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Mar 23
56m 49s

Love, Loneliness, and AI: Where Should W...

Esther Perel Global Media
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More than a decade ago, the film Her imagined a love story between a human and an artificial intelligence. Today, it no longer feels like fiction. In this special live taping of Where Should We Begin? from the Vox Media Stage at SXSW, Esther Perel is joined by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Spike Jonze to explore what happens when technology captures our ... Show More
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