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The fresh new Increase Jonze film Their own (2013) promoted the very thought of relationship anywhere between humans and you can hosts, and additionally unironic mustaches. One exact same seasons, Black Mirror premiered its next year which have a prize-successful event presenting a soothing phony cleverness (AI) are whom helped a great widow keep in touch with their unique lifeless spouse (that have needless to say bad outcomes).