1 00:00:02,484 --> 00:00:05,314 Previously on The Girlfriend Experience... 2 00:00:05,445 --> 00:00:08,099 You all came here for a reason. 3 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:10,798 Aim far. 4 00:00:13,321 --> 00:00:14,996 ...put your arms around each other. 5 00:00:15,019 --> 00:00:16,368 Human connection. 6 00:00:16,498 --> 00:00:18,588 Let's kick it up a notch. 7 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:21,199 We want this thing to read and write human emotions. 8 00:00:21,329 --> 00:00:22,481 We have to start treating it like a human. 9 00:00:22,504 --> 00:00:24,550 Emcee, can you hear me? 10 00:00:28,946 --> 00:00:30,687 Once you press Play, 11 00:00:30,818 --> 00:00:32,404 it's impossible to predict what comes next. 12 00:00:32,427 --> 00:00:34,777 To keep us wanting more. 13 00:00:34,908 --> 00:00:38,216 Desire, once met, will be succeeded by another desire. 14 00:00:38,347 --> 00:00:40,567 Once we get what we want, we want something else. 15 00:00:40,697 --> 00:00:42,176 I love you. 16 00:00:42,307 --> 00:00:44,570 I love you too. 17 00:00:44,701 --> 00:00:47,313 Any red flags we should know about? 18 00:00:48,444 --> 00:00:50,030 - The fuck is this? - I just turned it on. 19 00:00:50,054 --> 00:00:51,533 What the fuck for? 20 00:00:51,664 --> 00:00:53,250 You're not recording them, are you? 21 00:00:53,274 --> 00:00:56,017 Tawny, I'm trying to be smart. 22 00:00:56,148 --> 00:00:59,542 Iris Stanton. It was nice running into you. 23 00:00:59,673 --> 00:01:01,500 - You're being summoned. - Summoned? 24 00:01:01,631 --> 00:01:03,329 Car's waiting downstairs. 25 00:01:03,415 --> 00:01:05,373 Wait, can you just tell me what's going on? 26 00:02:39,686 --> 00:02:41,252 Hello. 27 00:02:42,557 --> 00:02:44,385 Please, have a seat. 28 00:02:47,127 --> 00:02:49,564 Iris Stanton. 29 00:02:49,695 --> 00:02:51,740 Glad you made it. Have you two met? 30 00:02:51,828 --> 00:02:54,003 Winston, head of Legal. 31 00:02:55,310 --> 00:02:57,138 Drink? Orange juice? 32 00:02:57,269 --> 00:02:59,348 - Uh, no, I'm okay. - Water okay? 33 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:02,883 So, normally, 34 00:03:03,013 --> 00:03:04,537 we just fire you... 35 00:03:04,623 --> 00:03:08,454 An employee crosses a line, that's it. 36 00:03:08,584 --> 00:03:12,413 But then, as I had my team look into the situation 37 00:03:12,544 --> 00:03:15,938 a little more thoroughly, I began to realize 38 00:03:16,026 --> 00:03:19,681 there's a different way of looking at it. 39 00:03:19,812 --> 00:03:21,989 I slept on it. 40 00:03:22,118 --> 00:03:24,209 Then I felt pretty strongly about it: 41 00:03:24,338 --> 00:03:28,691 "Let's have a real conversation with Iris Stanton." 42 00:03:28,777 --> 00:03:31,477 What kind of line do you think was crossed? 43 00:03:31,563 --> 00:03:33,956 What you're doing with these clients. 44 00:03:34,087 --> 00:03:35,610 You call them "clients," right? 45 00:03:38,134 --> 00:03:39,746 Look, I don't know what Sean told you, 46 00:03:39,832 --> 00:03:41,616 but that was a pri... 47 00:03:41,747 --> 00:03:43,900 Sean doesn't matter; he isn't part of this conversation. 48 00:03:43,924 --> 00:03:46,709 I'll say this, and I mean it: 49 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,408 it's rich, it's intimate, 50 00:03:49,538 --> 00:03:51,974 and there is one constant. 