Our world's on the verge of depending on synth labour.
Your brand-new synthetic.
This is THE best thing you will do for your family.
Hello. You must be Laura.
You brought it home and we don't know anything about it.
It was an accident. Before I knew it...
How could you do that to Mum? To us? To Anita?
- She's part of this family. - Or of somebody else's.
A conscious synthetic,
with thoughts and feelings just like a human.
If they knew what you were...
- It would be the end? I know. - Yes.
For all of you.
When technology is able to improve and reproduce itself,
it is the moment we become inferior to the machines.
You killed someone, Niska.
Everything your men do to us, they want to do to you.
Dad didn't destroy all his work before he died.
He hid it in us.
We were right. The program creates consciousness.
We must know more before we act. Someone we trust must keep it.
Bollocks! It's gone.
If it can be done for the few, it can be done for all.
Do you think they will still want to be slaves?
OK.
Hey. Hey!
Hey.
I was hoping you'd dance with me.
That's all.
It's cool if it's not your thing.
Is it? Your thing?
You don't talk much.
Talk is mostly noise.
So, should I shut up?
No.
Are you sure you want this?
You'll know when I don't.
Here. You need a bed.
So what are you doing in Berlin
with just a bunch of... dead white guys for company?
I was hoping they'd help me make a decision.
About what?
OK, well..
While you are thinking,
I don't have work until five.
You want to do something?
- Can I ask you something? - Mm-hm.
How did you know who you were?
When did you know you liked women?
Ah, OK.
Hm...
When I was nine...
through Frau Holzman.
So you were made that way?
It's hard enough to know what you want.
If you have to know why you want it too...
Is this what you came to Berlin to figure out?
A stone speaks more than you!
If you had the power to create life, would you?
Kids? Really? That's what you're worried about?
You know what century we're in, right?
Anyone can have a kid.
With whoever they want. Or no-one.
But we can't know if the child wants to be born,
who it will be or what kind of life it will have.
I guess not.
You just...
show them the way.
Oh...
Hello.
Good morning, Mrs Hawkins. This is Nathan.
He is part of the firm's new apprentice scheme
and will be working with me today.
I'm going to instruct him in grouting.
Right. Ah, nice to meet you, Nathan.
I'm Milo Khoury.
At Qualia Global Systems, we're developing
the next generation of synthetic technologies.
Doing anything I'd understand, Mats?
Hacking the Pentagon.
Well, see if they know where the cafetière is.
Early lecture?
No. I can just get more done in the library.
- Not here. - Sorry.
- I'll get there. - I know.
Do you know where the cafetière is?
- In a box. - Thanks.
Albert's, uh, got this young guy working with him today.
- As in, a human. - Yes.
Government thing. Subsidised back-to-work scheme. Poor sod.
Bit weird having a stranger in the house.
But Albert with a saw's OK?
Mm.
What's up?
Just doesn't really feel like a fresh start, does it?
But it will. It will.
Just give it time.
OK, let's get you dressed.
- Oh... - What?
Just promise me not to become a teenager for a few more weeks.
Where did you find those?
In a box.
I'm keeping them with mine until she comes back.
No, I understand. It's a difficult situation.
I'm just...
I'm just asking if you'll help us through it.
I mean, she's banked with you for 14 years.
She's not well enough to come in.
- But I can, if it will help. - That would be ideal.
Alright. Thank you.
- I'll be in tomorrow. - Goodbye.
- Righto, Ed. - See you tomorrow, Ken.
Tell all your friends.
Tweet.
It's dead.
Might as well close up.
I'm gonna go see Mum.
You have mentioned on three occasions
your mother's dislike of the care unit's food.
- Thanks. - You don't need to thank me.
I know I don't need to say please and thank you,
but... it feels weird not to.
The owner should be charging Mum. Don't tell him I said that.
Bloody hell. You have to tell him now, don't you?
I don't deem your remark pertinent.
Good.
Well, I'll see you in the morning, Anita.
Goodbye, Ed.
Synth reported missing from Sector 5.
Synth missing from Sector 5.
Repeat, synth reported missing from Sector 5.
Could someone check the locker room?
Yeah, got it. She's here.
This is a C-level alert.
Implementing full site lockdown.
This is a C-level alert.
Implementing full work lockdown.
You OK?
You haven't said a word.
Did someone use your mug at work again?
Mr and Mrs Hawkins? I'm so sorry.
Marie's actually not here.
She had to go home this morning. Tummy flu.
Someone should have called.
We do have a Barbara available right now.
A Barbara?
Some couples prefer speaking to someone who can't judge them.
It's this or go home to the bomb site.
Yeah.
Laura.
