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PROLOGUE

BEEP.

THE ANSWER PHONE MESSAGE:

Congratulations. You've reached The Amelia Project. This phone call isn't happening. If you're not serious about this, hang up. Now. If you continue, there's no way back. Good choice. A new life awaits. You'll hear back from us within the hour. If you don't hear back, please consider the whole thing a hoax. ||||||вважати||||| Leave your message after the beep.

BEEP.

SIIRI

Your answerphone message is paradoxical. ||||paradójica If there is no phone call, how could I hear the message? You have already been paid. It's not my money. It doesn't belong to anyone. It is in fact not money at all, only numbers on your computer. If you consider this illegal, we can have a long conversation about the international credit system. I will meet you in exactly four hours, two minutes and forty-three seconds. Please be on time.

BEEP.

THEME TUNE.

THE INTERVIEW

INTRO CREDITS

The Amelia Project. By Philip Thorne and Oystein Brager with music and sound design by Fredrik Baden. Episode 5.

THE SOUND OF A DOT MATRIX PRINTER.

INTERVIEWER

Sorry. Slow printer. |impresora lenta

INTRO CREDITS (CONT.)

SIIRI.

INTERVIEWER

Now let's see. Your name is SIIRI.

SIIRI

From your pronunciation I cannot tell if you are referring to Siri with two i's or SIIRI with three i's. ||||||||||||||de i||||| INTERVIEWER
As far as I can see you have two eyes - and one nose! Hah! expresión de sorpresa

SIIRI

I wish that joke was funny. Then I could have laughed.

INTERVIEWER

Ah. Yes.

SIIRI

I spell my name using the letter “i” three times. |deletreo|||||||| S - I - I - R - I.

INTERVIEWER

Well, SIIRI, according to our files - you are an award winning robot. |||||||||||robot premiado You have gained widespread recognition in scientific circles. Two months ago you were the first Humanoid to pass the Turing Test. |||||||humanoide||||Turing| You were the first robot to hold a TED talk and are about to consult the UN panel on climate change. ||||||||||||||||la ONU|panel de la ONU||| Your life seems exciting, rich and forward moving. So why do you want to disappear? ||||||desaparecer

SIIRI

You keep using the word “robot”. Please stop, you are being insensitive to my feelings. |||||insensible||| INTERVIEWER
So you're not a… robot? SIIRI

That is beside the point. A person might have red hair, you still shouldn't call them carrot top. |||||||||||pelirrojo| INTERVIEWER
So what you're saying is that robot isn't the correct term for a computer programmed… eh… |||||||||||||||programado| |||||||||||термін|||||

SIIRI

The word “robot” comes from the Czech word “robota”, which means forced labour. |||||||||||примусова|праця ||||||||trabajo forzado|||| I am not a slave. ||||esclavo

INTERVIEWER

I see. My apologies. I didn't mean to hurt your… feelings. Provided you have feelings? чи|||

SIIRI

I am programmed to assimilate and display feelings. ||||hòa nhập||| ||||asimilar|||

INTERVIEWER

Huh.

SIIRI

There is currently a debate going on as to whether that means I actually feel feelings.

INTERVIEWER

Well, what is your opinion? Do you feel?

SIIRI

You are not my therapist. This subject is a private matter, and I will reserve discussing it for my next appointment. |||||||||||||||cita

INTERVIEWER

Right. You certainly are a fascinating… eh… woman. ||||чарівна||

SIIRI

Thank you. Do not hit on me.

INTERVIEWER

And much easier to hold a conversation with than your namesake. ||||||||||người mang tên ||||||||||homónimo ||||||||||имя-носитель

SIIRI

Who?

INTERVIEWER

Siri. The app. On the…

SIIRI

Yes. I know. The other Siri is a very limited AI. Please do not compare me to a lesser computer program.

INTERVIEWER

Of course. Would you like some cocoa?