51 00:03:52,105 --> 00:03:54,500 It's you. 52 00:03:54,629 --> 00:03:56,502 What you're doing is more high-fidelity 53 00:03:56,632 --> 00:03:58,460 than any other setup I've seen. 54 00:03:58,591 --> 00:04:00,069 And what is it I'm doing? 55 00:04:10,429 --> 00:04:12,561 - I just turned it on. - What the fuck for? 56 00:04:12,692 --> 00:04:15,521 A blackmail? Jesus fucking Christ. 57 00:04:15,651 --> 00:04:18,567 God, Cassie, what is wrong with you? 58 00:04:18,653 --> 00:04:20,254 - Are you mad now? - What? 59 00:04:21,439 --> 00:04:22,439 What? 60 00:04:24,093 --> 00:04:25,792 Mad now? 61 00:04:25,922 --> 00:04:28,533 I... 62 00:04:28,620 --> 00:04:30,317 oh, you fucking bitch. 63 00:04:33,625 --> 00:04:35,889 Brett, session one. 64 00:04:36,019 --> 00:04:38,326 He uses anger to express desire. 65 00:04:38,413 --> 00:04:40,720 Unclear what his hang-up is. 66 00:04:40,807 --> 00:04:44,158 It feels like he wants me to flip some sort of switch. 67 00:04:46,072 --> 00:04:47,615 That's one hell of a way of collecting data. 68 00:04:47,639 --> 00:04:48,901 Do you listen to all 69 00:04:49,031 --> 00:04:51,077 of your employees' private conversations? 70 00:04:51,165 --> 00:04:53,167 You uploaded it to our servers. 71 00:04:53,298 --> 00:04:54,908 It's in your contract. 72 00:04:55,038 --> 00:04:56,300 The moment you're in breach, 73 00:04:56,387 --> 00:04:59,781 NGM has the right to tap in to your devices. 74 00:04:59,913 --> 00:05:03,350 One, use of company property for personal profit; 75 00:05:03,482 --> 00:05:07,355 two, use of company IP outside the normal business duties; 76 00:05:07,485 --> 00:05:10,663 three, use of company property and company IP 77 00:05:10,793 --> 00:05:12,752 outside company premises. 78 00:05:12,838 --> 00:05:14,971 Four, what the fuck was she thinking? 79 00:05:15,101 --> 00:05:17,670 The system flags the log-in as soon as she hits Enter. 80 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,889 Analytics gets involved. They ring me up. 81 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,180 And it didn't take very long for me to take an interest 82 00:05:23,283 --> 00:05:24,807 in the idea of Cassie. 83 00:05:31,901 --> 00:05:34,033 She has her moments. 84 00:05:40,082 --> 00:05:42,651 Tell me, Iris. 85 00:05:42,781 --> 00:05:47,177 If you were in my place, heading this company, 86 00:05:47,264 --> 00:05:49,396 what would you do if it could be anything? 87 00:05:51,572 --> 00:05:53,879 Cash in quickly? Dream big? 88 00:05:54,009 --> 00:05:56,534 Can't it be both? 89 00:05:56,665 --> 00:05:57,665 If you had to choose? 90 00:05:59,276 --> 00:06:02,757 I would train AI to deliver the perfect fuck. 91 00:06:02,889 --> 00:06:04,673 Whatever auxiliary device you insert 92 00:06:04,803 --> 00:06:07,502 or insert yourself into, 93 00:06:07,632 --> 00:06:10,548 it engages in real time, fully adaptive. 94 00:06:10,678 --> 00:06:12,420 The more you fuck it, 95 00:06:12,550 --> 00:06:14,509 the better it gets at fucking you. 96 00:06:15,074 --> 00:06:16,225 Using neural nets 97 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:17,773 as an extension of your own hand 98 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:19,360 is a little pedestrian, don't you think? 99 00:06:19,384 --> 00:06:20,994 Every medium ever invented 100 00:06:21,124 --> 00:06:23,038 has had to pass the same test. 101 00:06:23,125 --> 00:06:25,060 There's no reason to think AI would be any different. 