As we travel through these questions, a playfully responsive green cursor – Pi’s emblem – reacts accordingly. When a voice asks “Why is yawning contagious?”, Pi’s cursor stretches from its middle and contracts again, as if it is yawning, too. When another voice asks “Does everyone pretend to not see people in person?” Pi’s cursor erases the word “see”. Sound effects match the movements of the cursor – sonically stretching as the cursor visually arches, mimicking an eraser sound. It pushes letters together, creating the sound of magnetism on the word “bond”, and buoyantly bounces out of “How do I get back out there again?”. These effects join a custom inquisitive, optimistic soundscape, with curious plucky strings and piano joined by selective moments of synth.
The film culminates with the voice of Pi itself: a stand-out feature amongst AIs. Once we’ve cycled through the multiple questions and statements, a warm, reassuring, genderless voice joins to say “Hey, let’s talk it over”.