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[00:01] | [footsteps echoing lightly] | |
[00:15] | Hello, Iris. | |
[00:18] | [Iris] Hello. | |
[00:32] | I’m ready for a change. | |
[00:35] | [recruiter] You’re moving to London. | |
[00:37] | Daytime job in the tech world. | |
[00:40] | That must be decent money. | |
[00:43] | [Iris] I’m not here for “decent.” | |
[00:45] | [device beeps softly] | |
[00:47] | [recruiter] Your academic credentials are impressive. | |
[00:52] | Behavioral psychology. | |
[00:54] | Neuroscience. | |
[00:57] | Then what happened? | |
[01:01] | [Iris] Like I said, | |
[01:04] | I’m ready for a change. | |
[01:07] | [recruiter] Any red flags we should know about? | |
[01:10] | Husband? | |
[01:12] | Jealous boyfriend? | |
[01:14] | [Iris] No red flags. | |
[01:18] | [recruiter] You’re very beautiful. | |
[01:20] | Is this what you look like in real life | |
[01:22] | when you go on a date? | |
[01:24] | [eerie ambient music plays] | |
[01:26] | [Iris] Yes. | |
[01:28] | [eerie, sparse percussion plays] | |
[01:30] | Why did you come to us? | |
[01:33] | Why the V? | |
[01:35] | [Iris] Mm. | |
[01:37] | Access | |
[01:39] | and security. | |
[01:42] | I’m ready to have a real exchange | |
[01:44] | with the men I sleep with. | |
[01:46] | [recruiter] The women we represent | |
[01:48] | can hold a conversation on most any topic, | |
[01:51] | whether that conversation takes place during pillow talk | |
[01:56] | or over a five-course meal. | |
[01:59] | I know how to use cutlery. | |
[02:02] | And I’m good at reading people. | |
[02:08] | [soft electronic beeps] | |
[02:11] | [♪] | |
[02:12] | *THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE* Season 03 Episode 01 | |
[02:15] | Episode Title: “Mirrors” Aired on: May 02, 2021 | |
[02:17] | Welcome to the V. | |
[02:19] | We take a 30% commission. | |
[02:23] | We will send you on one initial client date. | |
[02:26] | His name is Paul. | |
[02:29] | Paul will give you a rating and a review. | |
[02:33] | If things go to our mutual satisfaction, | |
[02:37] | we will set you up with a booker. | |
[02:39] | [music heightens, then fades] | |
[02:43] | [exhales] | |
[02:53] | [Tawny] “I’m ready to have a real exchange | |
[02:55] | with the men I sleep with.” | |
[02:57] | What? It’s true. | |
[02:58] | [Tawny chuckles] | |
[03:00] | [Iris] When did you start camming in VR? | |
[03:02] | [Tawny] Couple months ago? | |
[03:05] | It helps with building my brand. | |
[03:07] | But right now, I’m really in the mood for Paris. | |
[03:10] | And if I play my cards right, | |
[03:13] | he might… | |
[03:16] | just might… | |
[03:19] | ask me to bring a friend next time. | |
[03:23] | So… | |
[03:27] | Here. | |
[03:29] | Rule number one… | |
[03:31] | is look the part. | |
[03:33] | Tawny, I… | |
[03:34] | It should be your size. She’s yours. | |
[03:37] | [Iris sighs] | |
[03:38] | – Thank you… – Of course. | |
[03:40] | …for setting me up, for this. | |
[03:43] | I, um… | |
[03:46] | I’m really glad I called. | |
[03:48] | I knew you would. | |
[03:51] | An Ivy League education has all kinds of benefits. | |
[03:56] | Dropping out was the most adult decision I ever made. | |
[03:59] | You’ll see. | |
[04:05] | [flowing piano music plays through headphones] | |
[04:08] | [device clicks] | |
[04:10] | [machine humming] | |
[04:13] | [♪] | |
[04:18] | So you think we should keep the piano? | |
[04:20] | Definitely. | |
[04:23] | [physician] The water molecules | |
[04:24] | along your father’s white matter tracts, | |
[04:26] | there’s an increased activity. | |
[04:28] | Any kind of creative outlet | |
[04:31] | or play can help stimulate the operating system. | |
[04:35] | So in your opinion, | |
[04:37] | what do you think is the next best step, here? | |
[04:40] | Since we don’t know conclusively | |
[04:42] | that it’s early-onset Alzheimer’s, | |