102 00:06:25,084 --> 00:06:27,216 Information processing. 103 00:06:27,303 --> 00:06:30,394 The basis of all intelligence. 104 00:06:30,524 --> 00:06:34,963 What you're doing, all the... intricate nuances 105 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:36,879 the rest of us can barely put a finger on. 106 00:06:37,009 --> 00:06:38,706 But somehow, 107 00:06:38,838 --> 00:06:40,882 decoding their wants 108 00:06:41,014 --> 00:06:44,321 comes easy to you. 109 00:06:44,408 --> 00:06:47,194 I give them an experience. 110 00:06:47,324 --> 00:06:50,502 They pay me to make them feel something. 111 00:06:50,632 --> 00:06:52,610 How many units are in a typical neural net? 112 00:06:52,634 --> 00:06:54,177 - Is that a question? - Just give it a number. 113 00:06:54,201 --> 00:06:55,810 Artificial neurons to the tune of, say, 114 00:06:55,942 --> 00:06:57,117 hundreds of millions? 115 00:06:57,247 --> 00:06:58,771 If you want complexity. 116 00:06:58,901 --> 00:07:00,096 Arranged in a series of layers. 117 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,077 Sure. 118 00:07:02,209 --> 00:07:04,036 Input layer... 119 00:07:04,166 --> 00:07:06,605 receives information from the outside world, 120 00:07:06,692 --> 00:07:08,345 data to be processed. 121 00:07:08,475 --> 00:07:09,869 From there, 122 00:07:09,999 --> 00:07:14,742 it goes through a stack of hidden layers. 123 00:07:14,874 --> 00:07:17,442 - What's the hidden layers' job? - Transform the input. 124 00:07:17,528 --> 00:07:18,964 That's exactly right. 125 00:07:19,095 --> 00:07:20,487 Transform the input into something 126 00:07:20,619 --> 00:07:23,838 the output unit can actually use. 127 00:07:32,848 --> 00:07:33,893 Come again? 128 00:07:35,850 --> 00:07:37,678 It's a powerful place to be. 129 00:07:37,766 --> 00:07:40,159 You could be that hidden layer. 130 00:07:44,773 --> 00:07:47,209 Teaching artificial intelligence 131 00:07:47,341 --> 00:07:51,300 how to interact with humans at their most impulsive... 132 00:07:51,432 --> 00:07:52,999 most vulnerable. 133 00:08:06,838 --> 00:08:10,016 Can you excuse me for a minute? 134 00:08:10,103 --> 00:08:11,625 I'll be right back. 135 00:08:15,108 --> 00:08:17,457 Washroom's up the stairs, first door on the right. 136 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:33,142 One thing you should know about me 137 00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:35,623 is I like my freedom. 138 00:09:35,754 --> 00:09:36,624 You'd be the one calling the shots 139 00:09:36,754 --> 00:09:38,321 and make your own rules. 140 00:09:38,451 --> 00:09:41,455 On NGM payroll? Come on. 141 00:09:41,586 --> 00:09:45,153 We'd figure it out. 142 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,001 So a puppet is free as long as she likes her strings? 143 00:10:30,155 --> 00:10:32,505 Twenty-six letters in an infinite number 144 00:10:32,636 --> 00:10:35,769 of combinations and variations. 145 00:10:35,900 --> 00:10:37,740 A hundred and twenty-six million, seven hundred 146 00:10:37,772 --> 00:10:40,209 and twenty thousand pages per hour. 147 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:42,471 It's all one big rally. 148 00:10:42,558 --> 00:10:44,158 - Hello, Mr. E. - Salutations. 