will feel alone anymore
or feel that kind of pain.
- [phone vibrating]
- So
Oh.
Its Emma. Ive gotta go.
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