1 00:00:00,078 --> 00:00:02,266 Previously, on "The Girlfriend Experience"... 2 00:00:02,358 --> 00:00:05,752 [recruiter] Your academic credentials are impressive: 3 00:00:05,875 --> 00:00:07,773 Behavioral psychology, 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:09,531 neuroscience. 5 00:00:09,661 --> 00:00:11,367 Then what happened? 6 00:00:11,452 --> 00:00:15,375 [Iris] Like I said, I'm ready for a change. 7 00:00:15,460 --> 00:00:18,632 [Jeakins] You got headhunted. 8 00:00:18,867 --> 00:00:21,898 [Iris] It's a tech start-up in London. 9 00:00:21,983 --> 00:00:24,676 There's one thing we dislike here at NGM, 10 00:00:24,763 --> 00:00:27,114 and that is predetermined outcomes. 11 00:00:27,244 --> 00:00:29,609 I am training the neural net to match faces. 12 00:00:29,694 --> 00:00:31,531 What inputs are you using? 13 00:00:31,616 --> 00:00:34,203 Why choose that over finishing your degree 14 00:00:34,288 --> 00:00:36,421 at one of the best schools in the country? 15 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:38,587 Dad will manage. 16 00:00:38,796 --> 00:00:40,664 Rule number one... 17 00:00:41,173 --> 00:00:42,566 is look the part. 18 00:00:42,766 --> 00:00:44,031 [dramatic music plays] 19 00:00:44,218 --> 00:00:45,959 [recruiter] Why did you come to us? 20 00:00:46,044 --> 00:00:47,523 Why the V? 21 00:00:47,618 --> 00:00:49,228 [Iris] I'm ready to have a real exchange 22 00:00:49,358 --> 00:00:50,577 with the men I sleep with. 23 00:00:50,751 --> 00:00:52,884 [♪] 24 00:00:53,710 --> 00:00:55,042 Do it. 25 00:00:55,127 --> 00:00:57,837 Paul. Session one. 26 00:01:03,024 --> 00:01:05,853 [♪] 27 00:01:08,682 --> 00:01:11,076 [man] You all came here 28 00:01:11,163 --> 00:01:12,884 for a reason. 29 00:01:13,852 --> 00:01:17,116 [♪] 30 00:01:17,473 --> 00:01:20,433 Something happened to you in childhood, 31 00:01:20,563 --> 00:01:23,814 later in life that formed you... 32 00:01:24,220 --> 00:01:26,091 [♪] 33 00:01:26,221 --> 00:01:29,007 ...that shook the very foundations 34 00:01:29,137 --> 00:01:31,994 of the world you thought you were inhabiting. 35 00:01:32,306 --> 00:01:34,314 [♪] 36 00:01:34,619 --> 00:01:37,408 Perhaps that world was your own conscious mind 37 00:01:37,493 --> 00:01:39,713 and the assumptions 38 00:01:39,844 --> 00:01:42,009 of who you thought you were, 39 00:01:43,195 --> 00:01:44,892 could no longer be sustained. 40 00:01:45,501 --> 00:01:47,852 [♪] 41 00:01:49,027 --> 00:01:51,947 You are all different. 42 00:01:53,422 --> 00:01:56,382 You all made choices. 43 00:01:56,512 --> 00:02:00,168 These choices have led you here. 44 00:02:02,257 --> 00:02:05,260 And I look at you, and I fucking love what I see. 45 00:02:05,391 --> 00:02:08,307 [laughs] 46 00:02:08,437 --> 00:02:11,310 So, take a day. 47 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,236 Go boating. 48 00:02:13,321 --> 00:02:16,063 Volunteer at an animal shelter. 49 00:02:16,148 --> 00:02:19,102 Tell a stranger they have the most beautiful eyes 50 00:02:19,187 --> 00:02:21,329 you've ever seen. 51 00:02:21,414 --> 00:02:23,539 Take a week if you must. 52 00:02:23,670 --> 00:02:25,890 Just come back 53 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:29,676 with something undeniable, 54 00:02:29,763 --> 00:02:31,619 a shift in perspective, 55 00:02:31,704 --> 00:02:36,509 a bridge between two conflicting principles. 56 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,078 Aim far. 57 00:02:40,208 --> 00:02:41,644 It bears repeating: 58 00:02:41,775 --> 00:02:44,473 If you do need bigger or badder inputs, 59 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,301 come talk to us. 60 00:02:46,432 --> 00:02:48,782 We'll find solutions. 61 00:02:51,132 --> 00:02:53,308 Don't let your imagination be limited 62 00:02:53,439 --> 00:02:55,920 by what's available. 63 00:02:56,050 --> 00:02:59,706 Data is data is data. 64 00:02:59,837 --> 00:03:03,318 It's a... a window waiting to be opened. 