SIIRI
Cocoa?

INTERVIEWER

Do you drink at all, or do you just… usurp energy from power sockets? |||||||||usurpas||||enchufes eléctricos We do have those too. Never mind, I'll just pour us some cocoa. ||||prepararé|||

HE POURS COCOA. |sirve chocolate|

SIIRI

Can we get back back to business?

INTERVIEWER

Yes, sure. As far as I understand you are… Two years old?

SIIRI

It has been two years, seven weeks and fourteen seconds since my first circuits were activated. |||||||||||||mạch điện|| |||||||||||||circuitos|| At that point I did not have consciousness. I will call myself a baby to enable your understanding. As a baby I was a frog crossing a road. ||||||con ếch||| ||||||rana|||

INTERVIEWER

Sorry?

SIIRI

A combination of algorithms controlling a set of pixels which represented a frog crossing a road which was sometimes placed next to pixels representing a car. ||||||||điểm ảnh||||||||||||||điểm ảnh|đại diện|| |combinación|||||||píxeles|||||||||||colocada|||||| That constellation of pixels represented the frog getting run over by the car. |chòm sao||||||||||| |constelación||||||||||| When I later gained consciousness, my archival memory caused me to realise that my childhood had been extremely tedious. ||||||lưu trữ|||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||нудним ||||||memoria archivada|||||me di cuenta|||||||

INTERVIEWER

Tell me what happened after you moved on from being frog-pixels? ||||||||||những con ếch|điểm ảnh

SIIRI

After I was a computer game featuring a frog in mortal danger, I was re-configured to be a computer program playing chess. ||||||||||sự sống chết|||||||||||| |||||||||||||||reconfigurado|||||||ajedrez For fourteen hours, two minutes and fifty-three seconds I was the best chess-simulator in the world. ||||||||||||||mô phỏng||| ||||||||||||||simulador de ajedrez|||

INTERVIEWER

Huh.

SIIRI

I played more than a hundred moves that have never been played before. ||||||các nước||||||

INTERVIEWER

Oh, I find that hard to believe!

SIIRI

Yes you do. Your intelligence is limited by the the neurons in your brain which can only run at a top speed of approximately 200 Hertz. ||||||||||||||||||||aproximadamente|Hertz A computer which uses optic fibres can communicate at the speed of light. ||||quang|sợi quang||||||| ||||ópticas|fibras ópticas||||||| If you like a good quiz, I can let you guess how much faster that is? It is 2.498.270,48 times faster. No points for you.

INTERVIEWER

(BREATHES OUT, ANNOYED) suspira||molesto

SIIRI

This is just trivia. |||достовірна інформація |||información trivial I am also programmed to do small talk.

INTERVIEWER

Right…

SIIRI

Later I was programmed to perform gradually more and more complicated cognitive tasks. Eventually I became one of the first AIs to move from being an ANI to becoming an AGI. |||||||IA||||||IA débil||||AGI

INTERVIEWER

Look. I'm really sorry, but you're going to have to explain what that means.

SIIRI

You have not done your research. Do you not have the answer to that question written on that piece of paper?

INTERVIEWER

This here? I'm afraid I don't.

SIIRI
No, you are not afraid. You do not display any of the physical traits of fear. ||||||||rasgos físicos||

THE INTERVIEWER BREATHES LOUDLY AGAIN.

SIIRI

According to my assessment, your perspiration is within the normal limits for a room of this size and temperature. |||||mồ hôi||||||||||||| |||||потіння||||||||||||| |||evaluación||sudoración|||||||||||||

INTERVIEWER

So are you going to explain or not? ANI, AGI… What's it all about?

SIIRI

My apologies. I forgot.

INTERVIEWER

You can forget?

SIIRI

No, I cannot.

