247: Star Trek TOS "Requiem for Methuselah" - Did 1969 Trek Predict AI?

Matt and Sean talk about androids and emotion in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 19, "Requiem for Methuselah." Flint builds a brilliant android who can't survive her own feelings. Sean draws a line from her to Data and Lal in The Next Generation, and to the AI agents answering customer service calls today. Matt says Vision Quest asks the same old question better than any show right now.

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Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:44 - Mailbag
• 05:07 - Episode Description
• 07:06 - This Time in History
• 11:19 - Episode Discussion

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