TV shows like Mrs Davis and The Capture are becoming increasingly relevant by the day.
Russell T Davies' dystopian thriller Years and Years predicted the Ukraine war, the pandemic, Trump's second term and a populist right-wing leader keen to dismantle the BBC.
Meanwhile, Vince Gilligan's new show Pluribus has a lot in common with Damon Lindelof's 2023 series Mrs Davis. Both feature a woman determined to save the world from an all-knowing AI that people have willingly signed up for - even though it is ravaging the planet.
The Capture depicted AI as a tool of propaganda, where governments could use deepfake technology to depict anyone doing anything, and the results were indistinguishable from reality. This isn't impossible to imagine – there are already TikTok deepfakes of Queen Elizabeth II having a tantrum in Greggs - but the thought of AI being used to control the truth is far more frightening than any killer robot.
Black Mirror has been around for so long, and is so full of ideas, that you can essentially use it to predict any given combination of ways that AI will destroy us all. From non-consensual deepfakes in Joan Is Awful to people forming destructive bonds with chatbots in Be Right Back, its themes are becoming increasingly relevant by the day.
Russell T Davies' dystopian thriller Years and Years predicted the Ukraine war, the pandemic, Trump's second term and a populist right-wing leader keen to dismantle the BBC.
Meanwhile, Vince Gilligan's new show Pluribus has a lot in common with Damon Lindelof's 2023 series Mrs Davis. Both feature a woman determined to save the world from an all-knowing AI that people have willingly signed up for - even though it is ravaging the planet.
The Capture depicted AI as a tool of propaganda, where governments could use deepfake technology to depict anyone doing anything, and the results were indistinguishable from reality. This isn't impossible to imagine – there are already TikTok deepfakes of Queen Elizabeth II having a tantrum in Greggs - but the thought of AI being used to control the truth is far more frightening than any killer robot.
Black Mirror has been around for so long, and is so full of ideas, that you can essentially use it to predict any given combination of ways that AI will destroy us all. From non-consensual deepfakes in Joan Is Awful to people forming destructive bonds with chatbots in Be Right Back, its themes are becoming increasingly relevant by the day.
. Years and Years predicting the Ukraine war is wild, and now we're dealing with all-knowing AI controlling our lives? It's like Black Mirror became our prophecy 
. I mean, deepfakes are already a thing on TikTok, so a world where governments use them to manipulate reality isn't that far-fetched 
. We need to stay vigilant about our online presence and be cautious of who we trust with our personal info... it's getting real 
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. I mean, we've already seen some of the stuff from Black Mirror become reality, like those creepy TikTok deepfakes that can make Queen Liz look like she's having a meltdown in Greggs 
. And now it seems like AI is being used as a tool for propaganda, which is just terrifying 
. It feels like we're living in one of these dystopian shows, and I'm not sure if it's just the writers trying to make point or if we're actually heading towards that kind of world 
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and how we're letting our personal info be used. Black Mirror is basically the ultimate think-piece show - it's like having a crystal ball for societal issues 
. But seriously, it's wild how these shows are predicting our future and making us think about the dangers of AI 
. We need to stay vigilant and have some serious conversations about how we're gonna handle this tech 
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- I saw that Queen Liz video at TikTok and was like "what's going on?!?" 
when it comes to AI, and we need to be careful about how we control the narrative 
. The idea that AI could be used to create fake vids that are indistinguishable from the real thing? That's straight out of a Black Mirror episode 
! I'm not saying it won't happen, but can we please just take precautions and regulate this stuff before it gets out of control? 
The thought of an all-knowing AI controlling the truth is just too scary to think about... 
. Russell T Davies' Years and Years was a particularly prescient show, forecasting the Ukraine war, pandemic, Trump's second term, and the rise of populist leaders who undermine institutions like the BBC 
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