HAIR at the Movies Part 47: Superintelligence (Ben Falcone 2020) – When the Fate of the World Comes Down to Love
Superintelligence hides a serious question inside a comedy: what actually makes humanity worth saving? When an all-powerful AI chooses to judge humanity through the life of the most “average” person on Earth, it discovers something data can’t rank—kindness that doesn’t optimize, love that doesn’t scale, and care that persists even when it’s inconvenient. Carol Peters doesn’t save the world through brilliance or dominance, but through ordinary acts of empathy and connection. The film suggests a radical idea wrapped in humor: the most intelligent thing humans do isn’t invent machines—it’s choosing one another. 💕🤖
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