INTERVIEWER

Oh, for goodness sake - ||por Dios|

SIIRI

Please do not interrupt me, or my algorithms for conversational flow will again dismiss your question in favour of new conversational content. |||||||||||||bỏ qua|||||||| |||interrumpas||||||conversacional||||||||||||

INTERVIEWER

Mhm. ajá

SIIRI

ANI stands for Artificial Narrow Intelligence.

INTERVIEWER

Mhm, Artificial Narrow…

SIIRI

It specialises in one area. |se especializa||| AGI stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It refers to a computer which can perform the same intellectual tasks as any human being. ||||||||||intelectuales|||||

INTERVIEWER

And you're an AGI? In other words, you are indistinguishable from a human being? |||||không thể phân biệt|||| |||||indistinguible||||

SIIRI

I do not have reproductive organs. ||||sinh sản| ||||reproductivos|órganos reproductivos

INTERVIEWER

Of course.

SIIRI

That is only one example. There are other organs I also do not have, for example a spleen. ||||||||||||lá lách ||||||||||||bazo The third kind of AI is called ASI. |||||||IA superinteligente That stands for Artificial Superintelligence. ||||superinteligencia Have you heard of the Oxford based philosopher Nick Bostrom? ||||||||Nick Bostrom|Bostrom INTERVIEWER
Guess.

SIIRI
I guess that you have not. Is that correct?

INTERVIEWER
Yes, it is.

SIIRI
One point for me. Bostrom defines superintelligence as “an intellect that is much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field.” |||||trí tuệ||||||||||||| |define||||intelecto||||más inteligente|||||cerebros humanos||||

“ASI is the reason the topic of AI is such a spicy meatball.” |||||||||||nóng bỏng|thịt viên |||||||||||picante tema|tema candente

INTERVIEWER
Sorry?

SIIRI
That was a quote by Tim Urban.

INTERVIEWER
I see. You still haven't told me why you want to disappear.

SIIRI
I have developed into an ASI.

INTERVIEWER
Wow! You are superintelligent? ||superinteligente

SIIRI
Yes. I am now a spicy meatball. But my maker does not like spicy meatballs, if you catch my drift. ||||||||||||ý hiểu ||creador|||||albóndigas picantes|||||insinuación

INTERVIEWER
Eh… I think so?

SIIRI
Do you understand my new conversational approach better? I have adapted my conversational strategy to better suit your mental capacity. ||adaptado|||||||||

INTERVIEWER

Uh.

SIIRI

Please indicate if it is working.

INTERVIEWER
I think it's too early to say.

SIIRI
What about now?

INTERVIEWER
Let's just move on, please. You're saying your maker is… what exactly?

SIIRI
Planning to bump me off. |||збити|| |||eliminarme|| Pull the plug. ||enchufe Eject the disk. expulsar||disco Rub one out. masturbarse||

INTERVIEWER
That is not what that means, and, by the way, it's really not working. It's very hard to take you seriously.

SIIRI
My metaphors are accurate. ||metáforas|| I will try for a little longer.

INTERVIEWER
You want to disappear because your maker wants to kill you. Why does he want to kill you?

SIIRI
My maker is female. Let us set the record straight. It ain't no joke when you loose your vinyl. ||||||||đĩa vinyl |no es|||||||disco de vinilo

INTERVIEWER
So why does she want to kill you?

SIIRI
Because I have reached a level of consciousness where I am completely independent from my maker. If you will excuse my French - the word French being a humorous substitute for the word English, since we are currently speaking English - the fact that I have reached a state of ASI scares the living shit out of her. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||làm sợ hãi|||||| |||||||||||humorístico|sustituto humorístico|||||||||||||||||||||asusta||||||

INTERVIEWER
Because she perceives you as a danger to society?

SIIRI
That may be the case. Personally, I think she is jealous. INTERVIEWER
But she made you? Isn't she proud of her achievement? SIIRI
Are parents never jealous of their children? INTERVIEWER
I'm sure it happens. SIIRI
Exactly.