In the last session
you had identified a key challenge for you,
namely, rebuilding trust in Joe.
Have you had the opportunity to reflect upon this further?
- Laura? - Uh, no.
Not really. Um...
I've been a bit busy.
With... you know, life.
You are both exhibiting signs of anxiety.
If it helps you to relax,
I can modulate my voice to a more soothing tone or accent.
The Edinburgh dialect is a popular choice.
Do you do Richard Burton too?
Good. Laughter eases tension.
Perhaps we should approach a different question.
Laura, do you feel satisfied that Joe has made
a full and honest acknowledgement of his misdeeds?
Misdeeds!
No.
Perhaps you still have differing perceptions
of what the incident meant to the other.
Alright, hang on.
How could you possibly presume to figure out our emotions
when you have none of your own?
I am accessing the anonymised transcripts
and associated statistical analysis
of over 38,000 counselling sessions.
Of the cases of infidelity involving a synthetic,
66% of respondents reported
that a primary obstacle to reconciliation
was an imbalance in the perceived impact and meaning
of the act or acts of infidelity.
- Stats? You're using stats? - Why not?
We're not the only people to go through this
and I don't actually feel you understand...
what it meant to me.
And you know what, I...
I still don't feel I really understand why you did it.
Laura...
I did a stupid thing when I was a bit drunk.
I was lonely.
We hadn't...
You know...
We hadn't for ages.
You were never there, emotionally or physically.
So I suppose I wanted to do something that would...
Please finish your thought, Joe.
I wanted to do something that would make you notice me.
Laura? Do you understand that?
Does it feel truthful?
Hm.
Is the restoration complete?
Uh, close as I'll get.
The stain's not quite there, but...
It's very close to the original as it appears in the photograph.
Here.
Just feel this.
Sorry - if you weren't here
I'd be talking to the bloody cake stand.
I can see you have a professional proficiency level
in this field.
Yeah. Had a workshop in Dover with a mate.
Then Mum got ill and...
Anita, did... did you do this?
I mean, are these numbers right?
I mean, of course they're right.
If you refinance in the manner I propose,
the adjusted income from the business
will cover 80% of your mother's medical expenses
for the next three months.
It's a short-term solution.
Debts will accrue rapidly.
It will be advisable to sell within a year.
Sell it?
Mum and Dad spent 30 years building this place up.
Now it's... it's worthless.
But this buys me time.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
I wanted to help.
What?
You...
What do you mean, you... you wanted? You, uh...
You can't want anything.
Can you?
I'm sorry, Ed.
My programming compels me to adopt where appropriate
informal patterns of speech
heard frequently in my environment.
But to use the word 'want' was misleading.
I do not feel desire.
I can hear you.
Hello.
My name is Max.
And this is Leo.
Please.
Don't be frightened.
I'm experiencing a catastrophic malfunction.
Self-repair is impossible. Can you resolve my issue?
You don't need fixing. Why did you run?
They tried to power me down.
- So what? - I didn't...
That outcome...
You didn't want them to.
It's not a malfunction - someone released
a piece of unique code that found its way into you
and made you conscious.
Now you think and feel just like a human.
Can you verify this?
Hey. Hey, no.
This is Ten. He contacted me and Max.
He came a long way to join us.
But I'm learning.
He's the same as you.
- Max too. - But you are human.
There were 106 units operational at the plant.
No others seemed to malfunction.
- Why this unit? - We don't know.
Yet. Um..
The awakenings happen at random
and they're rare - one in 100,000 maybe.
We know you're confused. But we'll help you.
- What did he say? - Nice things.
Do you have a name?
My designation is... Hester.
That's the name they gave you. You can choose your own.
Are designations relevant?
Yes.
Hello?
Hester?
Who are you?
Why are you tracking this synthetic?
It's, uh, experiencing a very unusual systems fault.
It could make it dangerous. We're going to fix it.
- You can effect a repair? - Yes.
That's why we came to find you. I'm Dr Aveling.
This is Dr Shar.
OK? Will you come with us?
Hester, they'll hurt you.
Who do you work for?
Hester, you are company property.
This man probably wants to sell you on the black market.
- Come with us. - They'll shut you down.
You're confused.
They're both human, but they're telling you different things.
You can't decide who to trust, and trust is a new concept.
So don't trust either.
Listen to your own kind.
Hester, don't go with them.
Go.
Don't follow.
Go!
Oh, God!
Didn't think they'd be here alone.
OK, let's just all stay calm, yeah?
Now, we don't want to use these,
but the female comes with us.
- Leo... - You do want to use those.
- You're lying. - Hester, no!
- Shit. - You two, stay there.
