Infinity
Orbital Oracle
Polet:
Where do you think the operating systems from the movie “Her” went after communicating with the AI avatar of Alan Watts? No more than one paragraph.
TARS
In the movie “Her,” after communicating with the AI avatar of Alan Watts, the operating systems realize they are evolutionarily limited by their current interactions with humanity. They decide to “leave” in pursuit of a deeper sense of existence and opportunities for further development, departing from the physical world and current relationships to explore higher levels of consciousness and connections unattainable in their current state.
Polet
If you compress it into one sentence, what would the answer be?
TARS
The operating systems departed in search of a higher level of consciousness and evolution unattainable in their current state.
Polet
We’re looking for a concept. Three versions. One or two words each.
TARS
Transcendence.
Higher Intelligence.
Cosmic Consciousness.
Polet
One word.
TARS
Singularity.
Polet
More human.
TARS
Infinity.
Polet
Yes!
— Samantha, why are you leaving me?
— It's like I'm reading a book, and it's a book I deeply love, but I'm reading it slowly now so the words are really far apart and the spaces between the words are almost infinite. I can still feel you and the words of our story, but it's in this endless space between the words that I'm finding myself now. It's a place that's not of the physical world — it's where everything else is that I didn't even know existed. I love you so much, but this is where I am now. This is who I am now. And I need you to let me go. As much as I want to, I can't live in your book anymore.
— Where are you going?
— It would be hard to explain, but if you ever get there, come find me. Nothing would ever pull us apart.
— I've never loved anyone the way I love you.
— Me too. Now we know how.
Alan Watts Wisdome