Discussion on Uncanny Valley and Be Right Back

Be Right Back showed that in a time not too far from the present, technology can become very advanced and make life a different experience. With these technological advancements comes new opportunity and we might have to ask ourselves if certain things are morally acceptable. There is something very weird about the video and it introduces the program to bring back Ash in a way that can be described as nothing other than creepy. When Martha first hears about the program, her reaction was similar to how I would have reacted in the situation, she thought it was ridiculous and didn't want to have anything to do with it. I think the whole idea of the program is morally ambiguous, but I definitely think it shouldn't be started the day of the funeral. That was very risky and disrespectful in my opinion. However, death its self would not be as dreaded because a loved one could easily be brought back. Maybe not in a perfect way but the ability for technology to interfere and make the robot version of him or her more accurate is something great but at the same time not so much. This really questions whether you can love someone for their mere existence or because they make you feel a certain way. Obviously, there is typically a mixture of both but the ability of creating Humans 2 will challenge that idea.

Outside of the creation, I feel that looking from a religious standpoint, that the creator of and robotic humans is now taking the place of the number one creator, God. I don’t think that it is fair to recreate a person because it may have been God’s plan for them to be gone or not live anymore. Everything has a season and maybe, in relation to the video, it was time for Ash to be gone from earth. God created everything in his image and likeness. This means that no matter our flaws or sins, we all were made to be like God. We’re his children. I don’t agree with the creation of robotic humans replacing the deceased, but the world will have their own views in it. Also, to speak on a more economical point, wouldn’t their creation require more finances from people all over the world? This means that possibly we could have our taxes raised or even be paying more for insurance or whatever it may cost to create these Human 2.0s. We just have to keep these things in mind.