Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World Trailer

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[Narrator] This is the birthplace of the internet.

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Let's enter this very special place.

That machine over there is the first piece

of internet equipment.

This is a military-hardened machine.

It has a unique odor. (sniffs loudly)

And, it was from here that the first message was sent.

A revolution began.

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[Narrator] The explosion of information technology

on the internet has led to some of its greatest glories.

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Could this team beat the real Brazilian football team?

That is the goal, to have a team of soccer-playing robots

defeat the FIFA world champion.

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[Narrator] In the forest, we met a modern-day hermit.

I became very ill from wireless radiation signals.

As soon as I heard there was a place with no cell towers,

I was here in 48 hours.

The internet is a manifestation of evil itself.

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[Narrator] Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, is pursuing

how we would talk to colonies on Mars via the internet.

I mean, right now, we can't even get one person to Mars,

so clearly...

[Narrator] I would come along. I wouldn't have a problem.

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We're going to have a revolution in our definition

of what it means to be human.

Will our children's children's children need

the companionship of humans?

Or will they have evolved in a world

where that's not important?

You could essentially, in the not too distant future,

tweet thoughts.

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Will there ever be a artificial intelligent machine

that makes movies?

Absolutely, yes.

Will it be quite as good as yours?

No one can even come close.

[Narrator] Of course not.

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Have the monks stopped meditating?

They all seem to be tweeting.