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Westworld

Westworld

TV Series
2016
Creator: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
Country: USA

Explores extremely advanced AI and robotics, as well as immersive virtual reality.

Connected Technologies

Applications
Applications
Synthetic Companions

Hosts are indistinguishable from humans, designed to fulfill guest fantasies with adaptive personalities and physical responsiveness.

TRL
6/9
Hardware
Hardware
Soft-Robotic Musculature

The Hosts' bodies are constructed with advanced synthetic tissues and musculature that mimic human physiology perfectly.

TRL
4/9
Ethics Security
Ethics Security
Agency Preservation Protocols

The series explores the breakdown of safety protocols designed to keep the AI hosts under strict human control.

TRL
4/9

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