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Caleb expected; he’s a loner who spends his evenings drinking himself into a solo stupor, and has the social awkardness of someone more comfortable around machines than men. Spending a week with your boss sounds like most employees’ idea of hell, but Caleb is fascinated with his idol’s work. Nathan reveals his reason for inviting one of his underlings into his expensive techno mancave - he’s developed an artifi- cial intelligence and wants Caleb to be the guinea pig in a ‘Turing’ test to establish whether the AI has become sentient. To Caleb’s surprise and pleasure, said AI is no less than Ava, a female robot, with the beautiful face of Scandinavian actress Alicia Vikander. Indulging in a series of conversations, Caleb and Ava develop an affectionate relationship, the latter divulging secrets about Nathan that Caleb finds troubling. The film marks the directorial https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=EoQuVnKhxaM Watch The Trailer For Ex-Machina March 2015 Article Index Next Article Events 39