The Popularity Of 'Westworld' Points To Our Anxiety About AI, The Show's Creators Say
The show takes place some time in the future at a theme park that looks straight out of an old Western, where humanoid robots exist for humans to enact their fantasies.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
HBO’s “Westworld” is now in its second season. The show takes place some time in the future at a theme park that looks straight out of an old Western. The park is filled with humanoid robots, or “hosts,” who exist for the humans, or “guests,” to enact their fantasies.
When they’re killed, the hosts’ memories are wiped and they’re returned to the park. But in season one, hosts began to remember their past lives, which leads to the assassination of the park’s creator and an uprising of
