Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics (opens in new tab)

The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figuresDirector Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such as (about an online gaming-addicted couple whose child died of malnutrition) and (about American vlogger Cara Cunningham), films that explore the intersection of real-world subcultures and internet communities. Her latest continues in this vein, although its self-set remit is a bit broader, more...