1 of 5 | Maria Bakalova, seen at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, stars in "O Horizon." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, June 12 (UPI) -- Maria Bakalova and Adam Pally said the type of AI presented in their film O Horizon, in New York theaters Friday, would not convince them it is sentient. Bakalova, 29, plays Abby, a woman grieving her father (David Strathairn) who buys Sam's (Pally) simulation of him.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Bakalova said even if AI could accurately simulate a loved one, she could tell the difference. In fact, the film backs her up as Abby corrects the AI father, thus training it after her purchase.
"I myself correct him, 'That's not the way it should be saying [things],' basically educating him how to be the better version of my pretended person," Bakalova said. "I don't think it's going to be able to get to an unrecognizable point."
Bakalova added that humans would always have their authentic memories to compare to the simulation. Pally, 44, agrees that interaction between two humans cannot be reproduced no matter how much data the AI scrapes.
