About this Event
GHOST IN THE MACHINE is a gripping and urgently relevant investigative documentary that exposes the buried history of artificial intelligence: one rooted not in neutral algorithms, but in racism, misogyny, eugenics, and entrenched systems of power that shaped the technology long before it entered our daily lives. At a moment when society is wrestling with the impact, ethics, and unchecked expansion of AI.
Written, Produced, and Directed by Valerie Veatch
English | Documentary | 2026 | 90min | 12+
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Valerie Veatch, facilitated by Marsha Bradfield of University of the Arts London.
Valerie Veatch, Director is an acclaimed independent documentary filmmaker, and the director of GHOST IN THE MACHINE (2026). Veatch is a graduate of the New School for Social Research with a degree in Culture and Media Studies. Her award-winning work deals with the intersection of technology and society.
Marsha Bradfield rides the hyphen as an archivist-artist-curator-educator-researcher- writer. She has been co-convening Incidental Unit, the third iteration of the Artist Placement Group, since 2016. Marsha leads MA Intercultural Practices (Central Saint Martins) and is a senior lecturer in Fine Art (Camberwell and Chelsea Colleges), with a growing focus on AI literacies.
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Booking is highly recommended. As we anticipate this event will be oversubscribed, please cancel your ticket if you're no longer able to make it.
Content warning: this documentary contains sensitive discussions surrounding eugenics, scientific racism, and systematic biases (including misogyny and discrimination perpetuated by AI).
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Screening followed by a public Q&A with the filmmarker.
Event venue & nearby stays
University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts, 45-65 Peckham Road, London, United Kingdom
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