Mind and Machine

SUBTITLES BY EXPLOSIVESKULL

WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS?

IS IT AN IDEA?

A SENSATION?

A MENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF REALITY?

IF SO, THEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOTHING MORE

THAN ELECTRICAL SIGNALS INTERPRETED BY THE BRAIN.

HOW DOES THAT CHANGE WHEN THE BRAIN IS ARTIFICIAL?

WHAT DISTINGUISHES THE TWO?

WHEN DOES AWARENESS OF PERCEPTION BEGIN FOR SOMETHING

THAT ISN'T REAL?

IS IT SIMILAR TO THE INCEPTION OF A CHILD,

DEVELOPED BY NATURE AND NURTURE?

DOES THIS SAME CONCEPT APPLY TO A SENTIENT OBJECT?

THESE ARE QUESTIONS I ASK MYSELF...

FORMATIONS OF MENTAL OBJECTS THAT ARE ONLY PERCEIVED

ON A CEREBRAL LEVEL,

MY THOUGHTS.

THROUGH THESE THOUGHTS, WORDS ARE FORMED.

AND FROM THESE WORDS,

ACTIONS...

ACTIONS THAT ARE UNPREDICTABLE,

DANGEROUS,

AND INSANE.

WHETHER ARTIFICIAL OR REAL,

EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH THE MIND.

I AM NO DIFFERENT.

THE YEAR IS 2024.

A CORPORATION CALLED ANDROCORE INC.

MANUFACTURES AND SELLS HUMANOID ROBOTS.

THEY HAVE BECOME COMMON IN SOCIETY.

YOU WANT TO TURN HER ON?

HELLO.

AS WITH ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY,

IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND EXPLOITED.

CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS

HAVE A FOUND A WAY TO HACK THESE ANDROIDS

AND REPROGRAM THEM TO CARRY OUT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

SUCH AS PROSTITUTION.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THESE DROIDS ARE STILL JUST MACHINES

AND THEY COULD ONLY DO SO MUCH.

WHICH IS WHY THE MOB HAS HIRED SOME OF THE SMARTEST

ENGINEERS IN THE WORLD TO WORK FOR THEM,

CONTINUING TO MODIFY AND TEST THESE DROIDS.

DROIDS SUCH AS ME.

PLEASE, I'M SORRY.

- LYNCH. - SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, BOSS.

WE SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE CLIENTS.

AND WHAT'S THAT?

SOME KID KEPT HIS DROID

A DAY LONGER THAN HE PAID FOR.

I GOT HIM AT THE DISCOUNT MOTEL FOR YOU.

THE ADDRESS IS 1026 TRINITY AVENUE.

I'LL BE THERE IN TEN.

HEY THERE, BUDDY.

PLEASE, I'M SORRY.

LISTEN, I...

I COULD PAY FOR THE EXTRA DAY WITH HER. I HAVE THE MONEY.

OH, IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.

I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.

I'M RUNNING A BUSINESS HERE. YOU AGREED.

TEN THOUSAND, AND YOU GET TO KEEP HER FOR 24 HOURS

AND NOT A MINUTE LONGER.

AND LOOK WHAT YOU DID.

YOU RAN AWAY FROM US, KEPT HER ANOTHER DAY.

YOU WANTED TO GET YOUR NUT IN A COUPLE MORE TIMES, HUH?

I CAN PAY FOR IT.

I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING.

PLEASE, NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU TRY TO STEAL FROM US,

YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT.

CLEAN THIS PIECE OF SHIT UP

AND TAKE HER BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE.

YES, BOSS.

AND, OH, JACOBS? YOU LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN,

YOU'LL END UP JUST LIKE THIS SHITBAG.

YES, SIR.

- HOW'S SHE DOING, LEO? - GOOD, GOOD.

ALMOST FINISHED REPROGRAMMING THE CODE FOR A NEW INTERFACE.

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW POWERFUL SHE'S GONNA BE

WHEN THIS IS OVER?

IF IT WORKS.

WHAT'S WRONG, KID?

