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deckar01today at 8:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

This reminds me of Mrs. Davis (2023). An AI upends the world economy by giving people quests that are rewarded by fulfilling everyone’s inner-most desires. Each quest contributes to someone else’s reward. A nun sets out on a quest to destroy it. It is fully unhinged.


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fernirellotoday at 9:23 PM

There's a very good Brazilian series "Desejos S.A."—literally "Wishes Ltd" but translated into English as "Whatever, whenever". People call a mysterious phone number, voicemail prompt tells them "At the tone, speak your wish clearly", then they get no further feedback and hang up. Shortly after, their wish comes true... and they have to do one task (always incomprehensible to them, often reprehensible) so that someone else gets their wish.

deckplecksettertoday at 10:53 PM

I wish more people had watched Mrs. Davis, it was excellent.

netsharctoday at 8:12 PM

Or Black Mirror's Shut Up and Dance?