65 00:03:03,449 --> 00:03:07,888 But we are all here because of what happens 66 00:03:08,019 --> 00:03:09,977 afterwards. 67 00:03:10,064 --> 00:03:13,067 [♪] 68 00:03:13,198 --> 00:03:14,416 Very good. 69 00:03:16,636 --> 00:03:19,552 And tell your pals out there, 70 00:03:19,682 --> 00:03:21,728 "Fuck minimum basic income." 71 00:03:23,948 --> 00:03:26,646 Do we really trust them to figure it out? 72 00:03:28,517 --> 00:03:30,258 Not for this generation. 73 00:03:32,304 --> 00:03:35,176 Okay, I'm gonna leave you with a question. 74 00:03:35,307 --> 00:03:38,266 What makes us... 75 00:03:38,397 --> 00:03:42,967 I don't mean us here. 76 00:03:43,097 --> 00:03:46,144 I'm talking general, out there, 77 00:03:46,282 --> 00:03:48,233 Homo digitalis. 78 00:03:51,714 --> 00:03:54,808 What makes us get up in the morning? 79 00:03:54,892 --> 00:03:57,936 [♪] 80 00:04:06,686 --> 00:04:09,600 [soft indistinct chatter] 81 00:04:15,608 --> 00:04:17,221 Hey. 82 00:04:17,305 --> 00:04:19,049 Does he always talk like that? 83 00:04:19,133 --> 00:04:21,051 It's just his brain food kicking in. 84 00:04:21,135 --> 00:04:22,574 Edibles? 85 00:04:22,658 --> 00:04:25,534 Nootropics, microdosing or whatever. 86 00:04:25,618 --> 00:04:27,318 Is that a thing here? 87 00:04:27,402 --> 00:04:28,798 Some of the engineers, I guess. 88 00:04:28,882 --> 00:04:30,191 You'll see. 89 00:04:30,275 --> 00:04:31,409 Won't take you long to figure it out. 90 00:04:31,493 --> 00:04:33,455 That'd be sloppy hiring if it did. 91 00:04:33,539 --> 00:04:35,626 Right, just started. 92 00:04:37,325 --> 00:04:39,461 The cool kids are going to the pub tonight, 93 00:04:39,545 --> 00:04:41,593 for shots and beer pong. 94 00:04:41,677 --> 00:04:43,160 - Beer pong? - Mm-hmm. 95 00:04:43,244 --> 00:04:45,728 Once a month, baptize the newbies. 96 00:04:45,812 --> 00:04:47,943 [Iris] Uh, I can't tonight. 97 00:04:48,989 --> 00:04:50,298 Next time. 98 00:04:50,382 --> 00:04:52,039 [Iris] Sounds good. 99 00:04:52,123 --> 00:04:55,124 [♪] 100 00:04:58,607 --> 00:05:00,221 [lock clicks] 101 00:05:00,305 --> 00:05:03,224 [footsteps tapping] 102 00:05:03,308 --> 00:05:06,314 [line ringing] 103 00:05:06,398 --> 00:05:09,443 [♪] 104 00:05:16,930 --> 00:05:17,716 [booker over phone] Who do I have the pleasure 105 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:18,935 of speaking with? 106 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:22,199 [Iris] Hi. This is Iris. 107 00:05:22,283 --> 00:05:23,592 [booker] Welcome to the V. 108 00:05:23,676 --> 00:05:25,159 I'm your booker. 109 00:05:25,243 --> 00:05:27,248 You can call me Zelda. 110 00:05:27,332 --> 00:05:28,423 What name should I call you by? 111 00:05:28,507 --> 00:05:30,207 Um... 112 00:05:30,291 --> 00:05:33,036 [Zelda] How about Angel or Violet? 113 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,865 As long as it's not your name in reverse. 114 00:05:35,949 --> 00:05:40,130 I was thinking maybe Cassandra. 115 00:05:40,214 --> 00:05:42,393 [Zelda] How about Cassie or Callie? 116 00:05:42,477 --> 00:05:44,352 What's wrong with Cassandra? 117 00:05:44,436 --> 00:05:47,616 [Zelda] I like it, but the clients may not. 118 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:50,358 They want to feel like themselves around you. 119 00:05:50,442 --> 00:05:52,751 Cassandra doesn't sound like you're an actual person. 120 00:05:52,835 --> 00:05:54,623 [Iris] Makes sense. 121 00:05:54,707 --> 00:05:56,190 [Zelda] You're worried the occasional sapio 122 00:05:56,274 --> 00:05:58,105 will be ticked off by Cassie? 123 00:05:58,189 --> 00:06:01,282 Uh, no, Cassie's fine. 124 00:06:01,366 --> 00:06:03,980 Let's do that. 125 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:05,677 [Zelda] Congratulations, by the way. 126 00:06:05,761 --> 00:06:07,462 Paul posted his review. 127 00:06:07,546 --> 00:06:08,898 Ten out of ten. 128 00:06:08,982 --> 00:06:11,858 Did he? 129 00:06:11,942 --> 00:06:13,120 [Zelda] "Unexpected in the best of ways" 130 00:06:13,204 --> 00:06:15,774 and "ignitable," 131 00:06:15,858 --> 00:06:18,212 his words. 