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The Age of A.I.

Impossible? Well, when you consider what human cooperation has already accomplished... a...

The Age of A.I. • S01E01 • 2019

[playing drums] [Downey] Free will... ...it's something we've been grappling with for thousands of years, from Aristotle to Descartes, and will continue to grapple with for a thousand more. Will we ever be able to make an A.I. that can think on its own? A second, artificial version of me that is truly autonomous? A Robert that can actually think and feel on his own, while this Robert here takes a nap? [engines roaring] Impossible? Well, when you consider what human cooperation has already accomplished... a man on the moon... decoding the human genome... discovering faraway galaxies... I'd put my money on dreamers like Mark and Gil over the "Earth is flat" folks any day. Until then... nap time

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[playing drums]

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[Downey] Free will...

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...it's something we've been grappling with

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for thousands of years, from Aristotle to Descartes,

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and will continue to grapple with for a thousand more.

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Will we ever be able to make an A.I.

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that can think on its own?

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A second, artificial version of me

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that is truly autonomous?

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A Robert that can actually think and feel on his own,

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while this Robert here takes a nap?

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[engines roaring]

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Impossible?

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Well, when you consider

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what human cooperation has already accomplished...

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a man on the moon...

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decoding the human genome...

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discovering faraway galaxies...

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I'd put my money on dreamers like Mark and Gil

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over the "Earth is flat" folks any day.

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Until then... nap time.

Duration

55 seconds

Views

20

Timestamp in Movie

00:32:18

Uploaded

Jun 07, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

Production

CNAC,BFS Producciones,Viriato Films

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Movie Summary

The Age of A.I. is a 8 part documentary series hosted by Robert Downey Jr. covering the ways Artifial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks will change the world.