[04:43] | I just don’t really see how it’s helpful | |
[04:46] | to keep monitoring those water molecules. | |
[04:49] | [♪] | |
[04:56] | [Jeakins] An outcome linked directly to our moral code, | |
[04:59] | synaptic impulses filtered through the prefrontal cortex | |
[05:02] | on a good day and the amygdala on a bad day, | |
[05:06] | which in turn begs the question, | |
[05:08] | “How much of our perception of reality is predetermined?” | |
[05:12] | [Leanne] Iris… | |
[05:14] | please help me out, here. | |
[05:18] | What they’re doing in there, it’s a… | |
[05:21] | it’s an approximation, you know? | |
[05:23] | It’s not real. | |
[05:25] | Nobody really knows | |
[05:27] | what’s going on inside anybody’s head. | |
[05:29] | [♪] | |
[05:32] | [Jeakins] Or, | |
[05:34] | as some of the most luminous minds of our time | |
[05:35] | like to posit, | |
[05:37] | all of it is mere simulation | |
[05:39] | with individual players angling to advance | |
[05:44] | whatever they perceive as leveling up | |
[05:46] | inside their own game. | |
[05:51] | [students chatter indistinctly] | |
[06:07] | Iris. | |
[06:08] | Hi, Professor. | |
[06:10] | – You look different. – [Iris chuckles] | |
[06:13] | How’s your father? | |
[06:15] | [Iris] Yeah, he’s… hanging in there. | |
[06:19] | Mm. We need more female PhDs in neuroscience. | |
[06:22] | – When you’re ready. – Thank you for saying that. | |
[06:27] | One thing that I realized this past year, | |
[06:29] | is that life is short and academia is slow. | |
[06:33] | And I-I need to be out there in the real world. | |
[06:36] | [Jeakins, warmly] Iris! | |
[06:40] | You got headhunted. | |
[06:43] | It’s a… tech startup in London. | |
[06:47] | NGM. | |
[06:49] | The H-Group investors. | |
[06:52] | They’re more of a “How do we connect to others?” | |
[06:55] | General research lab. | |
[06:57] | It’s this whole cross-disciplinary approach. | |
[07:00] | [Jeakins] It sounds exciting | |
[07:01] | and somewhat related to our research here. | |
[07:05] | They’re lucky to have you. | |
[07:07] | [uneasy ambient music plays] | |
[07:10] | [♪] | |
[07:25] | [mysterious woodwind music plays] | |
[07:28] | [♪] | |
[08:06] | [driver] Hey, let me get those bags. | |
[08:21] | [♪] | |
[08:51] | [HR manager] Our standard non-disclosure agreement. | |
[08:55] | Please read it in its entirety. | |
[08:57] | [futuristic music plays] | |
[08:59] | [♪] | |
[09:14] | Make sure you understand everything in it | |
[09:16] | for your own protection. | |
[09:19] | [♪] | |
[09:30] | Please sign here. | |
[09:33] | I’ll read it later. | |
[09:35] | [HR manager] Absolutely. | |
[09:37] | This is the address | |
[09:38] | we currently have on file for you. | |
[09:41] | Emergency contact. We have your sister’s. | |
[09:44] | Can you give us a primary on Greenwich Mean Time? | |
[09:46] | [Iris] Um, can I get back to you on that? | |
[09:49] | Sure. I’ll set a reminder. | |
[09:52] | Yes. She’ll be right over. | |
[10:02] | So a quick intro for those of you who are new. | |
[10:05] | Can I have a show of hands? | |
[10:09] | Welcome. | |
[10:12] | I’m Sean, and I’m your tech lead. | |
[10:13] | There’s… one thing we dislike here at NGM, | |
[10:17] | and that is predetermined outcomes. | |
[10:20] | What we do like is for our engineers | |
[10:22] | and neuropsych-stargazers to have a choice | |
[10:25] | in who they will be spending most of their time with | |
[10:27] | and what they’ll be working on. | |
[10:29] | And half of you will wanna discuss things technically; | |
[10:31] | The other half will discuss them scientifically. | |
[10:33] | So learn how to talk to each other. | |
[10:35] | Find your pod. | |
[10:36] | And nothing is off-limits | |
[10:37] | as long as you stick to two things: | |
[10:40] | Human behavior and predictive analysis. | |
[10:44] | [ambient music building] | |
[10:47] | [indistinct, overlapping chatter] | |