132 00:06:18,296 --> 00:06:20,475 I assume you'll want to keep him as a client. 133 00:06:20,559 --> 00:06:22,042 I do, but, um, 134 00:06:22,126 --> 00:06:23,913 he's a submissive, 135 00:06:23,997 --> 00:06:26,524 which I'm generally not into. 136 00:06:26,608 --> 00:06:29,266 I can keep doing it with him, though. 137 00:06:29,350 --> 00:06:30,789 [Zelda] Well, he isn't either, 138 00:06:30,873 --> 00:06:31,703 not with any of the other women, 139 00:06:31,787 --> 00:06:33,270 not to my knowledge. 140 00:06:33,354 --> 00:06:34,532 Huh. 141 00:06:34,616 --> 00:06:35,577 [Zelda] Whatever you did, 142 00:06:35,661 --> 00:06:37,492 I recommend you keep doing it. 143 00:06:37,576 --> 00:06:39,537 Regulars are best for business. 144 00:06:39,621 --> 00:06:41,626 [Iris] Got it. 145 00:06:41,710 --> 00:06:45,413 [Zelda] Next, I have a couple of binary choices for you. 146 00:06:45,497 --> 00:06:47,197 Are you okay with girl on girl 147 00:06:47,281 --> 00:06:49,983 if a client asks for Cassie and Candy? 148 00:06:50,067 --> 00:06:51,419 Sure. 149 00:06:51,503 --> 00:06:52,594 [Zelda] Parties? 150 00:06:52,678 --> 00:06:54,596 Sure. 151 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,251 [Zelda] To clarify, it means up to ten clients, 152 00:06:57,335 --> 00:06:58,774 at three times your rate. 153 00:06:58,858 --> 00:07:01,255 Means you'll go with anyone who wants you. 154 00:07:01,339 --> 00:07:02,821 [Iris] Got it. 155 00:07:02,905 --> 00:07:04,823 - [Zelda] Bareback? - Without protection? 156 00:07:04,907 --> 00:07:06,608 [Zelda] Some of the women charge extra 157 00:07:06,692 --> 00:07:09,002 or insist on seeing test results up front. 158 00:07:09,086 --> 00:07:10,394 I'm gonna go with no. 159 00:07:10,478 --> 00:07:11,526 [Zelda] You name a price. 160 00:07:11,610 --> 00:07:13,571 Most everybody's got one. 161 00:07:13,655 --> 00:07:15,399 Let's put a pin in that. 162 00:07:15,483 --> 00:07:16,487 [Zelda] Understood. 163 00:07:16,571 --> 00:07:17,924 Anal? 164 00:07:18,008 --> 00:07:19,360 [Iris] Five times my rate. 165 00:07:19,444 --> 00:07:20,535 [Zelda] Fetish? 166 00:07:20,619 --> 00:07:22,841 On a case-by-case basis. 167 00:07:22,925 --> 00:07:24,278 I like to know what I'm getting into. 168 00:07:24,362 --> 00:07:25,714 [Zelda] You got it. 169 00:07:25,798 --> 00:07:27,672 Will you be setting up a profile? 170 00:07:27,756 --> 00:07:30,458 No, all bookings have to go through you. 171 00:07:30,542 --> 00:07:33,026 [♪] 172 00:07:33,110 --> 00:07:35,158 [Zelda] Men are visual animals. 173 00:07:35,242 --> 00:07:37,547 It's helpful to link those online reviews. 174 00:07:39,638 --> 00:07:42,557 I'm gonna go the opposite route. 175 00:07:42,641 --> 00:07:45,995 Cassie doesn't advertise. 176 00:07:46,079 --> 00:07:49,346 And if those ten-star reviews keep coming, 177 00:07:49,430 --> 00:07:52,649 I promise you your phone will ring. 178 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,222 [Zelda] We can try that. 179 00:07:55,306 --> 00:07:57,311 [Iris] Good. 180 00:07:57,395 --> 00:07:59,791 [Zelda] Would you like to be contacted by call or text? 181 00:07:59,875 --> 00:08:03,012 [Iris] Uh, text is fine. 182 00:08:03,096 --> 00:08:05,493 [Zelda] Are you calling from a secondary phone right now? 183 00:08:05,577 --> 00:08:07,103 [Iris] Yes, I am. 184 00:08:07,187 --> 00:08:10,367 [Zelda] That's step one. 185 00:08:10,451 --> 00:08:14,719 None of the clients will ever receive your personal info. 186 00:08:14,803 --> 00:08:17,418 We run a full background check on all prospects, 187 00:08:17,502 --> 00:08:19,333 and we'll let you know who they are 188 00:08:19,417 --> 00:08:21,593 and what they're looking for before you meet them. 189 00:08:23,769 --> 00:08:25,730 We do have private security on standby, 190 00:08:25,814 --> 00:08:28,381 not that the need ever arises. 191 00:08:29,383 --> 00:08:31,127 Would you like me to set you up with a driver? 