Don't forget, the hosts are not real. (Westworld S01E03)

Decrypted, Ars Technica's TV podcast

• Episode: Don't forget, the hosts are not real. (Westworld S01E03)
• Website: Decrypted, Ars Technica's TV podcast
• Feed URL: http://arsdecrypted.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 00:39:13
• Published: 2016-10-18 02:17

This week, we explore episode 3 of Westworld with guest Kyle Orland, Ars Technica's games editor. Topics discussed include: Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind (you must do LSD to fully understand it), robot consciousness (it ain't your grandmother's three laws of robotics), Teddy's new backstory with Wyatt (holy crap Wyatt's gang is scary and confusing), Ford's anti-robot racism (he's got issues), the Westworld gameplay (why are there no consequences to getting shot?), the kinds of quests available to guests (they seem very hack-and-slash), whether the MIB is going on fan forums late at night to compare notes about clues he's found in Westworld (definitely maybe he is), moderation and griefers in Westworld (it's complicated), and who among the so-called humans is actually a robot (Bernard? Ford? Lee?). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices