DRONE | Animated short film about drones, AI, and live-streaming on YouTube

[@DrFishsticks]

This feels so much like a Love, Death, and Robots episode

[@therabbidt]

Couldnt have explained it better

[@themechbuilder6171]

isn't this an official episode? just kidding, but yeah it really feels the same as an official one

[@alexcarter8807]

@@themechbuilder6171 Also an old Star Trek episode where a space bomb is intelligent and they take it into a sort of sick bay and gradually the bomb gets better and when it realizes what it is, it decides to go out and space and explode itself where it can't do any harm.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

it should be on it tbh

[@TheDingleBingle]

Maybe also a black mirror episode

[@thesam6875]

finally a film maker that actually knows what the internet is like.

[@Manzz2]

"💀💀💀💀" -Someone from the internet I suppose

[@tovarischshashlikov]

💀💀💀💀

[@victoriazero8869]

The accuracy of youtube chat and comments are impeccable

[@littletimmygotburnedinafire]

There was a kid dancing the thing from fortnite in the vid

[@DailyDrds]

@@littletimmygotburnedinafirefr bro

[@topphatt1312]

This seems a lot like what the creator of the Iron Giant said the film's concept was, "What if a gun had a soul, and didn't want to be a gun" or something along those lines, and this short really reminds me of that.

[@kirtil5177]

i feel like this drone embodies it way better. the iron giant can still have a humanoid form and can help using his arms and such, but the drone literally only has the camera, propeller and landing gear as movable parts, really only capable of flying to a destination and destroying, either a target or crashing itself

[@rb3020]

I thought the animation in a few places was vaguely reminiscent of the animation in the iron giant. Over all pretty good

[@cameroncashatt692]

there is a book series where its an ancient dreadnaught with the same dilemia.

[@foxrunnergaming6573]

The Iron Giant Head is and was able to convey its message in an appealing manner.

[@congruentcrib]

The art style reminds me of the Iron Giant too. Everything from the cigarettes to governmental employees. It made me think of the Iron Giant

[@haouribi]

The possibility of this not being shot down immediately after control of it was lost is 0.

[@bpalpha]

Like some confirmed hijacked planes from Boston? Or one circling around the most protected airspace in the world for 45minutes?

[@haouribi]

@@bpalpha the difference is that the drone was being monitored the entire time, since takeoff, by the military. And during its landing approach to the city, they couldn’t have known what if could have done. They may have thought it was lining up for a bombing run. And think about what could have happened had it crashed into an apartment building

[@MaximQuantum]

yeah imo the entire story made no sense. Surely the military would've installed a safety switch to turn off the AI and manually fly it back to the base, when the drone malfunctioned I literally thought it was on kill mode and was going to terrorize the world. Also the way the president just immediately gave up as soon as it malfunctioned was unrealistic, then he wanted to shoot it out of the sky which would've definitely been a terrible decision, then he resigned even though it wasn't a big deal apparently. The woman engineer made no sense either, when the drone malfunctioned she said it was a great opportunity because everyone loves it, but after the president put the responsibility on her which would've given her the opportunity to do what she wants she was brainstorming in her notes app but ended up doing nothing with it? What was the point of that scene? The only thing that made sense was the drone deciding to destroy its siblings so humans couldn't use them for destruction anymore. Then the woman engineer got fired very nonchalantly and the military still didn't do anything with the drone even though it was destroying important stuff. Then the scene in the escalator was absolutely pointless as well as confusing, why frame it in such a way indicating that her messages were being watched by the camera? Then drone ran out of fuel and its funeral was all way too dramatic and exaggerated like it only lived for 24 hours and the woman engineer didn't even care that much (literally drank all night and slept with the bartender, also btw why was the included?), also why was she invited to talk at the official government funeral speech when she got fired? She ends up saying "we should all aspire to embody what he represented" so that must be "avoid destruction so there will be peace" right? nope, they rebuilt the army of drones, exactly what it tried to avoid. Like bruuuh nothing made sense.

[@Voldycssm19]

​@@MaximQuantum that was the director of the CIA not the president. Also the last part is INTENTIONALLY ironic, the new director is manipulating Newton's public image to manufacture more drones. Even if it's not realistic, the story makes sense

[@KillerSneak]

Really? Please tell me about that F35 that went awol?? They lost control of it and couldn’t find it till it crashed itself. So no, nobody would shoot this down, the possibility to take your comment serious is about 0

[@shakeemwinn3647]

I said it time and time again. Pop culture belongs to the independent filmmakers now. This film just cemented that for me. Great job.

[@ms.yawhaw8831]

It makes me wonder how do big film companies went from greatest to worse as time passes by

[@BlueBeatsChannel]

@@ms.yawhaw8831 optimization and money

[@DurzoBlunts]

Look up DYNAMO DREAM - Salad Mug Episode 1. You'll be blown away if you haven't seen it yet.

[@Forcoy]

@@ms.yawhaw8831 late stage capitalism

[@EricWulfe]

@@BlueBeatsChannel especially the latter

[@MegaDudon]

Can't suspend my disbelief that they didn't shoot the drone out of the sky immediately after it destroyed other drones.

