Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Today we continue our season on the 2001 movie, A.I. Let's meander through the film's strange pre-production including Brian Aldiss, Stanley Kubrick, and the incredible cast of the final movie.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESELON’S FLYING CARhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWy6SyJRZoTRUMP TELLS THE U.N. THAT HE’S RENAMED A.I.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J79e71pMrHISUPERTOYS LAST ALL SUMMER LONGhttps://maledive.ecml.at/Portals/45/Aldiss_Supertoys_plain.pdfBRIAN ALDISS OBITUARYhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/21/brian-aldiss-obituaryKUBRICK AND A.I.https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/stanley-kubricks-artificial-intelligence-thriller-released-after-death/SCIENCE FICTION NEW WAVEhttps://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/new_waveBOVRIL AND SCI-FIhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250527-bovril-a-meaty-staples-strange-link-to-cult-science-fiction

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today, with hanky in hand, we look at the life of one of our heroes, SIR PATRICK STEWART.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESPATRICK STEWART OBITUARYhttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/30/sir-patrick-stewart-obituaryPATRICK STEWART CORONATION STREEThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx0E8HUAANIPATRICK STEWART DUNEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlyhzVVpvicPATRICK STEWART LIFE FORCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uOhTRONUbYPICARD’S FUNNIEST MOMENTShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GyP7i6mNxsTHE CORDON SPAThttps://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/patrick-stewart-james-corden-fight-explained

Today we continue our season on the 2001 movie, A.I. Let's pop our examining goggles on and have a peek at Steven Spielberg.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESDESERT ISLAND DISCS: STEVEN SPIELBERGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g8m422ND EGOT WINNERhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zr3jcxsSPIELBERG’S AWARDShttps://www.spielbergfilmarchive.org.il/steven-spielberg-awards/SPIELBERG’S 20 FAVOURITE MOVIEShttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steven-spielberg-20-favourite-movies-ever/

Today we begin our season on the 2001 movie, A.I. To begin we deliver a primer lecture on what A.I. is, where it has come from and where it might be going.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESWHAT IS A.I.?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l799gxjjpoTHE HISTORY OF A.I.https://www.coursera.org/articles/history-of-aiTHE TURING TESThttps://www.turing.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1242SHANE HARRIS ASKS CLAUDE A QUESTIONhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/JOZlnfdqnl4PALANTIR’S MANIFESTOhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkj7975po

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the rise of the resistance.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESNEO-LUDDITES WARN OF AI APOCALYPSEhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/humanitys-remaining-timeline-it-looks-more-like-five-years-than-50-meet-the-neo-luddites-warning-of-an-ai-apocalypseTHE QUIET RISE OF SLOW TECHhttps://criticalplayground.org/the-quiet-rise-of-slow-tech/DIGITAL POISONINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_64sBmNDL0THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AIhttps://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82486/ai-energy-environment-democracy/SLATER’S LAW (WARNING! IT IS SHIT)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDuAOAW1Zk

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the crazy world of rock/robot crossovers.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGOODNIGHT VIENNA COMMERCIALhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBH-9yyQMURINGO STARR – ONLY YOU VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zpFpfw3FwHIPGNOSIS ALBUM COVERShttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/hipgnosis-life-in-15-album-covers-pink-floyd-led-zeppelin-and-more-110213/THE COVER UNCOVERED: NEWS OF THE WORLDhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/FAMILY GUY NEWS OF THE WORLDhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the Terminator "thumbs up" moment and a recent example of self-sacrificing bots.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTEST2 ENDING: THUMBS UPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHmsT2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVEShttps://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouYNOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLEhttps://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principlePATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAKhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURROhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdUALTERNATIVE ENDINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at TILLY NORWOOD, an A.I. actor. Is she the future of acting, or just clickbait.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTILLY NORWOOD ON PIERS MORGANhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXAA.I. COMMISSIONERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYsTAKE THE LEAD MUSIC VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw