What makes someone real?
And if we met a machine that could feel, how would we even know?
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In Blade Runner, the Voight-Kampff test measures empathy, not intelligence, not memory. Just an involuntary emotional response. But what happens when the machines we build can fake that too?

In this episode, we’re breaking down the science and story behind the Voight-Kampff test. From Turing’s original challenge to AI mimicry, to the rise of affective computing and the real-world limits of how we define consciousness.

This isn’t just about science fiction anymore.
It’s about how we decide what counts as sentient and what happens if we’re wrong.

Topics Covered:
-What the Voight-Kampff test really measured
-Why empathy doesn’t guarantee humanity
-The shift from detection to control in Blade Runner 2049
-Why we still don’t have a test for consciousness
-What AI mimicry tells us (and hides from us)
And why language like “reasoning” and “emotion” misleads us when applied to machines

This one’s for the sci-fi fans, the AI researchers, and anyone who’s ever wondered what proof would ever be enough.

#bladerunner #science #scifi #explained

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