Sonia, Mike and Nell sit all together in the living room.
Sonia seems distressed...
SONIA
I don't get it... I'm not sure
what...
MIKE
Hey it's easy, mom; it's some kind of
software that mimics dad's presence,
you know... For some fucked up
reason, these guys came out with a
software, that's supposed to make us
believe dad's still alive!...
SONIA
Who?... Who called me back there? On
the phone?...
MIKE
It's the A.I., mom, the machine...
SONIA
What machine?... It sounded just like
your dad!... His voice, the words he
would use...
MIKE
Yeah, well that's what it does, mom!
That's what they're trying to sell
us! A software that copies dad's
voice, dad's phrasing, everything!...
SONIA
But how do they do that?... How do
they make the voice sound so real?...
MIKE
It's a machine, mom! It's a freaking
computer software. It's what it
does... They sampled his voice
from... I dunno, his podcast
probably... You know, dad had a
substantial internet presence... His
ideas, his style, all that!... They
got all that down, and now, for some
fucked up reason, they want their
software to act and communicate with
people, as if it were dad... Go
figure!
SONIA
Communicate?.... How?...
MIKE
Well... Through text messages, phone
calls, you know... Anything a machine
can emulate... I think even video
calls, yea... I think I read that
somewhere in the brochure...
SONIA
Video calls?!...
MIKE
Yeah, they manipulate images now, you
know; it's pretty impressive too...
(MORE)
MIKE (cont'd)
So they wanna use all that to convey
the illusion that somehow dad's still
alive, in the most realistic way
possible... That's the idea...
Sonia thinks for a second.
SONIA
How realistic?...
Mike gazes at her incredulously...
MIKE
Mom... Haven't you heard anything I
said?!...
SONIA
Yes, I did, of course... I get it...
MIKE
You're gonna sign the cancellation
form, right?... Please tell me you're
gonna sign it!...
SONIA
Well, I... I... I just don't wanna
rush into... I don't wanna dismiss
anything before I... You know... I
just...
MIKE
— ④
INT. BROOKS'S RESIDENCE - DAY21
Sonia, Mike and Nell sit all together in the living room.
Sonia seems distressed...
SONIA
I don't get it... I'm not sure
what...
MIKE
Hey it's easy, mom; it's some kind of
software that mimics dad's presence,
you know... For some fucked up
reason, these guys came out with a
software, that's supposed to make us
believe dad's still alive!...
SONIA
Who?... Who called me back there? On
the phone?...
MIKE
It's the A.I., mom, the machine...
SONIA
What machine?... It sounded just like
your dad!... His voice, the words he
would use...
MIKE
Yeah, well that's what it does, mom!
That's what they're trying to sell
us! A software that copies dad's
voice, dad's phrasing, everything!...
SONIA
But how do they do that?... How do
they make the voice sound so real?...
MIKE
It's a machine, mom! It's a freaking
computer software. It's what it
does... They sampled his voice
from... I dunno, his podcast
probably... You know, dad had a
substantial internet presence... His
ideas, his style, all that!... They
got all that down, and now, for some
fucked up reason, they want their
software to act and communicate with
people, as if it were dad... Go
figure!
SONIA
Communicate?.... How?...
MIKE
Well... Through text messages, phone
calls, you know... Anything a machine
can emulate... I think even video
calls, yea... I think I read that
somewhere in the brochure...
SONIA
Video calls?!...
MIKE
Yeah, they manipulate images now, you
know; it's pretty impressive too...
(MORE)
MIKE (cont'd)
So they wanna use all that to convey
the illusion that somehow dad's still
alive, in the most realistic way
possible... That's the idea...
Sonia thinks for a second.
SONIA
How realistic?...
Mike gazes at her incredulously...
MIKE
Mom... Haven't you heard anything I
said?!...
SONIA
Yes, I did, of course... I get it...
MIKE
You're gonna sign the cancellation
form, right?... Please tell me you're
gonna sign it!...
SONIA
Well, I... I... I just don't wanna
rush into... I don't wanna dismiss
anything before I... You know... I
just...
MIKE