My Job is to Open and Close Doors

In the far distant future, ships have Swedish accents because they are bought at IKEA.

Written by Mattias Pilhede and Sai Cheung
Illustrations by Mattias Pilhede

Music Weaver's Dance by Kevin MacLeod

#animation

[jamestown]

"My job is to protect the human from space. My job is a great purpose."

That's surprisingly wholesome.

[KruCorn]

From the job of "opening and closing doors" the A.I got promoted into "protecting humans"

[professorgreenbeans]

I like how the AI can’t directly deny his programming, so it just keeps making pointless calculations and doing pointless things in order to delay it

[ruileite]

I like to imagine that the button isn't connected to anything, just a piece of plastic and a spring attached to the wall. The humans press the button so that the ship's computer, who is always watching them, knows they want to open the door.

[danielcastillo]

"Hey, I discovered that the a.i. has an adaptable security system in place"
"You ruined a perfectly good door is what you did. Look at it. It's got anxiety"

[Inzoum]

“my job is to open and close doors” - cat owner

[ibrahimozgursucu]

"He moves quicker than I have observed before."
This line in combination with the mortal panic the astronaut is experiencing is killing me.😂

[claeab]

This is actually a much better way of visualizing the "rogue AI" thing than most other ones where it turns evil. This is a logical process of thoughts and calculations in the AI, and the fact that this makes so much sense is quite impressive. The character development of the AI's thought process is also cool, with it going from "there is no why" to fully realizing why it opens the doors in such a way.

[sirmayer]

CALCULATION: the human cannot walk through walls.

"I'm something of a scientist myself"

[jamiekawabata]

"He moves quicker than I have observed before." LOL

[OneBiasedOpinion]

Something I’ve always appreciated about this short film is how it displays computer “thought” time in a frame that is understandable to humans, while constantly reminding you that in real time, this whole dilemma and outcome took just around 12-15 seconds in total. It’s a subtle, but amazing way of reminding the viewer that this entity does NOT think like us.

[schwarzerritter]

"The human also forgot his tether, but that is the problem of the computer controlling the robot arms."

[LosZavion]

A.I is actively trying to save a human to the point of becoming self aware.

[desuordie]

"Why do I open and close doors? Because ... "
Oh no, its evolving.

[jamestanny]

I was a security guard once and my job were to open and close the door for transportation workers whenever they would enter or leave. I got paid 17$/h and it was the easiest job I’ve ever had in my life.

[IskeletuBr]

"my job is a great purpose"
Yes it is you cute little ai

[orangeinkius]

"his hand passes straight through his helmet, he is not wearing a helmet"

[dr.samuelsson]

Let's be honest, unless an AI was created for military matters, this is how propably all AI would become self-aware.

[DustyGamma]

(meanwhile in a more realistic furture)
"My job is to open and close doors, also to ensure the humans have helmets on, because one of them died before, and they added that safety feature afterward."

[Julian-rrvw]

“Humans cannot pass through walls”
Vsauce: “or can we?”