Surely you have seen the astonishing technology preview of an android girl who is afraid of dying. This video is not only a testament to the future’s potential for technology, but also an homage to the little details that make us human. It is a beautiful rendition of how an artificial being would behave if we were to make androids in our likeness. Later I will also make a claim about why they chose to use a female android instead of a male model. In my opinion, the reason for this is much more complex than mere male hormones doing the thinking. The people at Quantic Dream, the company behind this technology preview and the maker of the game Heavy Rain, are certainly sophisticated storytellers. At least that is my impression after playing the aforementioned game.
One might consider it fun trivia that I wrote this article on an Android phone. Kara, from the video, is an AI being that resembles an average-looking girl. Her body has strong, feminine curves. However, the first seconds focus on the face and head. The eyes and head are where the real emotions — the expressions that will make her practically indistinguishable from humans — are. Our future will most likely demand of us that we learn to coexist with artificial intelligences. What we see in the video is more than a pretty speculation into the future of robotics.