BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//http://www2.movingimage.us//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.23// X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260412T032944CEST-2831EJKMLk@http://www2.movingimage.us DTSTAMP:20260412T012944Z DESCRIPTION:\n A presentation by cultural historian Christopher Grobe\, fol lowed by a screening of Her (at 5:00 p.m.) \n\n\n Join us for a special ev ent starring two parallel voices—HAL 9000 and OS1\, as seen in\, respectiv ely\, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Her—and hear from two experts who will spe ak about the growing field of voice studies and interactions between cinem atic portrayals of A.I. and technological developments in the field. \n\n \n For centuries\, people have tried to create perfect replicas of the hum an voice. The limitations of those attempts—choppy rhythm\, slow pace\, mo notonous pitch\, low expressivity—solidified into a vocal cliché: robot vo ice. Before technologists discovered how to transcend this stilted voice\, filmmakers imagined how it might be done\, and actors performed the futur e of A.I. \n\n\n HAL 9000\, the intelligent voice assistant in 2001: A Spa ce Odyssey\, marks a turning point in the history of robot voices as perfo rmed and as they would actually be developed in labs. Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke studied cutting-edge research in A.I. and synthetic speec h\, and with the help of Douglas Rain (who gave voice to HAL)\, they creat ed a new and influential example of how it might sound to talk like a robo t. \n\n\n Now\, intelligent voice assistants are a reality—and film contin ues to lead the way in imagining their future. Comparing current technolog ies (Siri\, Alexa\, Google Duplex) to recent filmmakers’ visions of how A. I. will talk to us (Ex Machina\, Her)\, this lecture explores how science and cinematic performance interact to shape our technological future. It w ill also share empirical insights into the voices of robots and actors pla ying A.I.\, enabled by new digital tools that can analyze performed speech with precision and rigor. \n\n\n Her. Dir. Spike Jonze. 2014\, 126 mins. DCP. With Joaquin Phoenix\, Amy Adams\, Scarlett Johansson. Nominated for five Academy Awards\, Spike Jonze’s solo screenwriting debut Her is set in near-future Los Angeles where a heartbroken Theodore Twombly (Phoenix) fi nds a new emotional connection when he activates an advanced operating sys tem with a compelling voice and personality (Johansson). Her is a love sto ry with enduring relevance\, speaking to the nature of intimacy\, the risk s of love\, and the definition of humanity. \n\n\n Please note: 2001: A Sp ace Odyssey screens at 12:30 p.m. Please purchase tickets separately. \n \n\n\n About the speakers: \n\n\n Christopher Grobe is a cultural historia n of the performing arts and the author of The Art of Confession: The Perf ormance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV (2017). The Art of Confes sion tells the story of how confessional storytelling pervaded American cu lture over the last 75 years. His next book concerns how people\, techniqu es\, and ideas from the arts have shaped A.I. and social robotics. He is a n associate professor and chair of English at Amherst College. \n\n\n Mari t MacArthur’s research on the art and science of performative speech has b een published in the Journal of Cultural Analytics\, PMLA\, Stanford’s ARC ADE Colloquy\, Sounding Out!\, and The Paris Review Online. In 2018 and 20 19\, she co-directed Tools for Listening to Text-in-Performance\, funded b y a NEH Digital Humanities Advancement grant\, and she is co-investigator on SpokenWeb\, a national archive of literary recordings for teaching and research supported by a 7-year CA$2.5 million SHHRC grant. She teaches in the University Writing Program and is affiliate faculty in Performance Stu dies at the University of California\, Davis. \n\nTickets: $15 / $11 senio r and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / Free or discounted ($11) for MoMI members. Order tickets. \;After your purchase\, an electronic ticket w ill be sent via email. All seating is general admission. Please review saf ety protocols before your visit. \n DTSTART:20210926T153000 DTEND:20210926T190000 LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image – Redstone Theater SUMMARY:Talking Like a Robot: HAL 9000\, Her\, and a History of Voice Synth esis END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR