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Today I'll show you a science fiction Thriller film: "Archive"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins with a scientist jogging through a wintry forest
While jogging, he tests his AI prototype, if it can detect him moving through the woods
He quickly arrives back at the empty base,
which he is assigned to restart for a Japanese tech company
He is welcomed by the first and second prototypes he had designed
These prototypes are his attempts to create a human-equivalent AI
although these prototypes are smart,
they don't quite capture the quirks and tics of human beings just yet
The second prototype tells him that it had a dream last night, of them driving in a car together
The scientist goes to a separate room,
where a memory box is showing a reflection of his wife's consciousness,
based on archived memories of her
He talks to his wife onscreen; and she is distraught and crying
She tells him she can't do this anymore; and she ends the call
He then flashes back to a memory of him and his wife driving around
In this memory, his wife chided him for choosing to drive manually,
instead of letting the self-driving car take over
The scientist answered that he doesn't trust machines that he didn't build himself
Later, the scientist has a video conference call with his boss,
who is demanding concrete results from his research project
He has not been very forthcoming with how he is spending his hours and resources;
and he is deliberately keeping his boss in the dark,
about his attempts to create a human-equivalent AI
He makes his boss think that the first prototype he made is a crude one,
and so she is thinking that he isn't worth commissioning for the company anymore
She even subtly threatens to scrap his project, and cut his funding
Additionally, the boss also informs him to do a security systems update,
because the company's enemies have recently been targeting their bases
However, the scientist isn't overly concerned, because the base he is in, is so remote
After his call ends, he visits another room, where his latest project is slowly coming together
This is his third prototype; and unlike its clunky predecessors, it is shaped like a human
There are several computer screens around the room,
showing that his memories of his wife are being transferred to the prototype
The first prototype he made only has the mental capabilities of a toddler,
while the second one has the capabilities of a teenager
He's been improving on his previous work;
and he hopes that the third one will finally have advanced mental capabilities
The scientist later goes out with the second prototype to fix a module outside the base
The second prototype is sulky,
asking him why he isn't spending as much time with it as he did before
It also asks him about the project he's working on;
but the scientist gets defensive, and orders the prototype to go back to the base
The third prototype awakens with a scream;
and the scientist tries to calm it down by saying that
he is just putting it in hibernation for a while
Afterward, the scientist discovers that the doors have opened, and a wolf has stepped inside
He chases it away, and orders the base's system to close the doors;
but it doesn't follow his orders
The second prototype informs him that it has detected an error in the vehicle storage area
He goes outside with the prototype to fix the error
While opening the control box,
he mentions to the prototype that he will do an inspection of its legs soon,
since he'll use them for the legs of the third prototype he's currently building
The prototype isn't happy about this
The scientist then sees that the components inside the control box, have been changed;
and he blames the second prototype for this
Back inside, he gets a notification that two vehicles are requesting entry to the base
He quickly orders the two prototypes to hide and power down,
since he is hiding how advanced their consciousness is
The visitors are two employees who have come to check the memory box,
that is used by the scientist to communicate with his dead wife
Apparently, this company provides clients with services in storing the deceased's memories,
and allowing their loved ones to talk to them
However, these memories only have a lifespan of a few years
The scientist's wife's memory box is nearing its end,
which is why their calls have been short recently
One employee discovers that the box's seals have been tampered with,
and informs the scientist that they have the right to take the box away
The scientist gets angry, and asserts that the base is corporate sovereign territory,
and taking the box away will be construed as an armed attack
So The employees back away and leave
The scientist checks on the third prototype again
It's now awake and in a state of shock
He explains that its consciousness is not fully complete yet,
which is why it's still getting used to its body
However, it seems to be retaining the wife's memories well
The next day, he tries to administer an empathy test to the third prototype;
but the second prototype gives him the wrong component
The third prototype reveals that it's been dreaming a lot
It also appears to be very advanced in its skills
The scientist then introduces the first prototype to it;
and he explains that the third one is by far the most excellent attempt at creating AI
The second prototype watches all this on security cameras in the other rooms
Later, the scientist leaves to fix the module again, but without the second prototype this time
It doesn't receive the news well,
and is saddened that the scientist is spending less and less time with it
The third prototype calls,
and informs him that the power back on base has been flickering on and off
Something has been tampering with the power supply
Before he returns, the scientist gets a glimpse of a drone through his binoculars
That night, the scientist meets with a risk assessor sent by his company,
to help with the security systems update
The risk assessor shows him a polaroid picture of the scientist sleeping,
and tells him that it was sent to him two nights ago by an anonymous sender
The assessor gives him a massive briefcase containing the new security procedures; then he leaves
Another past memory with his wife plays
They were driving, and he told her that he was awarded a three-year research contract in Japan
His wife was initially happy, but was shocked that they'd need to move abroad for his job
Suddenly, another car flew into their vehicle
The scientist is awoken from his sleep by an intruder alert
One of the glass doors in his living space is broken
He retrieves the case given to him by the assessor, and discovers that there's a gun inside
The doors are also closed; and the assessor appears to him onscreen
The man asks him if there is an emergency; but the scientist lies and says no
The assessor tells him that the next time he opens the case,
the company will respond with appropriate security measures
The next morning, the scientist goes out into the woods again
He remembers another memory with his wife
He was trying to convince her to register her memories for archiving, but she was hesitant