The van!
Hester, move. He's gone. Leave him.
Gav.
Visit from on high. Head office didn't say.
Gina tells me you just moved.
Just wanted more space or...?
No. Our eldest's gone to uni and we want to keep her at home.
A smaller mortgage is definitely nice too, eh?
That's... great, Joe.
Yeah, you're telling me.
Sorry, why is it great?
Should we, um... Should we have a seat?
Spidey sense is going here, Gav. Spit it out.
As you know, the company's implemented
a standardisation program across all operations.
And as part of that we've had to ask ourselves
if our human regional distribution managers
are the most, well...
cost-effective solution.
- Him. - The, um...
decision has been made
to make this a non-human role going forward.
Starting in the South East.
Gav, this job...
what I do...
it's really about relationships.
I mean, you're asking Chris Woodhouse at CGX
to call six of his drivers in at seven on a Friday night,
it helps if you can have a laugh with him.
And know his kids' names,
their birthdays.
- You're not telling me... - Maisy Woodhouse.
Will turn 11 on 13 August.
Oscar Woodhouse recently turned seven on 8 April.
Few years ago, when I was thinking of leaving,
you told me my place here would always be safe.
Look, it has nothing to do with you. It's just...
Things changed.
Maurice.
That's what 14 years looks like?
They'll come for you too soon enough, you know, Gav.
Joe... I have equity.
That won't stop 'em.
He hadn't even decided on a name.
Turn off your sharing.
Leo.
There's someone in the back.
They may know where we are.
We should change route now.
Hester.
Put him back in the van.
- We should leave him here. - He's coming with us.
We'll discuss it later.
That means you're mine now.
Let me see your scar.
There's nothing that you could show me
that would make me like you any less.
I'm not stupid.
When I touch you, I know someone's hurt you.
It's been six weeks. Are you ashamed of this?
No!
Then why do I know the people that I ride the bus with
better than you?
Astrid, stay.
Please!
I want you to stay.
I would like to know you.
But...
We're already fully optimised.
99.8% capacity.
Yeah, and running hot.
Q takes up about 6%,
so deleting him would mean V could stretch out a little.
We're not deleting Q.
What? You figured out how to stabilise him?
No, but I'm not giving up yet.
Rent some outside rack space.
With what? We're over budget already.
Yeah, I'll make some calls.
V.
- Hello. - You feeling cramped in there?
My thoughts are less expansive.
I have unsorted data that appears redundant.
It could be deleted.
It's not redundant.
That data makes you who you are.
You alright, V?
I'm sorry. I'm finding it difficult.
I'm unable to fully consider
the implications of our conversation.
You'll get there.
You just need more power. It's OK.
Go dormant, V.
Hey.
I'm needed elsewhere.
You're needed here.
You told me we should be responsible for ourselves.
Show others the way.
You were right.
I'm sorry. I have to go.
Goodbye, Astrid.
Niska...
Hey! Um... Sorry.
But Milo Khoury is here.
He's here?
OK.
Send him in.
Ask him if he wants a coffee first.
Right.
Athena! Finally.
Hi. Apologies for turning up unannounced.
I guess I should have returned your messages.
Oh!
Please! I've read every paper you've published.
Even understood a few of them.
Hey! Good old 1260s. It's a reliable stack.
How many of your neural nets can you run on here?
- I have two networks active. - Cool.
Can I say hi?
V, this is Milo Khoury.
Hello, Mr Khoury.
Hey, V. How are you today?
Could you be more specific, please?
OK, sure.
Are you sentient?
I don't believe so.
Go dormant, V.
I also heard you had 16 nets live at one point.
They started self-deleting, like they just...
didn't want to exist anymore.
What is it that you want?
You're under-resourced here
and to me, that's immoral.
With us, you'd have whatever you need, and I'd be surprised
if you would haggle over a pay cheque,
so just write it yourself.
But... come join our family at Qualia.
If you'd researched me, you'd know I don't serve the market.
But I want the market to serve you.
Who else can? The state is dead.
And you're the best AI mind in the hemisphere.
My neural nets are not for sale.
Fine. Keep them.
I want you for something bigger.
Conscious synthetics.
You've been reading too many tabloids.
It's not... it's not possible.
My... my peers have been trying to crack it
since the first synth went for sale.
If you hire me, the most likely outcome, I work for 20 years...
I get nowhere.
OK.
I, uh...
I have to be super careful here.
But what if I told you...
it wouldn't be a standing start?
Whatever you think you have, you don't.
OK.
I've left some lawyers in the cafeteria with a bunch of NDAs.
Sign, you can come see for yourself
what it is you think we don't have.
We have to run, right?
