Culture Chat: ‘Sunny’ has its circuits crossed

‘Sunny’, a new robot-comedy series, came out on Apple TV+ last week. It stars Rashida Jones as an American expat in Japan, who enlists the help of a cute robot to find out what happened to her late husband. What questions does the show raise about our relationship with tech? And what do we want to see in shows that ponder AI? Lilah's joined by FT columnist and crypto sceptic Jemima Kelly and FT money editor Nathan Brooker to figure it out. 

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Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): 

– The FT”s review of Sunny by Dan Einav: https://on.ft.com/4d3914j 

– Madhu Murgia’s piece Lilah referenced on how different cultures, including Japan, have depicted AI: https://on.ft.com/4d1nOgt

– Nathan Brooker is on X @ncbrooker. Jemima is @jemimajoanna

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Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Clips this week courtesy of A24. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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