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News
Date
February 27, 2021

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Arts & Culture

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Dreams, DUST, Dystopia, I dream (short film), Juan Pablo Arriagada, Science fiction}

Sci-fi Saturday: A Future Where Dreams Have Been Privatized

_{Unfortunately, the dream Carlos wants is to see his missing family again and that's illegal …} _{News

February 27, 2021

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Arts & Culture}

“I Dream” at DUST by Juan Pablo Arriagada (February 20, 2021, 14.25 min, Spanish with English subtitles) “In the future, dreams have been privatized. Carlos will risk anything to have one last dream to see his missing family.” Severe language and violence warning. It’s an interesting concept: “It was just a matter of time before dreams became privatized and became a basic service. Only rich people can afford to dream. The people who can’t pay for it must work double shifts. Or buy this drug that makes them stay awake. And, by the way, it’s made by the same people that privatized sleep.” Carlos, an ex-cop whose family went missing, can afford one last dream in which he wants to Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
January 2, 2021

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Science

Tagged
Avarya, DUST, Gökalp Gönen, Isaac Asimov, Three Laws of Robotics}

Sci Fi Saturday: Can a Robot Find a Better Planet Than Earth

_{The trouble is, the robot is governed by Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics} _{News

January 2, 2021

3

Arts & Culture, Science}

In “Avarya” (19:30 min) by Gökalp Gönen (English subtitles) an elderly human fleeing Earth seeking a new habitable planet is trapped in his own ship after the robot overseer finds every single candidate planet unsuitable. The robot’s behavior is based strictly on Isaac Asimov’s’s Laws of Robotics: First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. And it’s a dark and witty Read More ›

smart hotel in hospitality industry 4.0 technology concept, robot butler (robot assistant) use for greet arriving guests, deliver customer, items to rooms, give information, support variety languages

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Author
News
Date
December 26, 2020

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
DUST, Rewind (short film), Science fiction}

Sci-Fi Saturday Film: The Robot Tries To Learn About Grief

_{An elderly woman buys a robot to help her when she finds herself all alone, due to tragedy} _{News

December 26, 2020

3

Arts & Culture}

In our weekly foray into free sci-fi at DUST, we found “Rewind” (13:36 min, set in December 2043) An elderly woman, Sheila, whose daughter has been in a high-conflict zone in a military environment, learns to manage with a robot—ordered apparently off the internet, with a manual—that can learn to do housework and hang Christmas decorations. It’s an agreeable story and good Christmas fare! That said, the robot is obviously a guy in a “robot” suit. He learns to do housework, appreciate snow—and to deal with tragedy a robot could never really understand. A robot can’t deal with things that are non-computable because non-computables cannot be programmed. This is a fact often overlooked by heady futurists. But don’t let that Read More ›

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Author
Adam Nieri
Date
June 15, 2020

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
DUST, Ivan Kander, Science fiction, Spice Frontier (short film), This Time Away (short film)}

Two More Hidden Gems Among the Sci-Fi Shorts

_{I spotted both of these gems on Short of the Week and was instantly intrigued} _{Adam Nieri

June 15, 2020

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Arts & Culture}

Back in the old days, I used to endlessly browse YouTube for short films; hoping I would find a hidden gem. Don’t get me wrong, I have respect for any aspiring filmmaker but short films can be very difficult to pull off. It could certainly be said that each film deserves respect in one way or another. Every now and then, however, I would find something brilliant hidden in the corners of YouTube. Nowadays, though, Short of the Week has pretty much taken the burden of searching off my hands. First up, we have This Time Away (2019): Nigel is an elderly man living as a recluse, haunted by his past and memory of the family he once had, until Read More ›

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Author
Adam Nieri
Date
May 2, 2020

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
DUST, Science fiction, Short sci-fi films}

My Five Top Picks in Short Sci-Fi from DUST at YouTube

_{I'm glad I decided to revisit DUST, a wonderful community of short, free sci-fi films} _{Adam Nieri

May 2, 2020

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Arts & Culture}

They’ll sure take your mind off lockdown. Both “Hum” and “Alientology” feature a simple storyline that works in a short film. “EI: Emotional Intelligence,” an animated short, compares well with live action shorts. “Exit Strategy” is one of the few really successful sci-fi films on the topic of time. And I would love to see “The Secret Number” made into a feature film.

A Mind Matters Review: Sci-Fi Shorts of the Week

_{With human input, Sunspring starts to make sense} _{Adam Nieri

April 4, 2019

3

Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

This week, watch a collaboration between deep learning and human creativity produce something far more coherent than Sunspring. And check out an animation on the pitfalls of emotional intelligence.