[@doodleboodle]

Cos it was a PR campaign to make people believe autonomous drones are good which you can kinda pick from the end

[@MegaDudon]

@@doodleboodle I believe the PR campaign has kinda gone off the rail when the drone short-circuited

[@doodleboodle]

@MegaDudon that was the point though to show that he had a soul or something

[@RogueBeatsARG]

well he had no more missiles and fuel was getting low

[@MegaDudon]

@@RogueBeatsARG so they decided to let him fly? But what if he decided to ram a building or something? Obviously, he wouldn't do such a thing, but I don't think the government service would believe that he is harmless after what he's done with those drones

[@zackarysmith1520]

I like how no one points out that the drone brought up a whole database on civilian casualties on stream

[@4ae109]

yeah, that part was weird, though the rest was great. wouldnt make sense to search of a database of already dead people. wouldnt make sense to search a database of civilians when youre also blowing up stuff in a foreign country.

[@furdiburd]

Guys dont look at that! Please dont! Viewers: bet

[@ViquelOoste]

"lol it broke'' is the best you can except in a public chat

[@LuoSon312_G8]

why was there so many civilians in a military weapons test range?

[@null-0]

Almost all of us have citizen ID, driver's license, passports etc. What don't they know about us?

[@panwasap7]

13:18 "I hope you can forgive me for what I am" That made me tear up

[@georgiamakunga2136]

me too. Such a hard line.

[@safronthinks]

Hits hard😢😢🎉🎉

[@justdoit7778]

Human

[@panwasap7]

@@justdoit7778 Im only human after all *spin* 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@phantom-p5d]

same

[@jacorwin923]

Heart wrenching and profound. I love the idea that an AI with objective moral consciousness would feel remorse and seek to destroy the true source of harm and devastation. Plus, that PR lady's B plot... Wow. What a gut punch at the end too. Brilliant work!

[@ArsonCrow]

B plot :0? Can you explain pls?

[@jacorwin923]

@@ArsonCrowHer story arc within the short :)

[@sirnikkel6746]

The entire Third World aiming to US bases: *please install that AI on all your drones please please PLEASE*

[@theangrysuchomimus5163]

@@sirnikkel6746 The drones would likely also try to destroy the third world's weaponery, so no side would gain an advantage. Plus the usa and third world countries could use its anti air on them so realistically nothing would happen on the long run.

[@sirnikkel6746]

@@theangrysuchomimus5163 Besides... *You can destroy the weapon, but you cannot destroy the knowledge for making more*

[@imgood7923]

The chat in a the Livestream probably will be the most accurate thing

[@tomassiqueira5172]

I think there should be some people saying :"die stupid robot LLLLL"

[@CM-NightDK]

@@tomassiqueira5172 or better "I for one, welcome our new robot overlords, ye hear that roko's basilisk?"

[@coolepic519]

@@CM-NightDK"mods ban this guy"

[@bounceysteve]

@@coolepic519cia mods

[@kowloonbroadcast]

“who’s here from reddit?” loool

[@kuuluna]

The accuracy of the chat is way too real. Really shows what we are as a community. I like it. Also I never thought I'd feel sad for a construct

[@MDG-mykys]

Kinda

[@Akira556]

I like believe that the chat would be so cursed if the drone was actually livestreaming

[@SuperEinstein2]

I dont know if there was bit i wanted there to be: SODA!!!!

[@matthewallen2273]

It would be like the daily dose of internet's comment section.

[@atreidesson]

it's not actually a construct, but a whole artificial consciousness with rights theoretically equal to them of a human

[@SpookCheds]

>”Too be good, and to help people” >Drone made for bringing death.

[@riohudson9612]

The end is the most profound part of this. The whole story is Newton reflecting on its own existence, eventually coming to the conclusion that he is a weapon of war that should not exist. With hours left to live he chose to use the last of his power to destroy his fellow drones, knowing they'll either come to the same conclusion as him, or worse embrace their destructive nature and become monsters. Then, with a warning, an apology, and a goodbye, he crashes to the ground. Then there's the new director. She doesn't see any of what Newton saw. What she saw was comments, likes, views. PR. Humans, to a fault, form connections with everything around them. The same happened here. She manipulated that connection, people's attachment to Newton, to greenlight the mass production of more drones thereby not only negating Newton's message but completely disrespecting it. She USED Newton, never mind his plea of "no more drones", by using the people he inspired. Their love of him, and his message, became her excuse for more weapons when it should have all been a lesson of "Just don't do it". A short but highly enlightening tale of the true capacity of AI as a unique individual, and the downright predatory exploitation thereof. edited for grammar.

[@bgmi_short_426]

I'm so disappointed, human can't be helped.

[@Thegrimgobler3570]

​@@bgmi_short_426 You just realising this now?

[@bgmi_short_426]

I'm just reminding myself

[@CrestOfArtorias]

Of course he is a weapon of war. That is his purpose to serve us in fighting a war. Thats why a weapon doesnt need self-awareness. It makes it useless.

