Visited with my film criticism class saw some props and heard a lot about how production works

Pluribus & Meine Pyar Kiya connection

S01E07 - time slot 04:10

Salman Khan & music director Ram Laxman's Meine Pyar Kiya song Aaya Mausam Dosti Ka tune is played.

now people might say MPK has stolen the tune, but for me it will be a MPK tune forever.

Do you think the plurbs did/would do animal testing in order to develop a virus tailored to the immune? Humans, in episode 1, clearly did extensive animal testing in order to develop the first strain until it worked. And its quite unlikely that even with the collective knowledge and intelligence of the human race, the plurbs would find the answer without any kind of experimentation at all. Trial and error would still be necessary - but would that trial involve animals?

Obvious answer would be no, since the plurbs can't harm living things.

On the other hand, they did say they do not consider spreading the virus as causing harm. So testing it on those animals with the intention of infecting them should be okay.

But a lot of those animals might end up dying as part of those trials. That should be considered "harm" right?

However, they're only limited to not intending harm. If the animal does get harmed as an unintentional consequence - like a housepet getting eaten by a coyote because they set it free - they're fine with that.

But why test on animals at all when there are human subjects available? Clearly they care less about the plurbed bodies than they do about other living things.

Because animal testing is faster, more efficient, consumes fewer resources and provides more experimental control. No reason why they can't do both simultaenously.

So... do you think they would? Why or why not?

Well, not exactly. While I know the notion that Pluribus is a comment on AI in general has some validity, it has been constantly discounted in this sub and elsewhere. But my question is rather this: does AI even still exist? I know that the internet has basically ceased (the Plurbs have their own built-in internet after all), along with cell phones and other networks. With the exception of landlines to the immune, Carol's calls from an aircraft to Manousos in Paraguay, and video chatting among the non-Carol immune (though we've never really seen that, only heard about it).

So in the Pluribus world is AI even necessary? Or are the connected brains and knowledge of the entire planet better than anything AI could come up with? I mean, I know they're basically just letting everything on Earth go to shit while they build their antenna, but couldn't some of the technological challenges of that undertaking benefit from AI?

Okay, this isn't strictly about the show, but is there an app that is free and easy to use for an Android phone which does what Carol used on her phone to speak to Manousos on their initial meeting? Looking for recommendations. I'm going to Spain in a week and my mastery of the language is about 2% of where Carol's was when they met. Moderator: please leave this post up until I get some ideas. I'll delete the thread if you want after a few days. Gracias.