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Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too
Season 5 Episode 3
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A lonely teenager bonds with a robot doll based on her favorite pop star, who is secretly being exploited by her management.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- 🤖❌AI celebrity assistants
- 🔹❌Digital exploitation
- 🔹❌Synthetic personalities
How Close Are We?
AI-powered virtual assistants (e.g., Alexa, Google Assistant) and celebrity chatbots (e.g., Replika, Character.AI) are widely available. Holograms and digital avatars of real celebrities are used in concerts and marketing. Deepfake technology allows for the creation of synthetic personalities. Exploitation of artists through contracts and digital likeness rights is a growing legal and ethical issue. The episode exaggerates current tech, but the trends are real and accelerating.