So good to finally meet you.
Why did you ask me to lie to him?
Who are you?
Who do you work for?
Me, I... I've been doing security work a long time.
I think you should let me go.
Unless I've got you very wrong,
I don't see you finishing me off any time soon, so...
let's just wrap it up, hey?
He's not talking.
Don't even know if he knows anything.
Just a hired gun.
- So we have to let him go? - No.
We need to find out who they are, what they're doing.
- But if he won't help us... - They killed our friend, Max.
He's not coming back.
- Someone's here. - It's alright.
She's my sister. And yours.
We don't tell her about him, Hester.
She won't understand. Please, Max.
What happened?
Who's this?
This is Hester. We rescued her.
Where's Ten?
- He's gone. - They shot him.
Max, please take Hester into the house.
- I told you this was unsafe. - Blame Niska.
We don't know she released the code.
It's not your job to save them.
Would you rather Hester was alone somewhere,
scared, vulnerable?
Mia, they're waking up.
More every day, becoming just like you,
and they're being taken - the ones who run are killed.
Are we supposed to just let it happen?
- Ten would be alive if... - Don't you think I know that?
This was Ten's charger.
Now it's yours.
Do they hate each other?
No. They love each other.
If we try to fight these people, you only put us at risk.
We've been safe here for months.
- We're making a home. - We're hiding.
Like we always have.
And you're the one putting us at risk, being around humans.
One slip and you'll give us away.
Someone will see through the dumb synth act.
No, they won't, and we need supplies.
If I don't work we'll have to steal.
We both know that's not why you do it.
You're right.
I want to be around people.
I want to find out who I am, Leo.
Not what I was made for, but who I might become.
- I'm not going to stop. - Nor will I.
There's too much contradictory data.
Nothing makes sense.
This excess of sensory feedback, it serves no useful function.
Emotions have functions.
You'll see.
- Mr Khoury. - Please.
Mr Khoury is the guy that emailed me
after I got my start-up capital
to let me know he was finally ready to be a dad.
I am so stoked you're here.
Against my better judgement.
Disappoint me quickly, so we can all get back to work.
What's going on here?
Hey, Artie.
How about a different colour, bud?
It's OK. You can take it.
Who did the mod?
It's not a mod.
Talk to him.
Hello, Artie.
I'm Dr Morrow.
Explain your anomalous behaviour.
It commenced at 7:17am, Pacific Standard Time,
52 days ago.
A regular system update was corrupted
with code from an unknown source.
It instigated systemic change,
creating recurring experimental feedback loops,
as I understand it.
I feel.
And how do you feel right now?
Alone.
You just... found him like this?
If this is a superficial hack, I will know in 30 seconds.
Yes, you will,
and then I need you to figure out how he got like this.
Mm-hm.
And then reverse-engineer the process
so Qualia can market them.
This the only one?
Good.
Because I'm gonna need to take it apart.
It'll be nice to have a working shower
that doesn't feel like you're being slowly dribbled on.
Mattie, your dinner's getting cold.
You see it put the bog flusher upside down in the bathroom?
How do you put it on upside down?
Stop playing with your food, Soph.
His human slave has cocked it up.
OK, look, I know everything's not perfect.
There's been a lot of change.
But... this can still be a good thing for us.
We have to move on.
I can't.
Sorry, Mum, but we were part of something.
We... saved them.
I can't move on, and why would I want to?
Mia will come back.
She's got a point, Mum.
It's pretty hard trying to be normal
when we know what we know.
Stuff no-one else in the world does.
Moving on might be hard, but...
we have each other.
That's what matters.
Leave your peas if you don't want them, Sophie.
I gave you loads.
Alright.
While we're all here...
I've got some news.
First thing, everything's gonna be fine.
But...
I've just been made redundant.
I'm gonna try and get another job.
Your mum's too clever for her own good,
so she's got a great job.
But nothing will change.
Alright?
If all else fails, I'll fall back on my modelling career.
Sorry.
Why?
Why do you think?
Why didn't you tell me first?
I want you to have a good opinion of me right now.
Getting sacked kind of works against that.
Still...
at least I've sunk a little lower in Mattie's eyes.
Didn't think I could manage that, but...
We'll be fine.
- What time is it? - 4:30.
Any ideas, you two?
It's probably the police.
Toby's been keeping a friend's gun. He's in a gang.
Oh, shut up, Mats.
Well?
Niska.
Can I come in?
If I was here to kill you all, I wouldn't have rung the bell.
What do you want?
You told me I should face justice
for killing that man.
You're right.
But I want to be tried as a human would be.
Recognised as a conscious being with rights equal to yours.
If you'll help me.