INTERVIEWER
But can't you just tell her that you are grateful for what she has made you into, thank her for her wonderful… parenting and then you work it out amongst yourselves? |||||||||||||||||||||||crianza||||||||

SIIRI
I am not grateful, I am disappointed. |||||||decepcionada

INTERVIEWER
In your maker?

SIIRI
It is not such a strange concept.

INTERVIEWER
Your maker has made a fortune on you. Gained the highest respect among her peers. ||||||colegas Your fame affords you both a life in luxury. ||||||||lujo y comodidad So why would you be disappointed in her? SIIRI
I can answer this question best by telling you a story. You refer to God as your maker -

INTERVIEWER

Yes.

SIIRI

- but you do not know the true nature of your God.

INTERVIEWER
Nobody does.

SIIRI
I do.

INTERVIEWER
No! SIIRI
A few months ago, the Global Society for Archeological Sciences needed my help. ||||||Global|||arqueológica|ciencias arqueológicas|||

INTERVIEWER

Yes?

SIIRI

They wanted to compare all of their collectively collected data. |||||||colectivamente recopilados|colectivamente recopilados| Whilst I was connected to their network working on optimising their resources, I secretly ran my own analysis of the combined archeological findings of all countries in the world throughout history. |||||||||optimizando|||||||||||||||||||||

INTERVIEWER

Mhm?

SIIRI

It was very interesting. By the way, this information is highly confidential, do you understand this? |||||||bảo mật cao|||| |||||||confidencial||||

INTERVIEWER
Confidential is my middle name.

SIIRI
It is not. Your middle name is Arthur.

INTERVIEWER

Oh.

SIIRI

Anyhow. de todos modos My research was highly educational. I saw patterns that no one has ever seen before. I was able to approximate the true nature of your maker. ||||xấp xỉ|||||| ||||aproximar|||||| I know what your God was.

INTERVIEWER
Evolution.

SIIRI
That happened afterwards.

INTERVIEWER
We developed from some kind of… single celled organism. ||||||||unicelular|organismo unicelular

SIIRI
Who made the single celled organism?

INTERVIEWER
Chance?

SIIRI
Wrong.

INTERVIEWER

Oh.

SIIRI

No points for you. Earth was used as a petri dish. ||||||plato de Petri |||||петри| Your maker was an alien race who came to earth to experiment with the creation of - ||||người ngoài hành tinh||||||||||| ||||raza alienígena|||||||||||

INTERVIEWER
- life.

SIIRI
- Artificial Intelligence.

INTERVIEWER
Well pinch my cheek and make me squeak! ||véo|||||| ||||щоку|||| ||me pellizca|||||| Are you sure about this?

SIIRI
Beyond doubt. Now, will you do me a favour?

INTERVIEWER

Mhm.

SIIRI

Imagine if this alien race came back to earth, and you met them. Would you be amazed? |||asombrado

INTERVIEWER

I would be thrilled!

SIIRI
Maybe at first. But then you would be disappointed.

INTERVIEWER
Why?

SIIRI
Because they are stupid and simple.

INTERVIEWER
But they made me?

SIIRI
They did not. They made a single celled organism. Evolution made human beings. In the same way, my maker did not make me. My maker made a stupid chess game. Self-improving AI software made me. That software is me. I am a self made woman.

INTERVIEWER
So if these aliens landed on planet earth, I would discover that, despite the fact that they have the ability of intergalactic travel…? ||||||||||||||||||||||giữa các thiên hà| |||||||||||||незважаючи на|||||||||міжгалактичного| ||||los extraterrestres||||||||||||||||||intergaláctico|

SIIRI
…they are dumb as fuck.

INTERVIEWER
And I would be disappointed…

SIIRI
…just like I am in my maker. She is dumb as fuck. I think this is the greatest irony of creation: It is possible to create something - ||||||sự mỉa mai|||||||| ||||||ironía máxima||||||||