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Ghost in the Machine

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Critics Reviews

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Zachary Lee RogerEbert.com Jan 31
It’s a reminder for humanity to put the machine in its rightful place, before it tries to put us in ours. Go to Full Review Chase Hutchinson TheWrap Jan 28
Valerie Veatch’s blistering "Ghost in the Machine" is a radical, necessary Molotov cocktail of a documentary that’s being thrown right into the heart of our nonsense, nightmarish world of overinflated AI hype. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Feb 28
The type of documentary that mistakes sheer volume of information for insight, this one feels like an overlong lecture. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About Feb 20
No inhuman intelligence can come close to guessing the unpredictability and the beautiful joy of just one human mind. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to colonise your mind for themselves. Go to Full Review Aviva Dove-Viebahn Ms. Magazine Feb 12
Ghost should be required viewing for anyone who blithely interacts with AI chatbots or asks ChatGPT to write their emails without considering its real-world and very human costs. Go to Full Review Dan Mecca The Film Stage Feb 3
Effective, dispiriting, and disappointingly mundane. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Valerie Veatch

Director

Valerie Veatch

Screenwriter

Valerie Veatch

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Movie Info

Director
Valerie Veatch
Producer
Valerie Veatch
Screenwriter
Valerie Veatch
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m