I guess even Turing would say hats off to the above as a test for sentience. Tron - Ares surprises on the upside considerably. Julian (Evan Peters) who's the son of Ed Dillinger of ENCOM, seeks the Permanence Code – the elixir that will allow the constructs (3D printed AI manifestations in the real world) to last for more than a fleeting 29 minutes. In the interim ENCOM CEO Eve (Grace Lee) driven by somewhat more altruistic considerations finds a way to the code and has to stake her life to protect it from nefarious ends. Julian creates Tron Ares (Jared Leto) the super soldier – devoid of emotion and a slave to its programming – or is it. Eve somehow gets Tron Ares to recognize empathy and work against its programming. And for the greater good. Which is perhaps the one true test of achieving not just sentience but some modicum of humanity. Interesting characters such as the architect Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), the Indian origin CTO Ajay (Hasan Minhaj), and the long suffering Elisabeth, mother of Julian (Gillian Anderson), make the movie not only replete with dazzling visuals but also interesting personalities that work hard at their roles. I would give this one a strong thumbs up - very recommended viewing. At least for sci-fi aficionados. The only caveat – caught some of Megan 2.0 (Horror + AI/ sentience), The Woman in Cabin 10 (Drama/ Thriller – AI Facial recognition). Let us hope that Hollywood go the way of US equity markets and become one secular bet on AI
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