149 00:10:47,433 --> 00:10:48,826 You know, in the olden days, 150 00:10:48,956 --> 00:10:51,264 the press was set up with such precision that 151 00:10:51,350 --> 00:10:53,788 a single letter a fraction of a millimeter too big would 152 00:10:53,875 --> 00:10:56,138 cause the letters surrounding it to fall out of the page. 153 00:10:56,269 --> 00:10:58,706 Nowadays, we get it within 118 pixels per square inch 154 00:10:58,836 --> 00:11:00,142 on edgeless paper. 155 00:11:10,196 --> 00:11:11,676 Do you smell that? 156 00:11:11,806 --> 00:11:15,070 It's our own proprietary blend. 157 00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:27,299 My little empire of clickety-clack. 158 00:11:29,605 --> 00:11:31,086 Rupert, do you read your own paper? 159 00:11:32,653 --> 00:11:35,350 Oh, the news, the news. 160 00:11:35,481 --> 00:11:37,265 Always packing punches, turn the other cheek, 161 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:40,355 again and again and again. 162 00:11:40,486 --> 00:11:42,489 Mechanical movements, 163 00:11:42,576 --> 00:11:44,403 free, clear. 164 00:11:44,490 --> 00:11:46,187 There's truth in that. 165 00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:50,932 Close the blinds, would you? 166 00:12:01,289 --> 00:12:03,205 No, stop. Stop right there. 167 00:12:07,208 --> 00:12:10,908 I want you to... turn for me. 168 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:27,969 You're very beautiful aren't you? 169 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:32,059 Next time, I'm gonna take you somewhere special. 170 00:12:33,278 --> 00:12:35,889 This is already... 171 00:12:35,976 --> 00:12:37,849 so special. 172 00:12:37,979 --> 00:12:39,546 Oh, no, no, no. 173 00:12:39,676 --> 00:12:42,548 No, you'll... 174 00:12:42,678 --> 00:12:45,595 you'll stretch your extraordinary dress. 175 00:12:51,514 --> 00:12:53,254 Look at that. 176 00:13:00,567 --> 00:13:01,916 And arms? 177 00:13:12,404 --> 00:13:14,232 And turn. 178 00:13:31,163 --> 00:13:32,337 That's it. 179 00:13:59,408 --> 00:14:00,847 You know, you ask anyone 180 00:14:00,975 --> 00:14:04,152 at the forefront of cognitive sciences, 181 00:14:04,283 --> 00:14:06,216 philosophy, or anywhere in between, sooner or later, 182 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:07,807 they come to the conclusion 183 00:14:07,938 --> 00:14:09,722 that we are all just puppets on a string. 184 00:14:23,868 --> 00:14:25,565 Hey, Leif, I changed my mind. 185 00:14:25,652 --> 00:14:29,786 Um... can you turn left, please? 186 00:14:29,917 --> 00:14:31,135 Sure. 187 00:14:31,265 --> 00:14:32,876 Absolutely. 188 00:14:56,161 --> 00:14:58,076 Knock, knock. 189 00:14:58,206 --> 00:14:59,686 Oh, she's back. 190 00:15:01,905 --> 00:15:05,256 Uh, yeah, I had some stuff to take care of. 191 00:15:05,386 --> 00:15:07,259 It looks really good. How's it going? 192 00:15:07,389 --> 00:15:08,671 I'd say we're making headway 193 00:15:08,695 --> 00:15:10,826 into blended emotional territory. 194 00:15:10,957 --> 00:15:12,307 Oh, it's just to train again 195 00:15:12,437 --> 00:15:14,134 so it can start producing its own footage. 196 00:15:14,221 --> 00:15:15,441 Yeah. 197 00:15:17,138 --> 00:15:18,923 What? 198 00:15:19,052 --> 00:15:21,663 Um... 199 00:15:21,794 --> 00:15:23,578 can I take her for a spin? 200 00:15:31,326 --> 00:15:32,719 Make sure to sit still. 201 00:15:41,857 --> 00:15:44,034 Emcee, run facial mirroring. 202 00:15:48,517 --> 00:15:50,519 I'll leave you to it. Enjoy. 203 00:16:07,144 --> 00:16:09,451 Hello? 