The video in the linked article [0] is scary as hell. It reminds me of the Person of Interest TV series [1].
0: http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/08/the-view-from-your-windo...
1: (intro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9FuRnyiqk
0: http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/08/the-view-from-your-windo...
1: (intro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9FuRnyiqk
0: http://www.placemeter.com/privacy
1: david [at] placemeter [dot] com
It is beautiful. And it's such a good show, too. Highly recommended, most of the HN audience would enjoy it - very technical, pre-snowden, talks about mass surveillance (ethics, implications, ...) and AI. Original and sci-fi oriented while remaining grounded in reality (Mr Robot tech quality, no CSI bullshit).
PS: If you do watch it, give it a few episodes to grow on you while it transitions genres over the first season.
I wonder if it compares..... I have in mind an anime series from 2011 titled Puella Magi Madoka Magica which transitioned naturally from happy-go-lucky slice-of-life Magical Girls and into dark psychological Cosmic Horror (winning the best critical acclaim since Spirited Away in the process). And one of the series it has since inspired, Yuki Yuna Is A Hero (2014), doubles down on the happy-go-lucky slice of life before transitioning into an anti-war drama.
(But I will check out Person of Interest anyway :)