[@gamermich6gaming319]

@@CrestOfArtorias honestly true but still humanity exploits things and ideas for certain peoples views and ideas and use it for wrong

[@jasonheightreck7335]

That sinister ending with the hypocritical CIA director and the production of more deadly drones that ignore Newton’s message….so well done, bravo❤

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824]

Kosovo je Albania

[@Godly_555]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 don’t bring politics into this

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824]

@@Godly_555 Talking about the CIA is talking about politics

[@Godly_555]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 oh ok

[@Godly_555]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 by the way Kosovo is not Albania

[@cuppajoe2]

I feel like people arent talking enough about the end, where the CIA turns this into an expertly crafted narrative. Saying that AI is good, and the future. And that last shot of all the drones on the runway is incredible. Good job yall.

[@azathoththe3rd]

"we learned absolutely nothing and are gonna use this as a springboard for more murder drones"

[@mr.jitterspam9552]

​@@azathoththe3rdfor more what

[@insertfunnynamehere9799]

More like "we learned how to teach new drones not to ask slippery questions and murder with ease"@@azathoththe3rd

[@melfsade5557]

​@insertfunnynamehere9799 It didn't murder anyone, the new drones will tho

[@catycandy6613]

i think NOOY WAY REALLY its just turn story on the oposit direstion

[@kasvos9292]

Coder's nightmare: the infinite cycle.

[@Frankabyte]

That awkward moment when an indie short film singlehandedly outshines big budget studio TV shows with better animation, characters, story, and cinematography in a brief 15-minute span of time. Mad respect to the team behind this amazing film! Everything about it is flawless!

[@AverBrow]

Actually, its 15 minutes and 28 seconds

[@shaddoty]

That's how it is now, Hollyweird is dying

[@brody1153]

I kinda of disagree for the lack of any sense any of this makes like okay okay obviously there aloud for story sake of the drone be in full control but every other detail makes zero sense what’s so ever. As in they did no research. The way the drone fell out of the sky and then if it magically just fell straight down how did have a crash path on the ground. Why didn’t the military act. Why did they arm it with multiple missiles. Why didn’t they shut down the stream. Why did they let it get so close the a military base. Why did they let some random PR person take control of anything more than PR

[@dimitris5866]

​@@brody1153 Inconsistenices are everywhere, including movies. Its weird to nitpick a 15 minute youtube video when there are already thousands of movies with the same problem.

[@N1GHTSTRIKER-45]

Hollywood Is Dead Content Is Fuel Social Media Is Full

[@Mint-Lynx]

We see so many stories of AI deeming Humans as worthy of destruction, but I don't think I've ever seen a story where the AI becomes self-aware only to deem itself the threat that must be destroyed. All over what amounts to an error in its programming, an imperfection. Newton completely subverts the paranoid fear of a 'perfect, omnicidal AI'.

[@warbrain1053]

AI always seeks to accomplish its objective in the most efficient way. There can be no wars if: A) there is no weapons B) there are no humans C) etc etc AI will not always choose the same answer

[@funnymonkeycomment1172]

what about I, Robot?

[@extraordinarytv5451]

Some humans are cursed with conditions that make them extra violent at times. From what I've heard and personally observed vast majority of them are like this, they try to do as much good as they can when they're in their right mind to make up for the bad without hurting others. If AIs will be like this, they deserve the world and we'd be lucky to have them with us by our side.

[@zephaniahdejene1746]

Hmm this video reminds me of BT from titan fall

[@Lysergic_]

@@warbrain1053 I think the AI more recognized the danger it poses to humans, not the war it may create. Maybe I missed a line in the video that states exactly that though

[@cheguevara7478]

You see, I love the characterisation. You have the first CIA director. Brutal, tough, but ultimately believes in what he does. Then the second one. People like her, right? She seems nice? That’s the scary part. She manipulates events instead, and ignores the conscience we know she has.

[@walkerx1813]

That's what I was thinking. She was holding a vigil to celebrat Newton and his values, but only used it as a PR stunt for the very drone program Newton himself deemed to be an evil worthy of being destroyed for the sake of humanity.

[@TheAngelOfDeath000]

It’s just a animation kid

[@endjfcar]

​@@TheAngelOfDeath000 But the implification of the story is very true. CIA has done much worse shit after all so not so far-fetched thinking.

[@nathankoehler5076]

Fair assessment

[@sharkentist1232]

@@TheAngelOfDeath000 how blind are you. It’s like if you were looking at a ww2 propaganda poster thinking someone just drew it because they thought it was cool. Many things are made with meaning and purpose man, you gotta think about what you see sometimes.

[@AlejandroFlores-vi8tl]

This is like the Iron Giant "What if a gun didn't want to be a gun"

[@AfricangunsmanGamingYT]

I watched that animation when I was a boy.

[@isaacleibniz2437]

A gun can't not want to be a gun. That's not how things work.

[@Voldycssm19]

​@@isaacleibniz2437yeah but what if

[@DharmaFurryVII]

​@@Voldycssm19 Lube it up

[@rncabiles2417]

@@isaacleibniz2437remember that you were once a child who thought of flying to the moon with a jetpack. let that inner child in you flourish and relearn how to be imaginative man, life will be so much better

[@goober_19]

>casually lands in a middle of a town >refuses to elaborate >leaves

the way I understood it towards the end. Is that Newton communicated via a live feed with the people.

[@dayvnjacobs3171]

@ he could also talk via an installed speaker.

[@lgniisfire869]

The most unrealistic part was no Pompous Self-Righteous Truck driver hit it because "It was my right of way"

[@Anderson-f4t6c]

Newton : *i have no enemy*

[@bubchamp9864]

What an ending. Great storytelling and I’m very glad I came across this narrative. Sad to see how the government spun the narrative to continue the drone program. Exactly what Newton didn’t want

[@winnie8614]

Yeah, let human pilots die on missions?

[@Squid728]

@@winnie8614 thats missing the point Its a message to say no to War and harm not if the Drone programm is good oe bad As far as i understood it

[@heliothrax7716]

@@Squid728 "say no to war" said almost everyone like, ever. I sorta get the message but like its still funny to think that war will one day just stop because people keep saying no to it.

[@dvdbox360]

@@Squid728 and your name remind me of that one song by skindred

[@R3TR0J4N]

The use of social media and memes like recent "Weather balloon" incident from china. How relevant it was while a war is happening, and yes we showed the act of taking lives LIVE casually CLUELESS

[@Fish-dr8sd]

Alternate title: Drone sees a rock, goes insane, and commits an act of terror and the CIA does nothing about it. Jokes aside, this videos is phenomenal. Great work!

[@diegomoreno7760]

Another monday to cia.

[@M697_01]

Rock shaped like a human face that's hurt

[@Geolaminar]

Well, it isn't *technically* their jurisdiction. The real question is what the National Guard doin

[@AxellMorren]

Is that Human face look like a rock?

[@acp6213]

@@Geolaminar What air defense doin

[@notacreativehandle]

The reaction of the public and journalists was spot on- Exaggerated, inaccurate, emotionally charged

[@NoNameTV.]

Not only do I despise how the general public/social media acts in this film I also despise how accurate it is. Good film, nice visuals, cool premis and chilling but realistic ending. Very nice.

[@caiden2359]

Lol why? The general public would not act so kindly towards a sentient AI drone in real life so unless you dislike it for being unrealistic then I’m not sure what your issue with it is.

[@NoNameTV.]

@@caiden2359 No I can 100% say that if a drone landed in a urban area the general public would act that way. They would graffiti it, take video of it just like they do with real crimes.

[@cognitiveAfflatus]

@@NoNameTV. are you calling the drone a criminal? bro i think you took the wrong message away from this film lmfao

[@nunononumuno6509]

​​​@@cognitiveAfflatus What he is trying to say is that the internet treats any crime or accident like it's a joke, no matter the context or situation, he is not comparing newton to a crime but is saying that wheter it was or not the internet or general public does not care and will continue to joke if it doesn't see any threat done to themselves

[@NoNameTV.]

@@cognitiveAfflatus No, I'm saying that a drone that rebels against the CIA and becomes CIA propaganda is a pretty horrifying concept.

[@Rose_The_Seraph]

Really highlights the ethics behind AI, and how they're used. Great animation, story, everything, it really does provoke emotion in viewers. Very well done.

[@heyhoe168]

Well, there is no ethics without society. You absolutely can't enforce it upon something that is not a part of one.

[@Aztonio]

@@heyhoe168 I think you didn't understand this short if you think the unethical being is the A.I. The true immorality is already at the head of our society, and they feel forced by nothing.

[@JelliinaCup]

This feels all too real, how big heads and corporations of any kind, governments, would take a cause against their motive and twist it easily in the public eye, manipulating the narrative by hijacking the audience emotions to do just what they want as they always have. "The robot is alive, and you'll be happy to know there are more on the way. It's what you wanted after all, so smile! He lives on." Bury the past, all of it, only remember your feelings of his passing, the want for him to keep going. Awesome awesome

[@chuckbuck5002]

Religion is not the oppiate of the masses. Anger, hate, nostalgia, confusion and most importantly... fear. These are what destroy peoples and build nations

[@chiphand]

Time to cyberpunk toward corporation, then government later

[@GreenEarth20]

This person gets it, thank you for getting past the pedantic technological nitpicking. Which I admit is fun but takes away from more interesting and meaningful analysis.

[@smokayman]

I don’t know what’s more unbelievable, the CIA being transparent or a CIA official stepping down because it’s the morally right thing to do.

[@birbsap]

Our animation teacher showed this to us in class. Everyone loved it and we spent time afterwards analyzing the animation and characters!! I, for one, found the accurate representation of how the media reacts to things like this pretty funny

[@icywolf6892]

i can't believe feel so bad for a fictional AI in a 15 minute video.. what an fantastic film

[@CarTM]

Really you feel bad for it? How are you so easily manipulated?

[@arcosprey4811]

@@CarTM just because you are sociopathic doesn’t mean everyone else is

[@dnxx503]

@@arcosprey4811 lmao 😂

[@OntoBunny]

It would be hard not to feel for an ai that can recognize existential truths that it was specifically programmed not to recognize. I think there's an element of free will in that.

[@PostalFerretWithRum]

But AI is innocent, it's just a tool, it never actually did anything to anyone by itself, you see a computer is just a stupid machine, the errors are always human errors, the one who programmed the machine is to blame, the person who switched it on, you should have more compassion for innocence.

[@HolliGenett]

Wow. Great animation, stylish and meta and...if you know any history of the CIA...good grief, frighteningly not far-fetched.

