2013’s ‘Her:’ Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson Go Twenty Minutes into the Future of AI

2013’s ‘Her:’ Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson Go Twenty Minutes into the Future of AI


In a classic 2012 episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ the notoriously girl-shy Raj Koothrappali buys a new iPhone, starts talking to Siri, and instantly falls head-over-heels in love. As much in love as broadcast TV will allow a half-hour sitcom about three super-genius geeks to portray.

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The following year, director Spike Jonze released ‘Her,’ starring Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix, about a man who falls in love with his AI-powered PC’s operating system. Needless to say, in an R-rated movie, set in the near future, much more about this romance can be depicted than whatever the CBS censors allowed Raj and Siri to get up to.

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(WARNING: Spoilers abound going forward, but we are talking about a movie released in 2013. If

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