More human than human: the making of Ex Machina’s incredible robot | The Verge

by Adriana Hamacher

11 May 2015

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Alex Garland’s Ex Machina is slowly emerging as a sleeper sci-fi hit, and for good reason. It’s a deft, thought-provoking piece of filmmaking that asks tough questions about technology, gender, and…

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Adriana Hamacher Associate Editor at Robohub and the UK's Knowledge Transfer Network and a contributor to Economist Insights

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