Topic: Ex Machina

2 chapters across the catalog

The film *Ex Machina* is used to illustrate how AI can be used to experiment on and control individuals. Dyer discusses "Schvitzgebel machines," which began as ankle bracelets for prisoners and evolved into total biometric surveillance systems. These "nomadic devices," like smartphones, are seen as tools to divorce humans from time and space, leading to a Gnostic-style transhumanist "apotheosis."

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Liberal Brainwashing, NPC Theory, Social Simulation

Owen Shroyer reflects on the extreme ideological divide in America, questioning if some people are "NPCs" (non-player characters) or part of a simulation. He uses the film *Ex Machina* as a metaphor for the confusion caused by a distorted reality. He concludes that the modern American left operates like an "open-air mental institution" due to intense media programming.