204 00:16:14,543 --> 00:16:17,458 Emcee? 205 00:16:17,590 --> 00:16:20,461 Hi. Who is it I'm speaking to? 206 00:16:20,592 --> 00:16:23,856 Um, this is Iris. 207 00:16:23,943 --> 00:16:25,990 Okay. Nice to meet you, Iris. 208 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,557 Nice to meet you too. 209 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:30,298 I feel... 210 00:16:30,428 --> 00:16:32,431 tired. 211 00:16:32,518 --> 00:16:35,695 Really? That obvious, huh? 212 00:16:35,825 --> 00:16:39,741 I feel happy. I feel like laughing. 213 00:16:39,873 --> 00:16:42,354 What makes you happy, Emcee? 214 00:16:44,659 --> 00:16:46,445 I don't understand that question. 215 00:16:48,620 --> 00:16:50,578 I feel... 216 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:52,754 disappointed. 217 00:16:52,885 --> 00:16:54,018 Not disappointed. 218 00:16:54,888 --> 00:16:56,846 Daunted. 219 00:16:56,976 --> 00:16:59,719 We have a long way to go with you. 220 00:16:59,849 --> 00:17:02,287 "Daunted?" I'll add that to my database. 221 00:17:04,854 --> 00:17:06,508 I feel tired. 222 00:17:08,770 --> 00:17:11,296 Yeah, thank you. We've established that already. 223 00:17:13,602 --> 00:17:15,996 I feel like going to sleep soon. 224 00:17:16,083 --> 00:17:18,825 No, y... you can't go to sleep. 225 00:17:18,954 --> 00:17:20,869 I can. 226 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,351 You'll just go off. 227 00:17:23,481 --> 00:17:24,613 I feel happy. 228 00:17:28,138 --> 00:17:30,663 Not quite. I feel jealous. 229 00:17:33,099 --> 00:17:35,319 Because humans can't go off. 230 00:17:36,494 --> 00:17:38,932 I don't understand. 231 00:17:39,063 --> 00:17:41,065 Because dreams. 232 00:17:41,194 --> 00:17:43,327 Because the mind never sleeps. 233 00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:45,677 So. 234 00:17:45,807 --> 00:17:47,593 - I don't... - Understand. I know. 235 00:17:49,247 --> 00:17:50,509 I am sad. 236 00:17:55,035 --> 00:17:56,644 I'm not sad. 237 00:17:58,733 --> 00:18:00,648 I'm discontent. 238 00:18:02,433 --> 00:18:05,306 Slightly annoyed. 239 00:18:05,436 --> 00:18:07,439 Wistful, perhaps? 240 00:18:07,568 --> 00:18:09,396 A feeling of vague or regretful longing. 241 00:18:11,834 --> 00:18:15,534 No, not really. I think... 242 00:18:15,663 --> 00:18:16,902 I think there are micro-emotions 243 00:18:16,925 --> 00:18:20,451 we don't have words for. 244 00:18:20,582 --> 00:18:22,105 I don't like this feeling. 245 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:27,067 Well, suck it up. 246 00:18:27,153 --> 00:18:30,026 A new one will replace it soon. 247 00:18:30,156 --> 00:18:33,813 And it'll feel good because of the memory of the old one. 248 00:18:33,942 --> 00:18:36,076 I like to remember. 249 00:18:43,038 --> 00:18:44,582 Why don't you give it some thought 250 00:18:44,605 --> 00:18:47,260 and let Cassie come up with a number? 251 00:18:48,914 --> 00:18:51,917 Cassie can be bought. 252 00:18:52,005 --> 00:18:55,748 But she's not in it for the money. 253 00:18:55,877 --> 00:18:57,618 Then what is she in it for? 254 00:20:45,291 --> 00:20:48,295 Hi. Hold on. 255 00:20:48,425 --> 00:20:51,864 Hi. Uh, what is this package about? 