In “Collective Reminiscence,” Episode 9 of Season 19, “NCIS” makes use of AI know-how to generate a hologram that serves to resurrect Sandra Holdren (Stepfanie Kramer), the episode’s sufferer du jour. Nicholas Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) and Jessica Knight (Katrina Regulation) use the knowledge given to them by the hologram to suss out the individual chargeable for killing the monetary advisor.
However that is not how AI know-how — or perhaps a hologram — works in any respect. To provide a hologram of Holdren, the individual operating no matter visible engine was used to make the imagery needed to seek the advice of precise human sources to feed data about her life into this system. In different phrases, there isn’t any want to make use of a hologram to provide additional details about Holdren if you have already got the uncooked materials that went into the tech at your disposal. You’ll be able to immediately interview the individuals who gave you the knowledge as a substitute of including this additional work to the pile. It is also simply plain uncomfortable and unnecessarily creepy to stuff phrases into the mouth of a useless girl.
Even worse, the story brings out the very worst in Nick’s technophobia. He is actively creeped out by the hologram and is crudely dismissive towards the tech sorts he has to probe for the case, making him come off as reactive and finally offering “NCIS” with its worst Season 19 storyline.