Colossus: The Forbin Project

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44 points | by doener 2 days ago

5 comments

  • aizk 25 minutes ago
    Back when I worked as a civil engineer I had a coworker named Joe. He was... I think 78. Poor guy didn't save up enough for retirement so he worked a bit part time. He knew the ins and outs of the field better than anyone, but had no idea how to use a computer (he marked up drawings and I put them into CAD). He mentioned this movie to me as AI (gpt) had just become a thing saying "it'll scare the hell out of you", and he recommended I watched it - I'm glad I did! Great guy, always told funny stories - "I was not a great dad but I was a damn wonderful grandpa!"
  • JKCalhoun 57 minutes ago
    Great film, I thought. The ending is quite dark—and then Colossus tells Forbin that he will come to love him…

    Turns out it is prescient. The film was based on the first book of a trilogy. You can look up the plot of the following two novels if you want spoilers, but indeed, Forbin does have a reconsideration of Colossus.

    I would love to see the whole trilogy filmed.

  • jameslars 1 hour ago
    Back in the late 90s the Michigan Tech CS labs had 2 preferred machines for students to remote into, Colossus and Guardian.

    I always enjoyed the reference as well as this movie’s a kid!

  • transfire 35 minutes ago
    The GOAT.
  • sarim 1 hour ago
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