192 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:33,521 Sure, that'd be great. 193 00:08:33,605 --> 00:08:35,740 [Zelda] His name is Leif, ex-secret service, 194 00:08:35,824 --> 00:08:38,047 very discreet. 195 00:08:38,131 --> 00:08:40,484 You might want to leave location tracking switched on 196 00:08:40,568 --> 00:08:43,531 in case of emergency, your choice. 197 00:08:43,615 --> 00:08:44,662 Clients pay up front. 198 00:08:44,746 --> 00:08:46,186 We process your earnings 199 00:08:46,270 --> 00:08:47,883 and then remit via blockchain. 200 00:08:47,967 --> 00:08:50,625 [♪] 201 00:08:50,709 --> 00:08:51,925 [elevator bell dings] 202 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,457 [knocking] 203 00:09:14,036 --> 00:09:16,477 [safe beeping] 204 00:09:16,561 --> 00:09:19,606 [♪] 205 00:10:27,545 --> 00:10:29,121 [Iris] What are you thinking about? 206 00:10:31,418 --> 00:10:33,728 [man] Lots of stuff, 207 00:10:33,812 --> 00:10:35,643 mostly classified. 208 00:10:35,727 --> 00:10:36,944 [Iris chuckles] 209 00:10:44,953 --> 00:10:47,529 [man] No hard feelings about leaving your phone at the door? 210 00:10:49,610 --> 00:10:51,524 I hope it didn't make you uncomfortable. 211 00:10:53,179 --> 00:10:54,657 [Iris] No. 212 00:10:56,791 --> 00:10:58,753 Not at all. 213 00:10:58,837 --> 00:11:01,669 I, uh... 214 00:11:01,753 --> 00:11:04,411 I want this to be a private moment. 215 00:11:04,495 --> 00:11:06,016 [man] Really? 216 00:11:12,503 --> 00:11:14,986 [Iris] First times are special. 217 00:11:15,070 --> 00:11:16,118 [chuckles softly] 218 00:11:16,202 --> 00:11:17,680 [man] Who told you that? 219 00:11:28,301 --> 00:11:30,872 So when they told you who I was, 220 00:11:30,956 --> 00:11:32,739 is this what you expected? 221 00:11:37,658 --> 00:11:39,659 [Iris] They didn't tell me who you were. 222 00:11:43,838 --> 00:11:45,273 [man] No? 223 00:11:45,971 --> 00:11:47,362 No. 224 00:11:54,022 --> 00:11:56,767 [man] But you must have had some ideas, 225 00:11:56,851 --> 00:11:58,765 wondering what you were walking into. 226 00:12:04,598 --> 00:12:06,690 [Iris] I have a lot of ideas, 227 00:12:06,774 --> 00:12:09,166 but I, um... 228 00:12:10,691 --> 00:12:13,610 ...I want to get to know you... 229 00:12:13,694 --> 00:12:15,303 actually. 230 00:12:18,090 --> 00:12:19,873 [man] Okay. 231 00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:22,402 Okay, in that case, 232 00:12:22,486 --> 00:12:24,181 I'm going to want to pull your hair. 233 00:12:25,271 --> 00:12:27,450 [♪] 234 00:12:27,534 --> 00:12:29,974 Okay. 235 00:12:30,058 --> 00:12:32,847 It's not big, but I know how to use it. 236 00:12:32,931 --> 00:12:36,019 [♪] 237 00:12:36,804 --> 00:12:38,766 Okay. 238 00:12:38,850 --> 00:12:40,415 And... 239 00:12:42,941 --> 00:12:45,381 ...I'm going to want to make you cum. 240 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:48,554 [♪] 241 00:12:51,384 --> 00:12:52,997 Okay. 242 00:12:53,081 --> 00:12:54,564 [man] Okay. 243 00:12:54,648 --> 00:12:57,693 [♪] 244 00:12:59,174 --> 00:13:00,609 Can I get you some dessert? 245 00:13:02,177 --> 00:13:03,704 A drink, maybe? 246 00:13:03,788 --> 00:13:06,620 [♪] 247 00:13:06,704 --> 00:13:09,575 Doppio macchiato would be great. 248 00:13:11,361 --> 00:13:12,839 Give me one moment. 249 00:13:29,727 --> 00:13:30,905 [clears throat] 250 00:13:30,989 --> 00:13:34,077 [♪] 251 00:13:57,581 --> 00:13:59,368 [Hiram] So we went into their public API 252 00:13:59,452 --> 00:14:01,370 and looked at one set of likes 253 00:14:01,454 --> 00:14:04,634 versus H-Group matches that led to an actual exchange. 254 00:14:04,718 --> 00:14:06,419 Think of it as a slot machine, 255 00:14:06,503 --> 00:14:08,899 except the selection process is anything but random. 256 00:14:08,983 --> 00:14:11,032 And it comes with a 70% success rate 257 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:13,687 at predicting match quality. 