BONUS: The Orville, AI, and Why Season 4 Is Coming Back at the Perfect Time

<p>What if <em>The Orville</em> understood one of the biggest questions surrounding artificial intelligence before the rest of us started worrying about it?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut</strong>, I’m looking at Isaac, the Kaylons, and the uncomfortable idea hiding underneath their story.</p><p>Maybe the danger isn’t simply that artificial intelligence becomes smarter than us.</p><p>Maybe it’s what intelligent machines learn by watching us.</p><p>Isaac’s relationships with Claire, Ty, Marcus, and the crew fundamentally change the way he sees biological life. And when you compare that story with the way AI is becoming part of our jobs, relationships, businesses, and everyday lives, <em>The Orville</em> suddenly feels a lot less like science fiction.</p><p>But there’s another reason this feels like the perfect time to be talking about <em>The Orville</em>.</p><p>Later in the episode, we get into a new <strong>Season 4 production development from the Fox Studios lot</strong>, including reports that <em>The Orville</em> is now working out of <strong>Stage 14</strong> while its longtime home on Stage 15 is being used by another production.</p><p>We still don’t have the big official “cameras are rolling” announcement, but physical production activity is a lot more interesting than another round of rumors.</p><p>And if <em>The Orville</em> really is preparing to return, a show that spent years exploring AI, technology, humanity, and the consequences of the things we create may be coming back at exactly the right moment.</p><p></p><p><strong>TALKING THE ORVILLE YouTube</strong></p><p><strong>The Unofficial Fandom Podcast</strong></p><p> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TALKINGTHEORVILLE">https://www.youtube.com/@TALKINGTHEORVILLE</a></p><p></p><p>SUPPORT</p><p>Patreon: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon">https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon</a> </p><p>PayPal: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime">https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime</a></p><p></p><p>FOLLOW</p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@EgotasticFunTime">https://www.youtube.com/@EgotasticFunTime</a></p><p>Spotify: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5GFicOch6Up1mlmzomOgir">https://open.spotify.com/sh