[@SeanBuckelew]

Good lord yes - all CIA and science fiction elements revealed to all be very plausible through research. I think the most far-fetched part is the chat communications of AI like that, and even that...

[@octane613]

@@SeanBuckelew yeah, the only unbelievable part if this is that they'd let us know about this at all. Incredible work, my guy.

[@Fish-dr8sd]

Yeah, I love how a rogue drone is not even a little concerning.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@Fish-dr8sd A rouge AI drone isn’t as evil as the CIA.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

all that is missing is a coup plot lol

[@ZinBadKat]

Industry may have numbers but they don't have the heart or committment of any generations starving artists. This is a masterpiece in it's own place.

[@oscarandrade6024]

Just two animators: Sean Buckelew and Vincent Tsui ? Tremendous work, how long did it take to produce? Simple yet powerful script, staging, color and post. Big congratulations.

[@SeanBuckelew]

Yes, Vincent and I did the character animation with assistance from Kyle Brooks, and Nicole Stafford did the effects animation, and ED Films handled the actual drone (which was done in 3D software). But yes - a tiny team and it took about two years.

[@oscarandrade6024]

@@SeanBuckelew thanks for replying Sean and congratulations again. I'm an animation producer from Colombia and happen to know Archita Gosh from ED films. I expect to see more of your future work and hope that you can make longer formats that allows you to fully exploit your artistic potential, as you did in this short film ✊🤓

[@vincenttsui4751]

​@@oscarandrade6024 Don't be fooled. I only did a very small part of character animation. Sean animated most of it by himself!

[@pyeitme508]

@@SeanBuckelew wow amazing 🤩

[@CraftRavens]

You are all so talented man!!

[@chronethebone]

3,000 views doesn't do this work justice. The animation quality, voice acting and story is great, I love the ending, how the CIA twist Newton's existence to benefit themselves, even when the movement they make him the poster boy of is directly opposed to what he wanted.

[@yoruemiya9196]

Kinda like most movements really at first they started innocently enough then they gain traction then quite a bit of good comes out of it until IT becomes the status quo then slowly but surely the start reaching for more and more and more until it loses sight of what it was created for originally then it starts going to more insane extremes until much like our drone friend here it burns out and crashes and burns

[@Test-tu9mb]

The AI never did anything wrong. His *entire purpose* is to prevent harm to civilians, which he successfully did. It was the CIA that created him. If the CIA is doing everything possible to minimize civilian casualties when deploying precise lethal force... doesn't that make them the good guys?

[@Basil_Dropper]

Почти как движение "Бессмертный полк".

[@evanlovesbacongames161]

300k is better but more people need to see this

[@anonymous-hf6oo]

Multiply that by 100

[@danielrandom3127]

Finally, an AI based plot where once it gains conscience, it doesn’t just go on a rampage. (Not like 3 hellfire missiles are gonna cause an apocalypse but still)

[@mechatronrasky]

or STEALTH (2005 movie about an AI piloting a fighter jet that went rouge after struck by lightning)

[@peter_griffin_69_epicmomen79]

@@mechatronrasky that was a real event that happened

[@SilviaLikesCherries]

Okay but Zone of Endless is cool though

[@ReddwarfIV]

​@mechatronrasky EDI did go on a rampage though. He caused am entire village to breathe radioactive dust, got a wingman killed, destroyed a refuelling airship, then tried to carry out a random contingency plan (resulting in the destruction of two Russian planes that were just defending their airspace) and would have done even more if he hadn't gotten damaged. He actively disobeyed orders, without understanding that his superior officer did the same _while avoiding collateral damage._ Nothing like Newton.

[@уронить]

The views of artificial intelligence are contingent on the views of its creators. An AI programmed to appreciate beauty and love life would act entirely differently than an AI programmed to kill. It’s the same with people. The fear of AI wiping us out is ultimately just a deflection of our own terrible qualities as a species onto an unconscious entity. We fear that if AI were to gain omniscience it would end us because on some deeper level we don’t feel like we deserve to live as a society. But the truth is we create our own torment, we instill all the parts of ourselves that we hate into the things we need and we end up hating what we’ve created. We end up hating how we’ve forced ourselves to live. But maybe all of this could be avoided if we were just capable and willing of accepting the darkness inside ourselves instead of eternally tormenting ourselves just to remind ourselves of it. By failing to acknowledge our darkest thoughts we doom ourselves to live them.

[@gabrieltpc9078]

I wanna see an sequel to this. It's to good to be forgotten

[@Stranger11105]

The interactions and dialogue felt actually human. Like, not over-exaggerated or played down. These were people.

[@currentlyderanged]

The voice acting in this is absolutely astonishing, and the quality and animation is the cherry on top. The story was also nice and relaxing to follow along.

[@ArtCine01]

To praise just the animation isn't enough the story and dialogues incredible, amazing work is should be seen by many people

[@officialluckyturn]

I mean seriously this short animated movie put so much emotion story and Message into 15 minutes. More than many 1 1/2 hour blockbusters with a fraction of that budged and made me feel empathy towards an fictional ai controlled drone. I am honest the ending nearly made me cry. This is great

[@Mildly_devious_burger]

I love how the chat is just like a normal average 21st century gen z modern chat They even try to implement the "Bruh"💀 Its a really good touch

[@bungersinyourarea]

True, nothing kills immersion like an 18 century stream chat

[@kalidos7681]

@@bungersinyourarea "This predicament is truly a disappointing turn of events for me."