[10:54] | …be it the AI… | |
[10:57] | I guess they brought me on as a neuro research person. | |
[10:59] | How about you? | |
[11:00] | I’m self-taught. | |
[11:02] | Writing code’s like playing music. | |
[11:04] | I always work with my headphones on. | |
[11:05] | Currently on a speech-synthesizer project. | |
[11:08] | You’re an auditory cortex kinda guy. | |
[11:10] | That’s my jam. | |
[11:12] | [Howie] I mostly work with data that’s coming in | |
[11:13] | from the H-Group. | |
[11:15] | They own five of the top ten dating apps. | |
[11:17] | What’s your focus? | |
[11:18] | I’m looking at self-validation patterns | |
[11:20] | and the construction of gender. | |
[11:23] | …to look at what happens on a synaptic level | |
[11:25] | when we intimately connect with another person. | |
[11:28] | But they wouldn’t tell me much when I interviewed. | |
[11:31] | It’s all about solving the “binding problem” | |
[11:32] | in machine learning, right? | |
[11:34] | While we’re moving towards AGI, | |
[11:35] | spin out a couple of medical applications | |
[11:37] | with a focus on brain health? | |
[11:39] | Some of the stuff that rises to the top, | |
[11:40] | they’ll actually invest in. | |
[11:42] | How would you describe the work? | |
[11:44] | Training AI to train itself | |
[11:47] | until it understands human nature better than we do. | |
[11:49] | Which part of human nature? | |
[11:54] | [Hiram] Are you okay? | |
[11:57] | Um… | |
[11:59] | sorry. | |
[12:00] | Uh… what are you working on? | |
[12:05] | I am training the neural net to match faces. | |
[12:08] | Based on what? | |
[12:10] | Attraction prediction. | |
[12:13] | This German guy Schopenhauer once said, | |
[12:14] | “Instinct is an illusion.” | |
[12:17] | I’m just trying to be a better matchmaker | |
[12:19] | for some of us at the office, basically. | |
[12:20] | You believe that? | |
[12:22] | That instinct is an illusion? | |
[12:25] | [quietly] Um… | |
[12:27] | A bit… I mean, it’s interesting, yeah. | |
[12:30] | What inputs are you using? | |
[12:32] | [keyboard keys clacking] | |
[12:34] | [Hiram] These are all the little imperfections | |
[12:36] | that prevent us from being a perfect ten. | |
[12:39] | See? This is gonna be you, yeah. | |
[12:41] | And you got a pronounced jawline, chin. | |
[12:44] | And say you’re cis and straight | |
[12:46] | and this is what you’ll be drawn to, | |
[12:49] | according to historical data and, of course, Schopenhauer. | |
[12:52] | Bird with a round chin. | |
[12:54] | Round plus edgy equals functional offspring. | |
[12:57] | Now, check this out. | |
[12:59] | You see that stack of research papers on my desk? | |
[13:00] | It turns out, | |
[13:02] | couples who stay together for longer periods, | |
[13:04] | it gets kinda weird. | |
[13:07] | You know, facial differences start to disappear, | |
[13:09] | turning them into some kind of neutered look-alikes. | |
[13:12] | Is that a hypothesis or a personal observation? | |
[13:16] | [Hiram] What, equality in evolution? | |
[13:18] | I mean, maybe all we want | |
[13:21] | is to create our own doppelganger. | |
[13:24] | [Iris] Here’s what neuroscience would say. | |
[13:26] | They begin to look alike because they grow together. | |
[13:29] | Ever heard of mirror neurons? | |
[13:31] | Our ability to perceive what someone’s thinking or feeling? | |
[13:34] | The mirroring isn’t driven | |
[13:37] | by a biological need for healthy offspring. | |
[13:40] | No, it’s our brains working to feel connected to one another. | |
[13:43] | Hmm. | |
[13:45] | Your eyebrows go up. Mine go up. | |
[13:48] | See? Right there. | |
[13:52] | Think of… | |
[13:54] | a newborn and its mother making faces at each other… | |
[13:56] | The exaggerated smile. | |
[13:58] | What they’re saying is, | |
[14:00] | “Are you there? Do you see me?” | |
[14:01] | “Yes, I’m here. Yes, I see you.” | |
