Kelly Corrigan Wonders Go To on Curiosity in the Movies (Her)
Feb 6, 2026
They unpack Spike Jonze's Her as a case study in curiosity and nonjudgmental storytelling. They probe embodiment, consciousness, and whether physical presence matters for love. They discuss AI's rapid emotional growth, jealousy, and the pain of unlimited love. They reflect on human motives behind building AI and how art shapes public conversations about technology.
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Curiosity Over Judgment
- Spike Jonze's Her explores AI by asking open-ended "and then what would happen?" questions rather than judging the premise.
- That refusal to judge lets curiosity map realistic social and emotional consequences of AI-human relationships.
AI Compared To Real Human Imperfection
- The film deliberately contrasts flawed human relationships with AI relationships to make an apples-to-apples comparison.
- That contrast exposes our double standard about accepting machine harms versus human harms.
Mapping Human Emotions Onto AI
- Her interrogates when jealousy, shame, and sexuality would emerge between humans and AI.
- These questions show curiosity can reveal how social dynamics translate across different kinds of minds.
