AI takes over the world! This is an early depiction of what could happen when computers spontaneously begin talking to each other… Yikes!

This is another 70’s movie after the Planet of the Apes and 2001: A Space Odyssey. A cult classic with more things for us to consider as we wonder “Which Dystopia?” are we headed for…

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Colossus: The Forbin Project (originally released as The Forbin Project) is a 1970 American science-fiction thriller film from Universal Pictures, produced by Stanley Chase, directed by Joseph Sargent, that stars Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, and William Schallert. It is based upon the 1966 science-fiction novel Colossus by Dennis Feltham Jones.[3]

The film is about an advanced American defense system, named Colossus, becoming sentient. After being handed full control, Colossus’ draconian logic expands on its original nuclear defense directives to assume total control of the world and end all warfare for the good of humankind, despite its creators’ orders to stop.[4]

^^ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project

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We hope to see you at the Freedom Film Festival Friday at our new venue, the Weare Public Library (near 6 North Stark Highway, Weare). A $5 donation is suggested for costs – we’ll start producing printed handouts soon to distribute at other events.

This week we want to add a time segment for “newsreels” – quick video reports about the news of the week. You’re welcome to show a short clip of what you think it’s important for our audience to see. We’ll develop this format more as we see what works.

Also, let’s set a 18:15 deadline for getting in on a pizza order to Dimitri’s. That way whoever runs for pizza can be back in time for the start of the evening’s movie.

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Our newsreels and comments at the film screening:

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Telegram group comment: Awesome idea for non propaganda news reel.

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I have to admit a boo-boo on my part