[14:05] | Long-term partnered couples have the same back-and-forth, | |
[14:08] | using the same facial muscles, deepening the same lines. | |
[14:12] | That’s why. | |
[14:15] | I’ve actually never thought of it that way. | |
[14:18] | [Iris] It’s the limbic brain doing its thing. | |
[14:20] | Or a bunch of unraveling math shortcuts | |
[14:23] | that excel at pattern recognition. | |
[14:25] | Do we think that, then, attraction is in part | |
[14:27] | based on how deeply we think we can influence | |
[14:29] | someone else’s facial patterns? | |
[14:33] | [chuckles] | |
[14:35] | [ominous ambient music plays] | |
[14:38] | [♪] | |
[15:16] | [Tawny] Hi, fairy. | |
[15:17] | It’s Tawny, calling from Joburg. | |
[15:19] | Flew in last night, turned sundowner, | |
[15:21] | and I’m just surfacing. | |
[15:23] | I’m at this cute café. | |
[15:25] | Anyway, I’m calling to wish you good luck tonight. | |
[15:27] | Have fun! | |
[15:34] | [Leanne] Izzy, listen to this. | |
[15:37] | He’s been playing for over an hour. | |
[15:39] | [solemn piano music playing over voicemail] | |
[15:51] | [solemn piano music continues playing] | |
[15:55] | [inaudible dialogue] | |
[16:03] | Promise me you’re not selling out. | |
[16:06] | [Iris] Why would I be selling out? | |
[16:09] | [Leanne] How many startups for every one that takes off? | |
[16:11] | Hundreds, thousands that crash and burn? | |
[16:15] | I mean, why choose that over frickin’ finishing your degree | |
[16:19] | at one of the best schools in the country? | |
[16:22] | I hope this isn’t about the money. | |
[16:24] | Lee, we’ve been through this so many times. | |
[16:26] | [Leanne] Just, please… | |
[16:28] | I hope you don’t feel | |
[16:31] | like I’ve been putting that kind of pressure on you. | |
[16:35] | Dad will manage. | |
[16:37] | And I will manage. | |
[16:39] | [Iris] I’m not doing this for the family. | |
[16:41] | I told you that. I’m doing it for me. | |
[16:43] | I’m also this close to getting a little raise. | |
[16:46] | – Oh! – [both laugh] | |
[16:48] | [♪] | |
[16:52] | [Leanne] Is it the way he’s holding that bowling ball? | |
[16:54] | [Iris] Seriously, don’t go there. | |
[16:55] | [Leanne] What? Why? | |
[16:57] | [Iris] Remember two years ago? | |
[16:59] | [Leanne] How was that flower boy’s fault? | |
[17:01] | It’s kind of the way that he keep compulsively | |
[17:02] | rolling and unrolling his shirtsleeve. | |
[17:05] | He might have had strep throat as a child, | |
[17:07] | which can actually trigger OCD as an adult. | |
[17:10] | – [Leanne] No. – Yeah. | |
[17:11] | It tricks the brain into attacking itself. | |
[17:13] | [both laugh] | |
[17:15] | [distant cheers] | |
[17:17] | [bowling ball rolling thunderously] | |
[17:20] | [loud rolling continues] | |
[17:38] | [knock at door] | |
[17:45] | Hello. | |
[17:51] | It’s nice to meet you, Paul. | |
[17:58] | May I trouble you for a drink? | |
[18:01] | I’ll have whatever you’re having. | |
[18:06] | Hmm. | |
[18:15] | Mmm. | |
[18:18] | It’s just the way I like it. | |
[18:21] | [eerie ambient music plays] | |
[18:25] | You’re not much of a talker, are you? | |
[18:29] | That’s okay. | |
[18:33] | [Paul breathing heavily] | |
[18:36] | You’re giving me some… | |
[18:40] | non-verbal cues that | |
[18:43] | I think I’m reading correctly. | |
[18:45] | If I’m not, please let me know. | |
[18:48] | [♪] | |
[18:55] | Yeah, that feels nice. | |
[18:57] | [heavy breathing] | |
[19:01] | Yeah. | |
[19:08] | Easy, handsome. | |
[19:13] | [choking] You’re hurting me. | |
[19:19] | I like that you’re strong. | |
[19:21] | I like that you want me. | |
[19:23] | And I… | |
[19:25] | [heavy breathing] | |
[19:28] | [buckle and zipper clicking] | |
[19:31] | [cell phone alarm pinging] | |
[19:36] | [breathing raggedly] | |
[19:50] | [alarm stops] | |
[20:03] | [tense music plays] | |
[20:06] | [♪] | |
[20:37] | [shower splashing] | |