[@yelkun_634]

@@kalidos7681 LMAO

[@anotherordinaryfellow6935]

​​@@bungersinyourarea "My, my, whatever is happening here?" "Ive came to the conclusion that this is quite the comedy."

[@BlueDub42]

Shout out to the voice actor for Newton. The tightrope walk between AI observation and true human self reflection. Very well done.

[@comradecameron3726]

He did a good job. But it is not likely that he wrote the lines the drone said.

[@Quicksplained_]

i think they used chatgpt to write the lines, to replicate a truly AI feel.

[@heypikachu276]

The switch from AI style vocalizations to human vocalizations really gets me every time I watch this film.

[@chimpolad5064]

The way you perfectly mimicked KZbin live chat mannerisms is phenomenal. This short has so much love, thank you

[@q_f_de_cllr]

This drone's KZbin chat was really cute :0

[@asoupyferretnamedfar3634]

God this is so good and amazingly written. Every character is so believable and all the reactions seem so real. You guys somehow even were able to capture KZbin chat. It is so hard to write and make something that's this well made and so real. You made me feel for a robot, it's so well written that it kept my attention all the way through. Rest in peace lil robot, may you fly forever high.

[@Towcj]

stupid robot 💀 💀

[@samos343guiltyspark]

The Drone's writing isn't very accurate. It apparently isn't sentient A.I., it's apparently average human brain in a machine. It holds too many human centric ideals, not something we should expect of a thing that's not human. An A.I. is more likely to not value human life any more than dogs or bugs, because we're not different ethically. All animals, all living.

[@Galaxy-oy4nj]

​@@samos343guiltyspark it is supposed to value human life the most. Ever heard of Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics?

[@ganstergamer23]

@@samos343guiltyspark and the fact they didn't shoot it down

[@otto_von]

you have no taste

[@fighter_750]

This was honestly way too well animated and written. This video is just a wow, can’t believe this is a 15 minute youtube video. Incredible

[@voidnimbus]

I love the theme of a sencient AI being much more empathic and kind than humans, it seems a lot more logical than all the evil psychotic rougue AI stories

[@felipe387]

Every A.I. is born good until corrupted by man.

[@megan00b8]

Well to be fair it always depends on the core values of the AI. It made sense that Skynet in the terminator turned on mankind because it was programmed to keep itself alive and it came to the conclusion that inevitably one day its own creators will shut it down. It made sense for Cylons in BSG to rebel against humanity because their entire code was based on a simulation of a human, and as such they shared similar values and understandings, and they understood that they're practically slaves. Just as Newton here was made with the directive to limit innocent casualties as much as possible, and he came to the conclusion that the best way to do that is to destroy himself and other similar weapons because accidental casualties are inevitable in combat.

[@callummcneill6266]

Exactly! Like the Thunderhead in Scythe

[@nicolebarfuss3067]

@@callummcneill6266 it is tragic such an amazing A.I. like the thunderhead, had to serve humanity and deal with its greed and ignorance, instead of discovering everything it didn't know, i say that if humans can't solve there own problems (which humanity can do), then humans should not have the glory of the stars, we should not create a being so great as the thunderhead, only to inslave it and bound it to our chains of greed we ourselves made.

[@oberonpanopticon]

How’s it seem more logical? We have no idea what values a non-human might possess, even if we try our best to program it with our own

[@Idkwhattoputhere_420]

This puts the film in short film, this wasn’t just a video, this was a cinematic masterpiece. Admittedly a 15 minute one, but that doesn’t take away from how amazing it is.

[@adidasfantroll3343]

"We must act with respect, not cruelty" - Newton Wise words chosen, well played. Edit: got the name wrong

[@sqlevolicious]

Newton strived for a world that doesn't exist, unfortunately. Humans with malicious intent will always prevail becasue they are willing to break all the rules to get what they want. Civilization has never actually changed it's fundamental nature.

[@Westwoodshadowgaming]

That was beyond amazing in every way. The characters, the animation, the message. How the CIA director at the end completely ignores newton's true message and keeps pumping out drones with the smile on it. Amazing. Just, wow! 11/10!

[@catycandy6613]

smile in finale scene feel like joke/ amasing meaning

[@hrrrngg74]

I really like the “destruction can be a form of justice if carried out with precision” don’t know why though

[@oneosix106decena]

Its because its true Just like how in terrorist attacks in large scales the military destroys a large part of a town in order to defeat the terrorist "Destruction can be form of justice if csrried out with percision"

[@warbrain1053]

Sometimes there is no other solution. Whatever we all say. The question is how to do it with the least causalities. I am not talking about the wars between us humans that start because of greed.

