Westworld
2017

Indiana University Cinema Bloomington, IN

with

Cole Stratton

PhD candidate, Indiana University Media School

Westworld— Recent developments in artificial intelligence

New media technology expert Cole Stratton examines today's cutting edge AI technologies.

Indiana University Cinema Bloomington, IN

Film Synopsis

A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.

In the future year of 1983, a high-tech, highly realistic adult amusement park called Delos is populated with lifelike androids that are practically indistinguishable from human beings. For $1,000 per day, guests may indulge in any adventure with the android population of the park, including sexual encounters and even a fight to the death. Two friends (Richard Benjamin, James Brolin) on vacation in the park get more than they bargained for when one of the gun-slinging robot inhabitants (Yul Brynner) begins stalking them, threatening the safety of all the guests. 



About the Speaker

Cole Stratton is a PhD student in Indiana University's Media School. He studies the history, politics, economics, and culture of new media technology. He is particularly interested in the way relations of power within society are mediated by the smartphone.