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May 2023
38m 55s

'Mrs. Davis' Just Wants You to Be Happy

Vulture & New York Magazine
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As tech companies assure us AI is here to help and not to eradicate humanity, the Peacock series ‘Mrs. Davis’ explores what happens in a world where AI really does deliver on that promise. Executive producers Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof join Sam to talk about how they combined science fiction and Christianity in a show about a technophobic nun who is l ... Show More
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