AI at the heart of our emotional relationships (Films: Poumpo & Her)

This evening will be dedicated more specifically to the place given to emotional AI. AI is rapidly colonizing our thought spaces by occupying new positions within them. Confidant, therapist, coach, doctor, friend, lover? It is no longer limited to processing and providing information in large quantities. By facilitating exchanges, it settles into the relational and affective sphere, capable of providing psychological support and creating the illusion of an encounter. How far can it accompany us? It seems able to answer all our intimate questions. With AI, what will become of human encounters? In this context, we are offering a film program that questions the links between artificial intelligence, emotions, and human relations, offering as many points of view to feed reflection and debate. Poumpo Lorsque her mother finally yields and gives her augmented reality glasses, Max meets "Poumpo", his new virtual best friend. Thanks to him, his life gets back on track. But very soon, their relationship takes a troubling turn... Her Los Angeles, in the near future. Theodore Twombly, a sensitive man with a complex personality, is inconsolable following a difficult breakup. He then purchases an ultra-modern computer program capable of adapting to the personality of each user. By launching the system, he meets 'Samantha', an intelligent, intuitive, and surprisingly funny female voice. Samantha's needs and desires grow and evolve, just like Theodore's, and gradually, they fall in love... Meeting – discussion after the screening