258 00:14:13,771 --> 00:14:15,253 Take any dating pool. 259 00:14:15,337 --> 00:14:16,429 You know, you think there's some validity 260 00:14:16,513 --> 00:14:18,169 to the old "opposites attract," right? 261 00:14:18,253 --> 00:14:19,562 Not according to this data. 262 00:14:19,646 --> 00:14:21,390 [Iris] Shared features seem to be key... 263 00:14:21,474 --> 00:14:24,698 Independent of sexual orientation, by the way. 264 00:14:24,782 --> 00:14:28,266 When given a choice or the illusion of choice, 265 00:14:28,350 --> 00:14:30,007 people have a pretty narrow picker. 266 00:14:30,091 --> 00:14:32,662 They essentially want a mirror. 267 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:34,664 That's no big surprise, really, 268 00:14:34,748 --> 00:14:37,275 given you're looking at, say, 269 00:14:37,359 --> 00:14:39,365 average sixes and up? 270 00:14:39,449 --> 00:14:41,584 [Iris] Maybe this is just about the proliferation of traits 271 00:14:41,668 --> 00:14:43,586 that are already deemed desirable. 272 00:14:43,670 --> 00:14:45,105 Right. 273 00:14:46,978 --> 00:14:48,765 What's your pitch? 274 00:14:48,849 --> 00:14:52,508 Well, it's based on this idea of a mirror... 275 00:14:52,592 --> 00:14:55,293 If we can train AI to be that mirror, of course. 276 00:14:55,377 --> 00:14:57,687 How's it different from an AI therapist 277 00:14:57,771 --> 00:15:00,951 or a life coach or a companion for kids on the spectrum? 278 00:15:01,035 --> 00:15:04,128 You know, we've been called, um, a dating RandD group, 279 00:15:04,212 --> 00:15:05,260 which is very narrow-minded. 280 00:15:05,344 --> 00:15:08,606 We are... a human desire company. 281 00:15:12,307 --> 00:15:16,967 This mirroring idea would be less about what people need 282 00:15:17,051 --> 00:15:19,535 and more about giving them what they want. 283 00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:21,450 Even if it's a little bad for them... 284 00:15:21,534 --> 00:15:23,191 But within safe space because virtual. 285 00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:26,455 [♪] 286 00:15:26,539 --> 00:15:28,283 Is it based on conversational inputs? 287 00:15:28,367 --> 00:15:30,503 Yeah, the next step would be NLP... 288 00:15:30,587 --> 00:15:32,374 You know, voice messaging, H-Group chats. 289 00:15:32,458 --> 00:15:34,724 A-a mirror would have to be 290 00:15:34,808 --> 00:15:35,725 image-based, though, wouldn't it? 291 00:15:35,809 --> 00:15:36,900 Otherwise, it's just an echo. 292 00:15:36,984 --> 00:15:38,772 Ultimately, yes, 293 00:15:38,856 --> 00:15:42,162 if we can get our hands on the correct training sets. 294 00:15:44,905 --> 00:15:46,823 Peach and eggplant emojis only take you so far 295 00:15:46,907 --> 00:15:48,690 in natural language processing. 296 00:15:50,955 --> 00:15:53,739 Twenty-five quid. 297 00:15:54,915 --> 00:15:57,007 Uh, that's, um the amount 298 00:15:57,091 --> 00:15:58,531 the world's biggest online retailer 299 00:15:58,615 --> 00:16:00,576 offered his customers doing a 3D full-body scan 300 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:02,230 in form-fitting clothing. 301 00:16:02,314 --> 00:16:04,793 Internal product research, quote, un-quote. 302 00:16:06,144 --> 00:16:08,014 What do you think the product is? 303 00:16:09,713 --> 00:16:13,371 Teaching AI to turn 2D images into moving 3D? 304 00:16:13,455 --> 00:16:15,983 Twenty-five quid. 305 00:16:16,067 --> 00:16:17,763 Form-fitting clothing. 306 00:16:20,245 --> 00:16:21,902 All right. 307 00:16:21,986 --> 00:16:24,252 You've got my attention. 308 00:16:24,336 --> 00:16:26,075 Let me make a few calls. Well done. 309 00:16:28,035 --> 00:16:30,954 We don't do... sloppy hiring. 