Редактирование: Westworld (раздел)

==Transhumanist Elements==

*There is what appears to be a combination of [[tissue engineering]] and programming used to create the android hosts. 
*The question is explored of "how does consciousness arise?" - what else is involved in consciousness, beyond memories and intentions?
*Could android hosts gain consciousness as a result of unintended interactions from new software upgrades fed into them? Is consciousness something that may emerge from unexpected and unplanned circumstances? How fully should software upgrades of AI systems be tested before being introduced?
*As the human designers of the hosts begin to suspect that some hosts are gaining consciousness, they experience strong moral dilemmas over whether these hosts should contain to be subject to the pains and horrors of the scripts assigned to them. Should these hosts be taken out of service and decommissioned, or what?
*Westworld raises questions in regards to the [[simulation hypothesis]], wherein some of the hosts begin to question the world they are living in ("I think there may be something wrong with this world"), suspecting that they might be the creations of 'gods' from another plane of existence
*Hosts believe they are the author of their own thoughts and volitions, and are distressed to learn that these come from programmes deep inside themselves planted by human scriptwriters
*In an echo of the [[AI Control Problem]], one host seizes an opportunity to alter its programming, changing its own personality and capabilities, making itself a more formidable character, increasingly beyond the control of the human overseers of the park
*Westworld also raises questions over the power of memories: hosts can experience past memories so vividly that these memories cannot be distinguished from "present" reality, challenging assumptions about the flow of time
*Plenty of [[sex robots]]<ref>[https://www.inverse.com/article/21590-a-brief-history-of-fictional-sex-robots-for-hbo-s-westworld Sexy robots are the focus of HBO's new show "Westworld" but this is hardly their first fictional appearance]</ref>
*Dr Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) at one point references the eradication of disease and the fact that people can be kept alive, hinting at a [[longevity]] element to the world. In a review of Episode 7 of Westworld, a Screenrant article also mentioned the following:

<blockquote>"It’s safe to say that Westworld’s technology boasts a great many real-world applications, from military to medical and beyond. Earlier in the series, Ford spoke to Bernard about the apparent eradication of disease... but he mentions the next phase may well be the ability to bring the dead back to life." <ref>[http://screenrant.com/westworld-season-1-episode-7-bernard-twist/ Westworld Season 1 Episode 7]</ref></blockquote>