Earl Grey 63: Does Data Dream of Positronic Sheep

AI in the 24th Century.


Star Trek The Original Series is filled with the twenty-third
century crew encountering robots, androids, and god-like
computers. In the twenty-fourth century, artificial intelligence
still surprises Starfleet's flagship, falling under the category
of "new life and new civilizations."


In the episode of Earl Grey, Darren, Daniel, and Phillip discuss
The Next Generation's episodes that feature Soong-type androids,
Starfleet's computer systems (LCARS), holographic intelligence
("Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle"), and machines
that grow beyond their original programming ("Evolution" and "The
Quality of Life"). What is the definition of life? How does
artificial intelligence in TNG challenge that definition? Join us
as we tackle these issues.


 


Hosts


Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, and Darren Moser


 


Editor and Producer


Darren Moser


 


Associate Producer


Will Nguyen


 


Chapters


Data: Encounter at Farpoint (00:03:09)


Lore: Brothers (00:06:45)


Lal: The Offspring (00:10:36)


The Computer: Emergence (00:17:00)


Minuet: 11001001  (00:25:51)


Moriarty: Ship in a Bottle (00:31:02)


Exocomps: Quality of Life (00:39:11)


Nanites: Evolution (00:44:31)


Closing (00:46:14)


 


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