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Ghost in the Machine is a gripping and urgently relevant investigative documentary that exposes the buried history of artificial intelligence, not as a neutral system of algorithms, but as a technology shaped by racism, misogyny, eugenics, and entrenched structures of power long before it entered everyday life. Rejecting the notion of AI as inevitable or objective, the film traces how myths of progress and efficiency have obscured deeper political and cultural agendas, revealing the ideological foundations beneath the systems now reshaping modern society.
The film is directed by Valerie Veatch, whose past Sundance-premiering films Me @ the Zoo (HBO) and Love Child (HBO) explore how emerging technologies reshape identity, culture, and global power.
This new film is her most ambitious work yet – over eight chapters, Veatch helms an urgent excavation of the philosophical, cultural, and political forces driving the global AI boom.
After the screening there will be a discussion led by Dr. Nitin Sawhney, Filmmaker and Transdisciplinary Researcher, Docent from University of Helsinki and Uniarts Helsinki. Invited discussants to be announced soon.
The film was released in 2026. Language: English and duration 95 min.
More about the film and trailer:
https://notaidoc.com/trailer
Film event at Cinema Orion:
https://cinemaorion.fi/elokuvat/ghost-in-the-machine/
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Cinema ORION & Elävän kuvan keskus ELKE ry, Eerikinkatu 22, FI-00100 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, Finland
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