Unpredictable and intelligent plot

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2017)

The best things about this movie were 1) the unpredictability, and 2) the way that AI was defined. The great acting was a bonus. This movie really made me think. I feel that the majority of human beings wouldn't have been able to successfully escape that situation that Ava did because of our ability to manipulate others is highly affected by our emotions. Alex garland took artificial intelligence to a level that made so much sense to me.... if a robot (emphasis on robot) has the same brain capacity (aka programming) as homo sapiens, their ability to reason and think logically would be programmed and refined... as opposed to humans, which are influenced by hormones, neurotransmitters, and other physiological parameters that shape our though processes (p.s. I believe these qualities actually make us much more intelligent than artificial intelligence could ever be). Our brains are a combination of genetics and our environment - which is shaped by our experiences and memories. If they made Artificial Intelligence (AI), which would be way far into the future p.s., the ability for them to retain memories and these memories to influence their behavior would be a major factor into being able to classify them as AI. Although they would feel emotions, they would be able to make decisions and act in a way that isn't as influenced by the emotions they feel, unlike humans. AI must have the ability to feel emotion and pain, but the way that this shapes their thought process vs humans.. so interesting. At the end of the day, we are far from developing artificial intelligence that could overpower homo sapiens, solely because they are essentially technology (inorganic and engineered), which gives us a lot of control over them. This is the first movie on AI that I enjoyed thoroughly!!!!!!