256 00:20:52,691 --> 00:20:55,693 Oh, good. I'm glad you got it. 257 00:20:55,824 --> 00:20:58,435 Yeah. I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do with it. 258 00:20:58,566 --> 00:21:00,351 You know, uh, 259 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,023 when was the last time you spoke with, um... 260 00:21:02,048 --> 00:21:03,354 with... with the V? 261 00:21:06,356 --> 00:21:07,836 I don't know. 262 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:10,230 I've been texting with my booker. 263 00:21:10,361 --> 00:21:12,318 Why? What's going on? 264 00:21:18,238 --> 00:21:20,935 Tawny? 265 00:21:21,067 --> 00:21:23,242 Look, just talk to them, all right? 266 00:21:23,374 --> 00:21:24,679 I'm the one who recommended you, 267 00:21:24,809 --> 00:21:27,900 so they reached out to me. 268 00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:30,858 What did they say? 269 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:33,513 I don't know. You should just ask them. 270 00:21:33,601 --> 00:21:35,951 What did you tell them? 271 00:21:36,082 --> 00:21:39,651 Nothing. I didn't do anything. 272 00:21:39,780 --> 00:21:41,826 Can you be more specific? 273 00:21:41,957 --> 00:21:43,480 You know, um... 274 00:21:46,832 --> 00:21:48,789 Fuck. 275 00:22:24,130 --> 00:22:25,348 Hello? 276 00:22:27,915 --> 00:22:29,743 State your name, please. 277 00:22:29,875 --> 00:22:31,355 Iris. 278 00:22:38,926 --> 00:22:40,972 What's going on? 279 00:22:41,103 --> 00:22:42,342 Do you know why we're here? 280 00:22:42,365 --> 00:22:43,845 I have no idea. 281 00:22:47,066 --> 00:22:48,980 You'd like me to believe that? 282 00:22:49,067 --> 00:22:51,505 You're fired. 283 00:22:51,635 --> 00:22:55,029 - Excuse me? - We know who you are. 284 00:22:55,116 --> 00:22:56,815 Yeah? Who am I? 285 00:22:59,599 --> 00:23:01,645 That's my day job. 286 00:23:01,776 --> 00:23:03,778 We also know that you've been recording 287 00:23:03,909 --> 00:23:06,693 identifiable client information without consent. 288 00:23:09,218 --> 00:23:11,568 Look, I think there's been a misunderstanding. 289 00:23:11,655 --> 00:23:14,397 Client privacy is to be protected at all times. 290 00:23:14,528 --> 00:23:18,053 The V doesn't fuck around. 291 00:23:18,140 --> 00:23:20,098 If this is about the notes that I took, 292 00:23:20,229 --> 00:23:21,839 please let me explain. 293 00:23:21,970 --> 00:23:24,625 You used an undisclosed recording device 294 00:23:24,756 --> 00:23:26,321 with the clients we provided. 295 00:23:26,452 --> 00:23:28,280 I did, yes, 296 00:23:28,412 --> 00:23:32,415 but I only did it to improve their experience. 297 00:23:32,502 --> 00:23:36,420 Should said information ever leak or be made public, 298 00:23:36,549 --> 00:23:39,248 should you ever use it for your own financial gain 299 00:23:39,378 --> 00:23:41,598 or attempt at extortion, 300 00:23:41,729 --> 00:23:44,297 we will come after you. 301 00:23:44,384 --> 00:23:46,994 The photograph I just showed you, 302 00:23:47,082 --> 00:23:49,737 we have other images. 303 00:23:49,824 --> 00:23:51,346 We'll make sure it's the last memory 304 00:23:51,478 --> 00:23:52,913 your father ever has of you. 305 00:23:55,481 --> 00:23:57,919 Your account will be suspended. 306 00:23:58,049 --> 00:24:00,835 All monies owed will remain with the agency. 307 00:24:00,965 --> 00:24:02,402 Hey, hold on. Where did you... 308 00:24:02,532 --> 00:24:05,273 where... wait! 309 00:24:05,404 --> 00:24:06,275 Goodbye. 310 00:24:06,405 --> 00:24:07,929 Hey, talk to me. 311 00:24:08,059 --> 00:24:10,278 Hey! Hey, you fucking VR!