# Colossus on The No Agenda Show

Colossus comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2013 to May 2023.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2013 – May 2023
- **Related topics:** [Credit Scores](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/credit-scores.md), [Movies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/movies.md), [Nsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nsa.md), [Science Fiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/science-fiction.md), [Whistleblowers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/whistleblowers.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### The Creator Movie and Colossus: The Forbin Project

- **Episode:** [1558: Mediatized](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1558-mediatized.md)
- **Published:** 2023-05-25
- **Time:** 7:36–9:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1558-mediatized/chapter/the-creator-movie-and-colossus-the-forbin-project.md

The upcoming 20th Century Fox film "The Creator" is discussed as a continuation of the "AI will kill us" trope in cinema. This is compared to the 1970 science fiction thriller "Colossus: The Forbin Project," which features an American defense system becoming sentient and taking control.

Keywords: the creator, 20th century fox, [colossus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colossus.md), the forbin project, [science fiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/science-fiction.md)

### Algorithmic Sorting in Insurance and Job Applications

- **Episode:** [1157: Carbon Captions](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1157-carbon-captions.md)
- **Published:** 2019-07-25
- **Time:** 1:13:50–1:16:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1157-carbon-captions/chapter/algorithmic-sorting-in-insurance-and-job-applications.md

Algorithms are increasingly used to sort resumes and determine insurance risks, often relying heavily on credit scores as a primary data point. This systemic sorting can limit social mobility, leading to calls for data scientists to act as whistleblowers regarding the hidden biases within corporate modeling.

Keywords: [credit scores](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/credit-scores.md), [colossus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colossus.md), job algorithms, insurance risk, [whistleblowers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/whistleblowers.md)

### Colossus: The Forbin Project, Science Fiction Film

- **Episode:** [554: Slave Bracelet](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/554-slave-bracelet.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-06
- **Time:** 1:58:53–2:00:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/554-slave-bracelet/chapter/colossus-the-forbin-project-science-fiction-film.md

John C. Dvorak recommends the film "Colossus: The Forbin Project," noting its relevance to modern concerns about the NSA and autonomous computer systems. The hosts also briefly mention the cult classic "Death Race 2000."

Keywords: [colossus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colossus.md), forbin project, [nsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nsa.md), death race 2000, [movies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/movies.md)

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