'Mickey 17' And The Ethical Complications Of AI

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Joe Parente and Ryan Vanderhei discuss the 2025 film 'Mickey 17' and how it teaches us that there are some ethical complications with the use of AI. We discuss some poignant scenes from the film, share our own life experiences related to this, and fall into a deep rabbit hole talking about life, death, and what it means to be human. Oh, and Joe gives some awesome recommendations!

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 9:12 Joe's Self Temperature Check
• 12:22 Ryan's Self Temperature Check
• 16:45 Recap of 'Mickey 17'
• 20:54 Bad Guy Break
• 22:24 The 'What's It Like To Die" Scene
• 25:19 Do We Think About Death?
• 31:16 The "Mickey 18" Scene
• 35:48 Immortality
• 39:58 Is Mickey A Person?
• 46:52 Top 5 Recommendations
• 48:05 Outro