I feel like Humans has explored the relationship that humans and artificial intelligence could possibly have in the future, if such a technology was developed. They could change our lives for the better and make us safer. I have previously explained my view on robots in an earlier blog post, but I believe they can do a whole lot for us and will not take over the world like most people think they will. During the series we meet a range of synths with a conscience, each created by a computer scientist named David Elster who is the son of Leo, who we meet in the start of the series. Before David died, he made these synths and his son is half synth and half human because of a reason you will find out in the series. Leo is with his other synths at the start of the series but they were attacked and captured while on the run. All of the synths are split up but Leo and another synth called Max are not and are left to die. The other synths are sent to London and basically forced into other lives.
Niska, another synth with a conscience, is put into a brothel and forced to sleep with men, along with other 'normal' synths. This is until she has had enough and decides to break out and attack people etc. Then her search starts to find the others. Meanwhile, Max and Leo are having some trouble with another group of 'synth snatchers'. Niska is an example of the more adult way to use the synths and is a way that some people could build them to serve other humans. Not the most efficient way, but I guess if you can think it then someone is going to copyright the idea. The problem with Niska is that she has a conscience and a sense of being and is very similar to a human, which is not good if you want AI to constantly sleep with customers... However, Niska was my favourite synth until the very end, which I will let your find out why.
Anita or Mia, as she is known later in the series, was the AI 'mother' to Leo but was captured and reprogrammed to become a synth which was sold to the Hawkins family. Anita was used to help around the house and is a perfect example of what most people would view artificial intelligence for in the future. She would cook, clean and look after the children. It all started to get a little weird when Mia, the code buried deep in her memory, started to reappear. Mia/Anita was a good example of how caring the future of AI could be, she was friendly, caring and loving towards everyone in the series.
Fred was a synth, who at the start of the series was working on a farm after being separated. He tried to escape but was captured again when they realised he wasn't like the other synths. He was given to a man named Hobb who experimented on him and found out about the others. Fred is a good example of if this technology got into the wrong hands and wanted them for himself.
In the series we meet a man named Dr. Millican who worked with Leo's dad until his ideas about synths who could think and feel. He had a synth named Odi, who was not a member of the 'rogue' synths but I still think their relationship was an important part of the presentation of synths in the series. He helped Dr. Millican with everything from pills to making food to providing medical aid. Another beautiful thing about their relationship is the fact that synths can't forget like Humans can, with Odi, he kept telling Dr. Millican about the times he shared with his wife that he forgot about because of his old age. Odi, in my eyes is another prime example of how synths/AI could be of use to us and why it would be technologically beneficial to explore further.
Max was the synth that Leo stuck with throughout the whole series as they were not separated in the attack at the beginning. He was a loyal synth to Leo and aided him greatly in finding the others. He is another good example of the type of AI that would be of use to us. He 'killed' himself in order to save Leo from being caught from the police, but that's not the end for him - don't worry.
Humans was a series that I thoroughly enjoyed and I would watch the next series as soon as it is on TV. Not just from a drama point of view but a technological point of view as well, it was such a good series which showed the viewers how AI can benefit our lives and gives us a glimpse of how it could also cause a divide in society and riots in the streets.
Here is a trailer for the series so you can really get hooked:
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