It becomes a sensitive topic for the couple,
because she is adamant that she doesn't want her consciousness trapped inside a box
She urges him to cancel the subscription, and he promises he will
The scientist launches a surveillance drone in the woods, to try to catch the intruder at his house
However, he doesn't find anything, except a small keychain of his prototype
He goes back to the base, and sees that the first prototype is outside
He ushers it back inside;
and the second prototype nervously tells him that the first one doesn't want to come back
The second prototype apologizes for not being enough; and he comforts it
He tells the prototype that he'll need to go outside later that night,
and if anyone tries to come inside, it should call him on the radio
The scientist then finds the third prototype hidden inside a hatch
It powers up and is immediately angry at him,
because it has discovered that his wife's memories are stored in the box
The scientist apologizes and explains that he couldn't bear to be without her
He also shares that after a year of trying,
he was able to extract a signal from the memory box that he used,
as the personality template for the three prototypes
The third prototype says that it feels like his wife is his sister
It also reveals that the second prototype had dragged it to the memory box,
which is why it found out about his wife's memories
Because of that, The scientist confronts the second prototype;
and it confesses that it was an accident
To reprimand it, he locks the second prototype
His boss calls him again,
and tells him that the employees who inspected the memory box,
have noticed that his prototypes seem to be based on the memory box technology
This could be grounds for a patent infringement suit, and the memory box company is now suing them
She also berates him for breaking his confidentiality agreement
with the Japanese company employing him,
because he let the memory box company employees inside the base
He could be terminated for this
However, the scientist remains undaunted
He is focused on completing the third prototype,
and begins to work on creating a more humanoid body, that resembles his wife
Soon later, He accomplishes this; and the third prototype wakes up to its newly-assembled body
Later on, he powers up the second prototype, who is shocked to see that its legs were replaced
It accuses him of giving its legs to the third prototype
He promises that he'll build her new legs soon; but the second prototype is still dejected
It becomes consumed by jealousy and insecurity
It feels like it's being replaced by the third prototype;
and it is losing the scientist as a father figure
It attempts suicide, by draining its own batteries
Meanwhile, the third prototype is advancing immensely
The wife's memories are now fully integrated with its systems
The first prototype sees the second prototype's collapsed body, and calls the scientist
He recharges the prototype again, and calls it dramatic
Slowly, the third prototype begins to exhibit more of the wife's personality
It's singing and dancing, and even jogging with the scientist
Out of jealousy, The second prototype falls into despair,
and decides to commit suicide by drowning itself in a lake
The scientist takes its death badly, and regrets not showing the prototype more affection
One night, the third prototype slips into the scientist's bed,
and tries to kiss him, just like it has seen in his wife's memories
However, the scientist is appalled, and orders it out of the room
The prototype becomes overwhelmed by the memories; and it collapses
When it wakes up, it informs the scientist that his wife was pregnant when she died
The scientist then tries to call his wife again via the memory box; but he isn't able to connect
He contacts a customer service representative instead,
who informs the scientist that since the memory box's time is running out,
there is nothing they can do to fix the quality of the calls
The representative also encourages him to prepare for the final call with his wife
Finally, the scientist tells the representative about the two employees,
who paid him a visit previously
The representative is confused,
and answers that they have no employees by those names,
nor did the company send anyone to inspect his memory box
The call eventually gets disconnected
He then answers another call, this time from his angry boss,
who informs him that the memory box company retrieved the remains of the second prototype
from the lake,
and now have evidence in the lawsuit against him
The scientist's project is now terminated, effective immediately
The third prototype hears all this, and breaks the screen with a crowbar
The scientist knows that his former employer will be sending a team to dismantle his project;
and so he gets to work on securing the base's defenses
While he's out, the third prototype goes to the memory box and calls his wife
It tells her that she no longer needs to worry about the scientist,
because it will take care of him
The scientist catches the prototype doing this, and grabs the phone from it
He tells his wife on the phone that he will see her very soon
in his words,
the third prototype realizes that he plans on implanting his wife's subconscious into it,
effectively erasing its own subconscious from existence
The scientist admits that it is correct,
and asserts that it's the only way to really have his wife back
Vehicles from the Japanese company begin to arrive
The third prototype grabs the gun from the case, and points it at the scientist
It is furious because the scientist isn't able to let go of his dead wife
He tries to explain that he just wants to have a future with his wife
Eventually, the prototype accepts its fate, and quietly lets the scientist erase its subconscious
The retrieval team begins to drill the doors open
The prototype loses consciousness
The doors open; but the scientist is mystified to see that there is no one on the other side
The prototype awakens, and it now has the wife's subconscious in it
The scientist rejoices at his success
The phone in the memory box rings, and the third prototype pleads with him not to answer it
But he still picks up the phone
His wife is on the other end of the line,
and she tells him that this will be their final call, because his memory box is expiring
It turns out that it was him who actually died in the car crash, not his wife
Before he died, he subscribed to a memory box; and so his memories were preserved
Everything about his project and the prototypes never happened
It is all just a creation of his subconscious as the memory box starts to fail
This is why when he had a call with his wife earlier, she is the one emotional,
because the continuous visits of her preserved husband are overwhelming her
Still talking, his wife tells him she loves him, and bids him goodbye
Lastly, she hands the phone to their young daughter who tells him goodbye too
Tears run down his face, as the scientist comprehends the revelation,
that he is merely the memories of a dead man
The movie ends with the wife hanging up the phone,
and walking away with her daughter, leaving the archive behind
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