Ex Machina

We’ve already gotten one scary look at Civil War, and the new trailer for Alex Garland’s near-future action thriller is just as chilling—it’s light on fresh plot details, but heavy on disturbing atmosphere. America has splintered into factions at war with each other, with civilians, cities, and even beloved national monuments in the crosshairs.Happy, uh, Presidents Day? Along with Kirsten Dunst (as a journalist on the front lines) and Nick Offerman (as the President of the United States, such as they are), the cast…

Somehow fans of Star Wars’ Kylo Ren and Rey Skywalker made the news for very different reasons this week. But outside of big drama in the sci-fi book world, we also got the last of Doctor Who’s anniversay specials, a new Dune Part Two trailer, and more in the list of our most read stories, so here’s you might have missed this week!—James WhitbrookAre Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023Author Loses Book Deal After Blaming Star Wars Fans for Bizarre Review-Bombing Scheme Image: Del Rey/Random House…

Alex Garland has written or directed several excellent, terrifying, disturbing films. Films like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Ex Machina and Annihilation. Films that show familiar worlds in unfamiliar, and often times unfathomable, circumstances. His new film seems as if it’s going to do that too, but it’s somehow much scarier than all of those combined. Because, well, the dystopia feels a little too real.'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI UnlockedThe film is called Civil War and—because you aren’t reading this on…

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Official Trailer (HD)Thanks to its team-up with Showtime, Paramount+ also has the excellent 1978 remake starring Donald Sutherland, which takes the pod-people plot of the original and somehow makes it even scarier than hell. And if you’re still itching for some Star Trek... Leonard Nimoy is in this, too. Watch on Paramount+. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Official Trailer (HD)Thanks to its team-up with Showtime, Paramount+ also has the excellent 1978 remake starring…

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Maybe the biggest distinguishing factor between LaMDA and most of the “sentient” AI’s on this list is the presence of a personality. If you read the transcripts of the conversation Lemoine had with his chatbot, it’s pretty one-note; but the sci-fi flicks on this list have given us AI’s that might be rational, but also show signs of being conniving (like Ava), murderous (like Skynet), or needy (HAL).That said, there are some good bots out there—take CHAPPiE, a decommissioned police bot from the 2015 film of the same name.…