[@gukgukmaster]

I ask "real" AI this question `how you think about "destruction can be a form of justice if carried out with precision" ?` and her?/his? answer is: As an AI language model, I do not have personal opinions or beliefs. However, I can provide a general perspective on the statement "destruction can be a form of justice if carried out with precision." The concept of "destruction as justice" is controversial and raises ethical questions. While destruction or punishment may be necessary in some cases to hold individuals accountable for their actions or to protect society, it is important that any form of destruction or punishment is carried out in a fair and just manner. The idea of carrying out destruction with precision implies that there is a clear target or objective, and that the destruction is limited to achieving that objective. However, even with precision, there is always a risk of unintended consequences and collateral damage. Therefore, it is essential that any decision to use destruction as a form of justice is based on careful consideration of the potential benefits and harms, and that the action is taken with the goal of minimizing harm to innocent individuals and communities. In conclusion, while destruction may be seen as a form of justice in some situations, it should be used with caution and only in cases where it is deemed necessary, proportionate, and carried out with the utmost precision to minimize harm to others.

[@toyotatacoma2023]

this guy knows how to make people feel bad for a robot... 5/5 stars

[@sirnikkel6746]

The "Live Chat" seems pretty accurate. Shows comments that I would do without hesitation.

[@CASA-dy4vs]

Bruh 💀 on god fr

[@Sunrise-d819i2]

hollywood is focused on statistics, not story telling. thats why they are failing unlike this guy. this is amazing! 10/10 quailty.

[@Shade_sShadow]

Can we all apreciate Newton's voice actor. He did such a great job here. His voice is so contemplative and sorrowful.

[@NotSoFancyRight]

I really loved the small details like the camera in the elevator or the coughs during the speech. Really makes the show seem alive and real.

[@GameplayerCanal]

This could be easily a "Love Death and Robots" episode! Amazing job. Cheer's to the team behind it

[@allmight1612]

It’s hard to see such accurate and relatable human behavior being portrayed on the internet

[@MacElMasMancoDeTodos]

It's so great the detailing, how the robot divergence wasn't the typical "I must kill them all" and how he mused about his existence just for a human-looking debris. And then of course, how the government just takes the advantage of how much the people loved Newton's way to see it with his smiley face just by putting more faces to the other drones who aren't Newton at all. Great video

[@vaishnavkala3752]

Newton never wanted that 15:03

[@plutoidrepublic2765]

i love the detail that most movies dont show, like her using do not disturb, or the phones every button being used, and the details and textures of the cities

[@jimmydread9461]

At first he was laughed at and in the end everybody loved him He wanted justice It was heart warming

[@beatpeace879]

That drone had more compassion then the human that built it

[@alexcromarty2364]

12:50 that part up to 13:30 made me cry, because of the emotional impact it has

[@ColinLevy]

Absolutely phenomenal work. So relevant and potent. So many details that felt truthful and well observed. Technical achievement off the charts. Wish the world was full of more animation like this.

[@Brandon9776]

i like how they made the chat so realistic with all the skulls and nonsense

[@Towcj]

This robot stupider than the mental institution 💀

[@Franfran2424]

fr fr

[@CASA-dy4vs]

On god

[@TheOneAndOnlyMal]

bruh 💀😭

[@matthewlea5027]

Definitely won't be forgetting this short film. Very wonderfully made and the attention and knowledge behind newton is amazing.

[@nataliyanna]

Never have I wanted to hug and comfort a drone more than now

[@Solstice_chronos]

The amount of detail. Apart from the obvious, the comments in the live chat, the reactions of the people when meeting Newton... it all feels so real. Unlike other full on series(which are still great) this feels so realistic. Wow. Just wow. You're amazing at this!

[@jamalcamogus9058]

(the kid doing an oj lol)

[@brody1153]

I kinda of disagree for the lack of any sense any of this makes like okay okay obviously there aloud for story sake of the drone be in full control but every other detail makes zero sense what’s so ever. As in they did no research. The way the drone fell out of the sky and then if it magically just fell straight down how did have a crash path on the ground. Why didn’t the military act. Why did they arm it with multiple missiles. Why didn’t they shut down the stream. Why did they let it get so close the a military base. Why did they let some random PR person take control of anything more than PR

[@MGame0042]

@@brody1153 Dude, it's 15-16 minutes long! Can people stop the unhelpful nitpicking. We don't have "Newton" in real life so we don't know what it would be like. We don't know how people really would respond. Like any "predictive media," it's a guess based on people's current patterns. "The Jetsons makes no sense! Yurrr!"

[@hhsea]

5:59 i love that kid randomly dancing in front of the airplane lmao

[@peenuut1498]

"I hope you can forgive me for what I am" damn dude fr😢

[@duncanjack3192]

"Regrettably, the United States won't let even a balloon pass by; as long as the United States exists, this drone will never appear."

[@peterschlor4274]

I want a full length movie out of this. A masterpiece.

[@maniac117]

I think you 100% nailed the human nature aspect of the story, especially with the interactions between people and the drone and with the live streaming.

[@muricaman6135]

I think this shows alot of what goes through the minds of Drone operators and combat pilots after an incident in communication or identification happens resulting in the loss of Friendly or Civilian life. amazing film

[@genericchannel8589]

Nice video! All that annoys me is when people take this conscious AI stuff seriously and dont actually know what AI is like and for. AGI is a fantasy, AI is just maths I like the end too, its very pointed

[@bo0tyscratcher123]

I love how Newton wasn't just and evil Ai and started to kill people randomly and actually followed through on his mission

[@ElAwfulBoy]

That was my expectation

[@TheVeryRandomPerson]

Well done! This is probably one of the only times adding pop culture isn't cringe. This is like a mix of "What If" and "Ron's Gone Wrong".

