T.B. Joseph

T. B. Joseph is a Bengali Catholic convert studying in England. He enjoys reading, going on walks, and making ink. He has an M.A. in history and is finishing up his Ph.D.

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AI, or This Stranger We Keep Inventing

At the end of Terminator 2, the machine lowers itself into a crucible of molten steel, gives the thumbs-up it learned from a child, and disappears. It is one of the strangest images American cinema has produced: a killing machine that learned to love and chose its own unmaking so that the future might live. Continue Reading...