The Final Moments of Karl Brant

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The Final Moments of Karl Brant is part detective story, part slasher movie, and part theoretical futurism. The short film examines the issue of mind uploading, and the ethics of turning off a recreated consciousness.

Written and directed by award-winning graphic novelist M.F. Wilson, The Final Moments of Karl Brant is part detective story, part slasher movie, and part theoretical futurism.

The film stars Paul Reubens (yes, Pee Wee Herman), as the scientist friend of the eponymous Brant (Pete Cheklava). Brant is working on a way to upload his memories into a computer in order to effectively reconstruct his consciousness in the virtual world.

However, it appears someone wanted him dead for it. Two detectives (Janina Gavankar and Jon Sklaroff) are the ones investigating and the key to solving the case comes from a decidedly non-traditional source. But the question arises: at one point, in this new world, does a person stop being a person?

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The science behind the story was pioneered in part by Ray Kurzweil, whose books “The Age of Intelligent Machines,” “The Age of Spiritual Machines,” and “The Singularity Is Near” discuss the idea that artificial intelligence will one day be indistinguishable from human intelligence and that our own existence and longevity is tied to machines.

Eventually, what it means to be human will depend on leaving behind physical bodies and existing within the artificial, and seemingly-infinite, virtual space.

Check out this well-made, taught short film above, and let know what you think below in the comments.



SOURCE  Nerdist

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