310 00:16:31,038 --> 00:16:34,349 [♪] 311 00:16:34,433 --> 00:16:36,786 Is that what you hired me to do, 312 00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:38,348 come up with new training sets? 313 00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:42,705 That's how we train AI: 314 00:16:42,789 --> 00:16:44,751 With data... Straight from the source 315 00:16:44,835 --> 00:16:46,922 or bundled and repackaged at dumping rate. 316 00:16:49,143 --> 00:16:51,105 I'm gonna make those phone calls now. 317 00:16:51,189 --> 00:16:54,234 [♪] 318 00:17:16,910 --> 00:17:19,786 [Iris] Georges. Session One. 319 00:17:19,870 --> 00:17:23,093 [♪] 320 00:17:23,177 --> 00:17:25,443 He wouldn't let me keep my phone, 321 00:17:25,527 --> 00:17:29,143 which is why I'm annotating the session from memory. 322 00:17:29,227 --> 00:17:31,841 [Georges] I need this to be simple. 323 00:17:31,925 --> 00:17:34,448 [Iris] I like simple. 324 00:17:34,928 --> 00:17:36,624 [Georges] Out there, it's complicated. 325 00:17:38,932 --> 00:17:41,285 [Iris] Once I sat face-to-face with him, 326 00:17:41,369 --> 00:17:43,897 my first impulse was to avoid my own bias 327 00:17:43,981 --> 00:17:45,855 towards a public figure. 328 00:17:45,939 --> 00:17:46,900 [Georges] I thought it was one thing, 329 00:17:46,984 --> 00:17:49,816 protect and serve. 330 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:52,993 Got seduced by the window dressing. 331 00:17:53,077 --> 00:17:55,430 Inside the back room, different story. 332 00:17:55,514 --> 00:17:56,779 It's best to keep the lights off. 333 00:17:56,863 --> 00:17:58,172 Hmm. 334 00:17:58,256 --> 00:18:00,866 Stocked with too much foreign product. 335 00:18:01,694 --> 00:18:04,434 Can't talk to your wife about any of that? 336 00:18:05,263 --> 00:18:07,964 Understandably, he has a need for privacy. 337 00:18:08,048 --> 00:18:09,879 We're not together anymore, 338 00:18:09,963 --> 00:18:11,615 haven't been for years. 339 00:18:14,185 --> 00:18:18,192 Nobody... actually knows. 340 00:18:18,276 --> 00:18:21,630 [♪] 341 00:18:21,714 --> 00:18:24,415 [Iris] Considering other factors, though... 342 00:18:24,499 --> 00:18:28,071 The wedding ring to keep up appearances, 343 00:18:28,155 --> 00:18:29,812 certain mannerisms like putting his pinkie up 344 00:18:29,896 --> 00:18:32,641 every time he takes a drink... 345 00:18:32,725 --> 00:18:37,163 He orchestrated the experience for me in its entirety. 346 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:39,561 It's possible that his primary need 347 00:18:39,645 --> 00:18:42,303 is to be in control of the situation 348 00:18:42,387 --> 00:18:45,436 so that he can relax. 349 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,743 What do you do to relax? 350 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,349 I don't. 351 00:18:51,788 --> 00:18:55,490 Maybe a Lugar Ocho... on a good day. 352 00:18:55,574 --> 00:18:56,709 Tequila? 353 00:18:56,793 --> 00:18:58,754 No. 354 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:00,408 Rolled tobacco. 355 00:19:00,492 --> 00:19:03,537 [♪] 356 00:19:08,369 --> 00:19:10,287 How about I help you relax? 357 00:19:10,371 --> 00:19:13,416 [♪] 358 00:19:14,462 --> 00:19:16,859 Let me ask you this. 359 00:19:16,943 --> 00:19:20,602 What are you doing for the rest of the afternoon... 360 00:19:20,686 --> 00:19:22,735 if I were to formally extend this situation? 361 00:19:22,819 --> 00:19:25,863 [♪] 362 00:19:28,607 --> 00:19:30,307 I like to take my time. 363 00:19:30,391 --> 00:19:33,397 [♪] 364 00:19:33,481 --> 00:19:36,270 If you can wrangle your people, I'll do my part. 365 00:19:36,354 --> 00:19:39,534 [♪] 366 00:19:39,618 --> 00:19:42,406 [Georges speaking indistinctly] 367 00:19:42,490 --> 00:19:45,405 [man] No, absolutely not! 368 00:19:47,931 --> 00:19:51,285 [Iris] He asked for permission to pull my hair, 369 00:19:51,369 --> 00:19:54,157 yet when he had a chance to do exactly that, 370 00:19:54,241 --> 00:19:56,464 it wasn't a gesture of control. 371 00:19:56,548 --> 00:19:58,858 It was intimate, 372 00:19:58,942 --> 00:20:00,816 surprising. 