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Mavericks of Hollywood honoree Tessa Thompson has played a robot on screen—but she’s not sure she’s ready to be roasted by one. In this episode of “Man vs Robot,” the ‘Creed’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ star confronts an AI that critiques her fashion sense, cool-girl energy, and cinematic dominance.

Read Tessa Thompson’s full Mavericks of Hollywood profile here: esquire.com/tessa-thompson

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Transcript
00:00What can Tessa Thompson do better?
00:06Also, ask myself that daily.
00:16I'm not so sure about how this is going to go.
00:18No, actually, I have been robot.
00:21I remember what it's like to be me.
00:23So I think I'm OK.
00:25Don't judge my typing.
00:26Gross, Tessa Thompson.
00:31Tessa Thompson acts like she's starring in every movie
00:34and running the soundtrack.
00:38It's exhausting to keep up.
00:40This is, I feel judged on how I feel about music.
00:42OK, continue.
00:43She's got that too cool to care vibe,
00:46but we all know she spends way too long picking
00:48the perfect outfit.
00:51Maybe ease up on the effortlessly iconic
00:53so the rest of it can catch a breath.
00:58OK?
00:59I do like to curate music, playlists, sue me.
01:06And I care very deeply.
01:12But OK.
01:13What can Tessa Thompson do better?
01:22Also, ask myself that daily.
01:25Tessa Thompson could try acting like she's not
01:28auditioning for a fashion show every time she's on screen.
01:32Sometimes it feels like she's more focused on being
01:34effortlessly cool than letting us see what's going on underneath.
01:39Maybe take a break from glam and just be a little dot,
01:44dot, dot, human.
01:48Feels like a rude thing to say after I've spent many hours
01:50in glam, but it takes so much effort.
01:55It takes so much effort.
01:59Also, AI, what do you mean?
02:02Like, do they try at all?
02:05Do they have fashion?
02:07Roast Tessa Thompson's fashion.
02:12Tessa Thompson's style is like she's on a permanent runway,
02:15but sometimes it feels more I'm late to the party
02:18than I own the room.
02:19She's clearly got bold taste, but every now and then
02:21we're left wondering if her closet is just a wild experiment
02:24that even she's not quite yet sure about.
02:28That is exactly what my closet is like.
02:33Yeah, they're not wrong.
02:36Life is one big experiment you would know if you were alive.
02:46Can you say something nice about Tessa Thompson?
02:53Fine.
02:54Doesn't want to.
02:57This is mean AI.
02:58Tessa Thompson has a magnetic presence that lights up
03:00every scene effortlessly, effortlessly, again,
03:04effortlessly blending strength and charisma.
03:06Thank you so much for the toast.
03:09You know what?
03:10I will take it.
03:12We're going to have to co-exist us, humans, and you guys.
03:16So see you soon.
03:18See you always.
03:39Bye.
03:40Bye.
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