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irisblue

(37,246 posts) Fri Feb 27, 2026, 12:29 PM 18 hrs ago

The TV show Person of Interest was on 2011-16 & was a/b mass surveillance & AI

Nathan Ingram the blonde good looking guy was one of the 2 creators of The Machine which did do mass surveillance to find potential terrorists post 9/11 in the TV show.
It was programed as a black box, so that no human could adjust it's programing for any governments' benefit.

I wonder if this premise impacted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Nathan & Denton Weeks & Alicia Corwan discussing how the machine works

Nathan Ingram F/U smirk to Denton Weeks is 🤌🤌 perfect.
This is about 2:20 into the clip

A/B Anthropic & the US Military demands.

snip-WASHINGTON (AP) — A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business.
Much more there

https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-pentagon-ai-hegseth-dario-amodei-b72d1894bc842d9acf026df3867bee8a

Mods, while I mention current events it is mainly about the TV show.

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The TV show Person of Interest was on 2011-16 & was a/b mass surveillance & AI (Original Post) irisblue 18 hrs ago OP

It was a great show, in spite of James Caviezel. Coventina 17 hrs ago #1

It was a good show. First time I remember seeing the great Taraj P Henson ms liberty 17 hrs ago #2

Fortunately, the Mr. Reese character didn't require much acting. Coventina 17 hrs ago #3

I think I need to get my DVDs out & do a rewatch. irisblue 16 hrs ago #5

I used to call the show "Actor Of No Interest", because Jim Caviezel is the most boring actor on Earth. Aristus 16 hrs ago #7

Um no, that honor goes to Common Coventina 15 hrs ago #11

Loved that show! electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #4

My local library has the series on DVDs, maybe your library does too? irisblue 16 hrs ago #6

Maybe! But I don't have a DVD pjayer, or TY, curently electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #8

I don't have a TV, so I got a dvd player from goodwill to watch dvds irisblue 16 hrs ago #9

I went to look at portable DVD players. So maybe a future purchase. electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #10

I got to see it a 2nd time on free streaming, possibly a 3rd but that was quite a while ago... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #12

I can nerd out about this show, glad to share it with you irisblue 6 hrs ago #13

You're welcome to nerd out w me electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #14

Coventina

(29,562 posts)

1. It was a great show, in spite of James Caviezel.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:24 PM

17 hrs ago

I miss it.

Fan made video, but great!!

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ms liberty

(11,126 posts)

2. It was a good show. First time I remember seeing the great Taraj P Henson

Reply to Coventina (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:53 PM

17 hrs ago

She was the woman cop. Her, the dog, and the tech guy were better than Caveizel.IMO. He's got about a quarter octave range and I'm not just talking about his voice.

Coventina

(29,562 posts)

3. Fortunately, the Mr. Reese character didn't require much acting.

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:54 PM

17 hrs ago

Just look either sad or angry and handle weapons.

It got the job done.

irisblue

(37,246 posts)

5. I think I need to get my DVDs out & do a rewatch.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:24 PM

16 hrs ago

Astrolat, in making fan videos & fan fiction did not put a foot wrong IMO

Aristus

(71,976 posts)

7. I used to call the show "Actor Of No Interest", because Jim Caviezel is the most boring actor on Earth.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:30 PM

16 hrs ago

I resolutely refused to watch the show, largely due to that and his self-righteous Bible-thumping.

He was in "The Thin Red Line", and I don't even remember his performance.

Coventina

(29,562 posts)

11. Um no, that honor goes to Common

Reply to Aristus (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 04:00 PM

15 hrs ago

Good rapper. Worst actor ever.

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

4. Loved that show!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:01 PM

17 hrs ago

One of my 5 favorite Science Fiction shows!

Addendum.
Nathan adds a ?sub program to help average people (not the potential terrorists) to see if a potential person is a victim, or perpetrator.

His partner Harold Finch (Michael Emnerson) genius computer guy I think doesn't like it but eventually goes all in. Caveziel (John) is the enforcer, or protector guy, and does a good acting job.

Three strong main women characters! Detective Carter (Tarazi Henson), Root/Miss Shaw genius computer woman (Amy Acker), and Samin government agent assassin (Sarah ?).
(Actually a semi 5th protagonist Control - C Manheim)

Finally to round up the main cast Detective Fusco (Kevin ?) Carter's partner.

I did a rewatch, but not in a few yrs bc they took it off free streaming. (boo).

I love watching new shows, but always enjoy my favorites in rewatching.

irisblue

(37,246 posts)

6. My local library has the series on DVDs, maybe your library does too?

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:26 PM

16 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

8. Maybe! But I don't have a DVD pjayer, or TY, curently

Reply to irisblue (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:35 PM

16 hrs ago

Maybe in the future. TY for the suggestion.
I definitely borrowed DVD's when I had a working player.

irisblue

(37,246 posts)

9. I don't have a TV, so I got a dvd player from goodwill to watch dvds

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:42 PM

16 hrs ago

I honestly don't miss the TV messy mess.

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

10. I went to look at portable DVD players. So maybe a future purchase.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:55 PM

16 hrs ago

👍
.I want a TV so I can if possible eventually cast my free streaming sites.

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

12. I got to see it a 2nd time on free streaming, possibly a 3rd but that was quite a while ago...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:49 AM

6 hrs ago

Anyway still pay only...but it dawned on me tonight to look up clips on YT.
And, yay, I've found a whole bunch!

Glad you brought it up as a DU lounge OP. It probably wouldn't have occurred to me to check YT. 👍🙂

irisblue

(37,246 posts)

13. I can nerd out about this show, glad to share it with you

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:01 AM

6 hrs ago

📺>🖥

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

14. You're welcome to nerd out w me

Reply to irisblue (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:32 AM

3 hrs ago

Very late. Will read the article tomorrow
👍 ty

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