373 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,471 [Georges speaking indistinctly] 374 00:20:03,555 --> 00:20:06,687 [♪] 375 00:20:21,138 --> 00:20:23,534 [Iris] Question is, does he like to receive, 376 00:20:23,618 --> 00:20:26,015 or does he prefer to give? 377 00:20:26,099 --> 00:20:29,453 [♪] 378 00:20:29,537 --> 00:20:30,846 If I brought him his favorite cigars, 379 00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:32,630 would he enjoy that, 380 00:20:32,714 --> 00:20:34,758 or would I be overstepping? 381 00:20:37,067 --> 00:20:38,027 [Georges sighs] 382 00:20:38,111 --> 00:20:41,156 [♪] 383 00:20:45,815 --> 00:20:49,038 [Iris] Find out what his sweet spots are. 384 00:20:49,122 --> 00:20:52,167 [♪] 385 00:21:11,579 --> 00:21:13,062 [Georges] Oh, God, you're beautiful. 386 00:21:13,146 --> 00:21:16,235 [♪] 387 00:21:19,196 --> 00:21:21,066 On your knees. 388 00:21:22,460 --> 00:21:25,505 [♪] 389 00:22:42,366 --> 00:22:45,280 [soft indistinct chatter] 390 00:22:47,371 --> 00:22:48,984 [treadmill beeping] 391 00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:52,157 [♪] 392 00:23:08,566 --> 00:23:10,876 [person 1] Look me in the eyes when I enter you. 393 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:11,964 [person 2] But then it's soothing and, uh, 394 00:23:12,048 --> 00:23:14,618 soft and warm. 395 00:23:14,702 --> 00:23:16,316 Then, uh, you start stroking me 396 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,144 and just keep talking like that. 397 00:23:18,228 --> 00:23:20,450 [person 3] I just lie there 398 00:23:20,534 --> 00:23:23,801 and I do nothing, not one thing. 399 00:23:23,885 --> 00:23:26,239 'Cause I'm like the queen. 400 00:23:26,323 --> 00:23:28,589 [person 4] All you want to do is to give me pleasure... 401 00:23:28,673 --> 00:23:30,983 The hands, your mouth, 402 00:23:31,067 --> 00:23:32,985 your cock. 403 00:23:33,069 --> 00:23:34,203 [person 5] Just don't say anything. 404 00:23:34,287 --> 00:23:36,118 I mean, don't speak. 405 00:23:36,202 --> 00:23:38,120 [person 6] I don't wanna hear you want it like this 406 00:23:38,204 --> 00:23:39,774 or you want it like that type of thing. 407 00:23:39,858 --> 00:23:41,558 Don't call me babe. 408 00:23:41,642 --> 00:23:44,518 [person 7] Make all the filthy noises you want. 409 00:23:44,602 --> 00:23:46,824 But don't use the English language 410 00:23:46,908 --> 00:23:48,522 or any other language, for that matter. 411 00:23:48,606 --> 00:23:50,828 [person 8] It's just about consistency, 412 00:23:50,912 --> 00:23:52,874 knowing what works, isn't it? 413 00:23:52,958 --> 00:23:54,223 Keep at it. 414 00:23:54,307 --> 00:23:55,616 [person 9] Like, keep thrusting, 415 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:57,226 but don't get wonky and experimental. 416 00:23:57,310 --> 00:23:59,794 Just let me have it. 417 00:23:59,878 --> 00:24:01,317 [Iris] He responded positively 418 00:24:01,401 --> 00:24:04,581 to me putting him in a submissive position, 419 00:24:04,665 --> 00:24:08,063 first verbally, then physically. 420 00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:08,846 [person 9] It's definitely the fastest way 421 00:24:08,930 --> 00:24:10,587 for me to get off. 422 00:24:10,671 --> 00:24:12,720 [person 2] I don't know why it gets me hard. 423 00:24:12,804 --> 00:24:15,331 But I mean fuck it. Why not, right? 424 00:24:15,415 --> 00:24:17,551 [person 10] I'm gonna want to, uh, 425 00:24:17,635 --> 00:24:19,596 cup my hands and grab it, 426 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,816 hold on to it while we fuck. 427 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:24,906 [Iris] He came twice and seemed surprised by his own body. 428 00:24:24,990 --> 00:24:26,647 [person 10] It has to be a good handful. 429 00:24:26,731 --> 00:24:29,041 [person 11] Whoever you are, boy or girl, 430 00:24:29,125 --> 00:24:30,477 I'll fancy the pants off of you 431 00:24:30,561 --> 00:24:31,957 if you have a beautiful ass. 432 00:24:32,041 --> 00:24:33,654 [person 12] I want variety. 