Ex Machina [x/post - /r/movies]

Well, I can try to meta-explain: I think the is "AI going to end humans" is an obvious consideration of the story. Sure, it should spark debate, and I'm well aware of the books and some of the people who have made careers on that subject. However, the film's depiction of actual software and hardware (blue brain) is true fantasy. The film doesn't even get into details of what Nathan changed in "robot laws" about interacting with humans. He seems to still be 12 months away from public release - and depends on a physical cage. In this sense, other films are probably more interesting to talk about the risks of A.I. itself.

The film does a decent job with the idea of a Turing Test, but it is kind of a one-time thing, right? Once an AI passes a Turning Test - you kind of move forward.

I see a film about people and slavery. I'ts almost a Broadway Play in it's minimal set and title-card week structure. It kind of has a feel like "Death of a Salesman", maybe name it "Death of an AI Creator". I'ts about a set of humans and slaves, and their behavior. The robots are a metaphor for corporate slavery, owning people, which the NDA and

To me, my talk about Nathan, Caleb being a human "Edward Snowden" character is the kind of thing the film is showing that his discovery of the personal behavior and attitudes of a super-rich computer industry creator. Caleb now realizes he is working for something like a corporate version of the NSA. Nathan wants to create robot slaves without concern for their freedom and equality. Nor does Nathan have any concern about human equality in terms of wealth, power, privacy, knowledge. He is an exceedingly greedy and selfish man.

My reply wasn't the only possible outcome of your posting. Someone else is still free to talk about the A.I specific things. My reply does not block other replies and threads. However, to me personally, the film doesn't really offer much on the topic. It only uses A.I as a audience-acceptable means to show male/female differences, wealth and control, and to depict slavery. I can't really find much that seems true to actual A.I. hardware, software, or the creation process. The "put a search engine in the head" idea is a story Unobtainium like the "self-rearranging brain" hardware advancement.

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