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https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html tl;dr It's curious and unexpected that an actor in a major mo

• krapp 4y ago
  >It's curious and unexpected that an actor in a major movie wrote a scene for it, hence a relevant submission. Ryan Gosling is literally the least interesting aspect of this article, and his involvement is the least worth discussing. It's relevant because of the intellectual merit of the ideas presented, the philosophy behind the Voight-Kampf test, the nature of humanity, virtual humanity, culture, etc, which originate from Philip K. Dick and Blade Runner. The difference in the way the book, original screenplay and sequel approach the question of testing who or what is and isn't human, in a world where general artificial intelligence is ubiquitous. Unfortunately the title doesn't reflect any of that, and makes it seem like a celebrity piece. That's the part good hackers find interesting. It would have been better without any mention of the actor whatsoever.
  • Fraterkes 4y ago
    I agree with you, but I don't like changing the names of articles I submit.
  • pdpi 4y ago
    The fact that it's Ryan Gosling specifically is largely irrelevant. The fact that it was K's actor who wrote that particular scene is integral to the point the article is making.