In the 2021 sci-fi drama Finch, there is an interesting scene where the legendary Tom Hanks, the film’s eponymous protagonist, can be seen talking to a robot named Jeff in a desert. “You see, you can already tell me how many rivets are in the Golden Gate Bridge. And how many miles of cables were used and how high it is. But it is not until you actually stand on it and see the beauty, and listen to the suspension cables singing in the wind…That’s experience, human experience,” Finch tells Jeff.
While the movie is set in the future, what Finch said about Jeff’s technical prowess has been true of the ease of technology for a while now. As for the human experience bit of it, I’m sure Jeff doesn't mind. Not yet, at least.
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