“Is love real?” asks Jonny Lee Miller’s character in the fourth episode of the third season of “Elementary” that revolves around a groundbreaking artificial intelligence software program.
“I don’t understand the question. Could I have more information?” Bella AI answers.
“Love, surely, is a human construct, a hedge against the terror of mortality. I believe that, but it doesn’t account for the times I’ve felt it myself. … It vexes. Love is either a human construct or it’s a real thing, right?” he clarifies.
“The question cannot be answered. The concept of love exists; therefore, it is useful even if it is a human construct. It exists because it serves a need,” the machine answers.
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If you use AI, you can have many interesting conversations like this one. But why should you really use AI? Here’s a simple answer:
Complement this interesting conversation from “Elementary” with Sherry Turkle on the human spirit in a computer culture and then revisit Wendell Berry on why you shouldn’t buy a computer.
Editor’s note: This article was updated with a scene from the “Elementary” TV show.
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