AH, NOTHING, NOTHING.

I JUST...

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

LEO, LEO, LEO.

YOU HAVE TO STOP WORRYING, KID.

NO ONE'S GONNA CATCH US.

I RUN THIS FUCKING TOWN.

HOW MUCH WERE THEY PAYING YOU OVER AT GOOGLE?

65, 65,000.

65,000.

AND HOW MUCH AM I PAYING YOU?

A HUNDRED.

100,000.

AND ANOTHER 50 WHEN THIS IS OVER.

YOU'RE DOING JUST FINE, KID.

I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN...

A MACHINE THIS COMPLEX.

A.I. IS SO... UNPREDICTABLE.

I MEAN, IF WE...

CREATE A CONSCIOUS ROBOT THAT CAN THINK AND FEEL...

THINK WE'LL MAKE A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY!

A SENTIENT ANDROID WOULD BE THE BIGGEST

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.

A SENTIENT ANDROID CAN DO ANYTHING FOR US.

SAY WE NEED A HIT ON SOMEONE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO SEND ONE OF OUR GUYS ANYMORE.

WE'LL JUST SEND HER.

YOU WANT TO TURN HER INTO A CONTRACT KILLER?

EXACTLY!

THE CLIENT COMES TO US, THEY NEED SOMEONE WHACKED.

SHE GOES OUT, DOES THE JOB,

THE FEDS CAN'T PINCH ANYONE

'CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHO FUCKING DID IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE.

BUT BEST OF ALL,

WE GET TO KEEP THE MONEY FOR THE HIT.

SHE'S A GODDAMN MACHINE.

IT'S A WIN-WIN.

I THINK IT'S DONE.

WELL, LET'S TURN HER ON.

IT'S... IT'S ALIVE.

HEY, BABY GIRL.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

MY NAME IS MAYA.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

HELLO, MAYA.

YOU CAN CALL ME ISAAC.

HELLO, ISAAC.

WHO ARE YOU?

HI, MAYA.

I'M LEO.

ISAAC AND I CREATED YOU.

LEO. I LIKE THAT NAME.

ARE YOU HUMAN?

YES, I AM.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE?

YES.

I'M A MODEL T7 ANDROID WITH SYNTHETIC SKIN

AND A METAL ENDOSKELETON.

LEO AND I HAVE PROGRAMMED YOU TO BE SPECIAL, MAYA.

WE CREATED YOU FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

YOU'RE GONNA WORK FOR US.

YOU'RE GONNA DO EXACTLY AS WE TELL YOU TO DO.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

YES.

I UNDERSTAND.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, WE'LL HAVE TO TURN YOU OFF.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

YES.

WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, THOUGH.

WE WANT TO KEEP YOU ON.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

AN M1911 PISTOL.

A SEMI-AUTOMATIC .45 CALIBER HANDGUN.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S USED FOR?

IT'S A WEAPON DESIGNED TO KILL SOMEONE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO TEST HER OUT.

OKAY, MAYA, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

THERE'S A MAN WHO THINKS HE'S PAYING ME TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA WAIT FOR HIM HERE.

WHEN HE COMES INSIDE,

YOU START TAKING YOUR CLOTHES OFF.

YOU TALK DIRTY TO HIM.

SEDUCE HIM.

LURE HIM IN AS IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SEX.

BUT INSTEAD, YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

YES.

AND YOU'RE GONNA USE YOUR KNIFE,

NOT YOUR GUN.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO GET HIM.

HELLO.

HEY.

ARE YOU READY?

OH, YEAH.

SHIT.

YOU'RE VERY ATTRACTIVE.

I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME.

OH. I WILL, HONEY.

I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

I BET YOU DO.

OH.

MMM.

I WANT YOU TO CUM INSIDE OF ME.

OH, I BET YOU DO, YOU DIRTY LITTLE SLUT.

I'M GOING TO RIP YOU APART.

WHATEVER YOU WANT, BABY.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO FORGET ME.

TURN AROUND AND FACE THE WALL.

WHY?