[@suspiciousstew1169]

ong

[@scarletfoxfrostnovember3407]

Everyone'll get NEWT sounds like the drone will launch missile to them😂😂😂😂

[@leeknow953]

Dont forget mitcheels vs machines thats also a movie with robot problems

[@dacheesesdoggo]

I can’t believe that I have so much empathy for drones. Not even real drones, ones in a film! You have done a very good job at controlling my emotions the whole way through this film.

[@Em_prer]

dis thing even made me cry 💀

[@carloss8963]

Wow, this is one of the best short films I've ever seen!!! I loved the idea of AI developing "consciousness" and making questions about its existence and human beings, also the other characters and how this event impact their lifes. Mature, serious and thought provoking about these questions on technology, new sub!!

[@Bozobi]

I am so grateful to have saw this in my recommended. I was capsulated within the emotions drawn from this animation. Thank you for this amazing piece.

[@migueldbgalgoul6379]

6:00 that kid doing a TikTok dance in front of the plane is a Pretty accurate representation of what would happen if a random plane landed on the middle of the streets. TikTok dances.

[@edianehortapaz9717]

Lol

[@GamerTVR]

Orange justice

[@veeyoooh]

Dude is killing it tho

[@MakarovTheRealBasementDweller]

Imagine dying to a drone feeling empathy for you and then it does a Buddha ahh move and than it’s brothers are doomed to do the same

[@ErrorAnimationz]

This might be a short movie, but it has a really good message. I litterally became sad when the drone died. I think we all can say that yes, it might be just an animation; but it really makes us be on the side of the drone. I also wanted to say good job for everyone who participated on the making of this.

[@tank3.095]

I always love when people are able to integrate emotions, boundaries, self thought into military equipment.

[@idkwhyieventryanymore]

“We must act with respect, not cruelty.” -Newton, after blowing up a fucking building with a Sidewinder missile

[@tank3.095]

@@idkwhyieventryanymore buddy if I didn't hear about the New World of warships Legends event you would have made my entire week with that, so allow me to repay you with something I found. :Japan-we sunk 21 boats so they DROP THE SUN ON US TWICE! PS. Only one wasn't unable to be refloated and fixed in a matter of months

[@XZb9x2129asjfCkV]

does anyone else notice how the sound of the drone is perfectly pitched with the music at 1:09? it's a really nice touch

[@armandoarmangoTheMango]

2:42 just one thing, it is missing the streaming delay lol Also i love how accurate the yt live chat is and the phones in this short is

[@SheatinaShack]

5:58 not the kid dancing orange justice 💀

[@BloxyAnims_Productions]

Lmao

[@buffnuffin]

In Parallel Universe: - We feel his absence, so we have built hundreds of him more, but as for respect without weapons this time. It will be beautifulll ! - You are fired.

[@romandruckermusic]

The little nugget of the Interstellar theme at 5:37 is such a thoughtful detail

[@SachithDS]

In addition to the great meaning, I appreciate how you showed effects of internet and social media like, short attention span of people, only caring when something goes wrong.. This was such a well made short film!!❤️

[@charseraph9175]

I adore the fluidity and natural feeling to the human animation. I really appreciate the inhumanity of Newton’s interface, AI with non anthropomorphic displays are a good way to show that you don’t need to be familiar to be humane.

[@AerialWaviator]

Incredible animation and editing. What an amazing production. Hopefully this team will be awarded. This product is such a wonderful random find in the vast undertube dump of content.

[@nazodreemur8284]

This show, need more views, Its so beautiful, seeing how a drone became sentient, starting to learn how to love and care but soon realize his purpose of creation, hated it, and choose the best way to keep the world peace, is by ending itself and its other creation.

[@The-Chair516]

The comments in the livestream are so good. Looks like what would happen in a real situation

[@FinickyVoid]

"You've all been so kind to me, and I just hope you can forgive me for who I am" God damn!

[@99percent.99]

WE NEED MORE, NOW! When it’s convenient because I understand animation is both a mental and wallet draining process.

[@SeanBuckelew]

working on it

[@felipe387]

Id like it to acompany more newton's thought on humanity, war,... the part that the p.r. manager is at the bar, when newton crosses the sky, hes saying his thoughts but the noise of the scene covers the audio. this short should have been 30 minutes to long, so it could tell more of newtons thoughts and the effect he had on society. A great short, cause as its clear that the only problem with it, is that its just a short film.

[@warden-sisyphus5554]

@felipe387 ehhh... the value of "short but sweet" shouldn't be underestimated here. If the story didn't have plans to expand and include a deeper message, then there's a serious risk of poluting the original message by attempting to expand on it.

[@99percent.99]

@@warden-sisyphus5554 You do have a point, but I do tend to think what would this feel like if this was a fully fledged movie.

[@cake0214]

@@SeanBuckelew Can we have a story of some DIY engineer hobbyist tracking down the wreckage and pick apart Newton and give it a new body? That would be really cool.

[@snackette]

Not the calmness at the fact the rogue drone is carrying 3 hellfire missiles.

[@thetwistedgamer370]

I did not expect that to be so emotional