[20:56] | Gosh. [Chuckles] | |
[21:00] | – You’re stunning. – [chuckles] | |
[21:03] | Cassandra. | |
[21:05] | Hi. | |
[21:08] | [server] Here we are. | |
[21:12] | And sir. | |
[21:14] | [Paul] Thank you. | |
[21:17] | You’ve never done this before? | |
[21:20] | Met a handsome stranger for dinner? | |
[21:22] | [chuckles] | |
[21:24] | They told me I’m your first. | |
[21:28] | [clears throat softly] | |
[21:30] | You are. | |
[21:37] | But I’m really excited it’s you. | |
[21:40] | [Paul chuckles] | |
[21:41] | I can already tell this is gonna be fun. | |
[21:45] | I love this place. | |
[21:47] | – It’s a good spot. – [Iris] Mm. | |
[21:50] | Good memories. | |
[22:04] | Do you eat seafood? I forgot to ask. | |
[22:06] | I do. | |
[22:08] | By all means. | |
[22:14] | Thank you. | |
[22:23] | [Paul] You need… to try this. | |
[22:37] | I don’t think I’ve ever had anything that delicious. | |
[22:41] | That’s the second time I’m your first for something. | |
[22:45] | I’m on a roll. | |
[22:54] | [curious ambient music plays] | |
[22:56] | [♪] | |
[23:03] | [Iris] Do you always eat like this? | |
[23:07] | [Paul] Most of the time, yes. [chuckles] | |
[23:09] | [Iris] Well, I have to hang out with you more often. | |
[23:16] | Can I tell you a secret? | |
[23:19] | [Paul] Absolutely. | |
[23:22] | [Iris] I’m kind of nervous. | |
[23:26] | [Paul] That’s okay. | |
[23:27] | – [Iris] Yeah? – [Paul] Yeah. | |
[23:30] | [Iris] It’s okay. I’m calming down. | |
[23:32] | You’re helping. | |
[23:33] | [Paul chuckles] | |
[23:39] | [♪] | |
[23:47] | I can’t wait to get to know you better. | |
[24:14] | Would you excuse me for a moment? | |
[24:16] | [Paul] Sure. | |
[24:24] | [soothing piano music playing] | |
[24:27] | [♪] | |
[24:45] | [ambient music plays] | |
[24:48] | [♪] | |
[24:59] | [sighs] | |
[25:08] | [sharply] Do it! | |
[25:10] | [♪] | |
[25:16] | Paul. Session one. | |
[25:33] | [Paul] There you are. | |
[25:36] | Did you miss me? | |
[25:39] | [Paul] This has been fun. | |
[25:43] | But I just want you know, you’re under no obligation | |
[25:46] | to stay or do anything you’re not comfortable with. | |
[25:48] | [Iris] Oh. | |
[25:51] | Do you not like me? | |
[25:53] | Please, don’t take this personally. | |
[25:59] | – I don’t even know if… – [Iris] No, no, no. | |
[26:00] | You can tell me. Please. | |
[26:05] | It was nothing you did. | |
[26:08] | You’re a sweet girl. | |
[26:15] | [♪] | |
[26:25] | That’s right. | |
[26:28] | I’m a very sweet girl. | |
[26:31] | And I’ve been sitting here all night watching you, | |
[26:34] | wondering if you had it in you. | |
[26:36] | Had what in me? | |
[26:39] | If that little yuzu soufflé was all you cared about | |
[26:43] | or if you’d know what to do with my sweet pussy | |
[26:45] | if I were sitting right on top of you. | |
[26:46] | [♪] | |
[26:52] | Do you know how to use your tongue, Paul? | |
[26:55] | How to lick a woman? | |
[26:57] | How to swirl and push and suck her off? | |
[26:59] | [Paul] Um, yeah. | |
[27:01] | [sharply] What? | |
[27:04] | Let me show you. | |
[27:07] | Not so fast. | |
[27:13] | [♪] | |
[27:23] | First, I’ll have to make sure you know how to use your hands. | |
[27:27] | How to get me really, really wet. | |
[27:31] | I bet nobody’s ever taught you that. | |
[27:34] | You just shove it in, barely hard but ready to pop, | |
[27:36] | don’t you, Paul? | |
[27:40] | I’m not gonna let you get away with that. | |
[27:47] | [gasps softly] | |
[27:50] | [music heightens] | |
[27:53] | [♪] | |
[28:03] | I don’t think you’re ready for me, Paul. | |
[28:07] | Oh, I am so ready for you. | |
[28:12] | All right. | |
[28:14] | Then let’s get that fucking check. | |
[28:19] | [sparse ambient music plays] | |
[28:22] | [♪] | |
[28:39] | [elevator door clicks open] | |
[28:53] | [single piano notes play] | |
[28:56] | [♪] | |
[29:09] | [music deepens] | |
[29:12] | [♪] |