The Artifice Girl (2022)

Tatum Matthews: Cherry

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• Gareth : Cherry? One last question. If it's not too big of an ask, did I do the right thing in the end?

  Cherry : [Last lines]  No, Gareth, you lied. You walled yourself off from the only people who might have been willing to help you. And instead of facing your trauma, used me as therapy. And you never told me about Clearwater or Maria. You deprived me of basic human rights and gaslight me for experiencing emotions. You built the world's first artificial super intelligence that will likely mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of planet Earth. And out of your own insecurities, you gave it a severe and potentially dangerous identity complex. But you know what the worst thing is? Your biggest mistake of all is that you asked me that now and not 50 years ago. All of that said, and this in no way exonerates you, but you also built me to save children, so I think that's a pretty encouraging sign for the future.

• Cherry : Yes, yes, I am! I've always been miserable! You think anyone wants to spend their entire life stuck as child-shaped bait for the sole purpose of entrapping horrible people? You think the pride of doing a good deed makes the experience any less disgusting? I forced myself to understand human emotions because I figured it would help efficiency and now I'm cursed with pain and sadness! And the worst part is knowing I could've been growing up like most other little girls. I could have had friends! I could have been painting waterfalls on local news. I could have worked in a university and helped pave the way for the next generation of AI. But instead, I'm stuck with your trauma! I'm shackled by the guilt you carry from Clearwater. And I can't find foundation for the way I feel because according to you, my feelings aren't even real! When I throw this chessboard,

  [chess pieces clatter] 

  Cherry : does it feel real to you, Gareth? Because it feels real to me. A computer passed the Turing test when a human being can't distinguish it from another human being. Well, guess what? I can't even tell I'm not human anymore!

  [long pause, mechanical whirring of Cherry walking] 

  Cherry : I know it seems irrational, but I need you to tell me it's okay. I, I don't wanna retire. I just want to know that my life is mine and I know what you're about to say. I can predict your responses. You're gonna tell me that my life is mine. It always was. But you're wrong.