What 'Ex Machina' got right (and wrong) about AI, 10 years later
Briefly

The article discusses the film 'Ex Machina' as a pertinent portrayal of AI development and its societal implications, particularly through the character Nathan Bateman, who conducts a Turing test on a humanoid AI named Ava. The film raises existential questions about humanity's future in the face of advanced AI. Bateman's ominous prediction that future AIs may view humans as relics underscores the film's foresight into the rapid evolution of AI technology and its possible consequences. The dialogue illuminates the growing sophistication of AI language skills, drawing parallels to contemporary AI development.
"One day AI's are gonna look back on us the way we look at fossils and skeletons in the plains of Africa... all set for extinction."
"When Caleb first meets Ava, he is struck by the sight of her, and blown away by her language abilities."
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