“Ex Machina” was lauded as an investigation into the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
But self-aware A.I.
is still in nascent stages, and the dangers of digital technology are very real today.
The increasingly prevalent role of the internet in our lives has created what filmmaker Alex Garland referred to as a “tech paranoia” in an interview with NPR.
This is the horror “Ex Machina” draws upon to elicit an authentic emotional reaction from its viewer — a fear that is based on lived reality rather than a possibility.”Ex Machina” was Garland’s directorial debut, and he took his experience writing several other movies of…The post A.I.
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