Vince Gilligan has a new sci-fi show on Apple+ TV, and it gets to the heart of originality, creativity, and individuality … versus populism. Here is why the hive mind is so relevant and frightening.
00:00 Abby studies hive minds and the relevant social aspects of the individual versus the collective
01:28 How the friendly hive mind is like an LLM, aka A.I., and how sinister false flattery can be
02:24 Abby’s impression of the Pluribus hive mind and Carol’s suspicions
03:08 SPOILER ALERT for Pluribus episode 1, and why it’s plausible
05:10 Why this show touches a cultural nerve
06:10 The choice to make Carol a best-selling author and misanthrope and how that affects the story
08:27 How Pluribus measures up to other shows and Vince Gilligan’s other works
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