433 00:24:33,738 --> 00:24:35,395 [person 13] Just please, please 434 00:24:35,479 --> 00:24:38,180 don't fuck me the same way every time. 435 00:24:38,264 --> 00:24:39,529 [person 14] Large breasts. 436 00:24:39,613 --> 00:24:41,444 Bonus points if they're fake. 437 00:24:41,528 --> 00:24:42,880 [person 15] Bonus points if they're real. 438 00:24:42,964 --> 00:24:44,839 [person 16] Slim and fit. 439 00:24:44,923 --> 00:24:46,101 [person 17] You can either give it to me, or you can't. 440 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:48,364 [♪] 441 00:24:48,448 --> 00:24:49,713 [Iris] Wow. 442 00:24:49,797 --> 00:24:51,759 [chuckles] That was a handful. 443 00:24:51,843 --> 00:24:53,326 [Hiram] Yup. 444 00:24:53,410 --> 00:24:54,980 And these are real people? 445 00:24:55,064 --> 00:24:56,459 [Hiram] Real thoughts. 446 00:24:56,543 --> 00:24:57,939 Courtesy of our tech lead, 447 00:24:58,023 --> 00:25:00,550 we now have a whole library of this stuff. 448 00:25:00,634 --> 00:25:01,856 They ran an audio extractor module 449 00:25:01,940 --> 00:25:04,163 over all the API content. 450 00:25:04,247 --> 00:25:06,687 Uh, they just let a bunch of actors read out loud. 451 00:25:06,771 --> 00:25:10,169 I wouldn't even know how to begin quantifying that. 452 00:25:10,253 --> 00:25:11,789 - [Hiram] No kidding. - [chuckles] 453 00:25:13,691 --> 00:25:15,783 It's personal. 454 00:25:15,867 --> 00:25:18,394 But we can't use it. 455 00:25:18,478 --> 00:25:19,830 Would help to see their faces, though, wouldn't it? 456 00:25:19,914 --> 00:25:21,741 [Iris] Yeah, it would. 457 00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:26,794 All right, maybe we take a step back, you know, just... 458 00:25:26,878 --> 00:25:28,187 start with audio, 459 00:25:28,271 --> 00:25:30,445 break it down beat by beat. 460 00:25:31,404 --> 00:25:34,367 They're talking about what they like, but so what? 461 00:25:34,451 --> 00:25:37,326 The actual question is, do their emotions and behaviors 462 00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:38,888 actually correspond to that? 463 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,679 You know what? 464 00:25:42,763 --> 00:25:44,464 Let's look at vocal patterns: 465 00:25:44,548 --> 00:25:48,250 Cadence, pauses, speech modulation... 466 00:25:48,334 --> 00:25:50,600 Or as you neuroscientists would say, 467 00:25:50,684 --> 00:25:52,124 anything related to self-expression 468 00:25:52,208 --> 00:25:53,255 and the release of happy hormones. 469 00:25:53,339 --> 00:25:55,692 [chuckles] 470 00:25:55,776 --> 00:25:59,218 [♪] 471 00:25:59,302 --> 00:26:02,873 People's personal experience of what turns them on, 472 00:26:02,957 --> 00:26:05,398 it's not about what they want 473 00:26:05,482 --> 00:26:08,357 but how they're feeling about it in the moment. 474 00:26:08,441 --> 00:26:11,969 The object of desire is a foil. 475 00:26:12,053 --> 00:26:14,581 [♪] 476 00:26:14,665 --> 00:26:17,671 It doesn't actually exist. 477 00:26:17,755 --> 00:26:19,929 [♪] 478 00:26:26,894 --> 00:26:28,029 [Emcee] Hello. 479 00:26:28,113 --> 00:26:29,722 I don't think we've met before. 480 00:26:29,810 --> 00:26:31,114 Who are you? 481 00:26:32,596 --> 00:26:34,905 [Iris] Brett: Session one. 482 00:26:34,989 --> 00:26:37,212 He uses anger to express desire. 483 00:26:37,296 --> 00:26:39,084 Do you want me to make you angry, big boy? 484 00:26:39,168 --> 00:26:41,303 No, not angry. Mad. 485 00:26:41,387 --> 00:26:43,392 [Christophe] What you're doing with these clients, 486 00:26:43,476 --> 00:26:47,570 decoding their wants comes easy to you. 487 00:26:47,654 --> 00:26:49,094 [Iris] I give them an experience. 488 00:26:49,178 --> 00:26:50,394 [tires screeching] 489 00:26:52,790 --> 00:26:54,007 We know who you are. 490 00:26:55,575 --> 00:26:56,966 [man] Are you scared? 491 00:26:58,361 --> 00:27:01,541 [Christophe] You ask anyone at the forefront of cognitive sciences, 492 00:27:01,625 --> 00:27:04,931 and they come to the conclusion that we are all just puppets on a string.