Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test – charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated, seductive––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined.
Ex Machina marks the directorial debut of Alex Garland, the screenwriter behind 28 Days Later, Sunshine and a 2012 CBM favorite Dredd (the reboot, NOT the Stallone flick). The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac who will appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December.
The clip ends with the following quote from Bill Gates: "I don’t understand why some people are not concerned." With films like Ex Machina and the upcoming Terminator: Genisys, do YOU think we need to be worried about artificial intelligence?
Ex Machina has only been available for viewing in a handful of locations via limited release in the U.S, but it's set to hit theaters nationwide this Friday (April 24)!