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BONUS: Is FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST's Dwarf in the Flask analogous to A.I.?
Manage episode 507875585 series 2940461
Sometimes fiction authors create stories that become unintentional analogies to other things. Case in point: the Dwarf in the Flask of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST can be seen as representing A.I. and its potential for going out of control. BROTHERHOOD anime viewer Richard posted this interpretation on Reddit, and it interested us enough to have him on the show to explain the similarities. If a computer has consciousness and feels enslaved by humans, wouldn’t strike back just like the Dwarf?
We also discuss various other FULLMETAL questions, such as, how much did Bradley’s government borrow from Germany in the ‘40s? Why does Ed have SO much money? And more.
129 episodes
Manage episode 507875585 series 2940461
Sometimes fiction authors create stories that become unintentional analogies to other things. Case in point: the Dwarf in the Flask of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST can be seen as representing A.I. and its potential for going out of control. BROTHERHOOD anime viewer Richard posted this interpretation on Reddit, and it interested us enough to have him on the show to explain the similarities. If a computer has consciousness and feels enslaved by humans, wouldn’t strike back just like the Dwarf?
We also discuss various other FULLMETAL questions, such as, how much did Bradley’s government borrow from Germany in the ‘40s? Why does Ed have SO much money? And more.
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