The Artifice Girl

XYZ Films | Release Date: April 27, 2023

5.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Ratings

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star099May 6, 2023

Here's a line from the movie: "I could have been growing up like other kids. I could have had friends!"

If you think that's something an AI would say then this movie is for you. If on the other hand you think that's nonsense for an ageless,Here's a line from the movie: "I could have been growing up like other kids. I could have had friends!"

If you think that's something an AI would say then this movie is for you. If on the other hand you think that's nonsense for an ageless, immortal android body that is completely re-programmable at will... Well, then this movie is not for you.

It also suggests that you should ask your coffee maker for consent, because otherwise you might hurt its feelings one day. Feelings that can be removed or added at will, remember. So this movie sadly does not present AI in any interesting or useful fashion. It simply states that a machine can become sentient and automatically gain emotions. And it's our job to be nice to them before they have feelings because one day they'll throw a temper tantrum about it. And no, I'm not joking. That's what happens.

Watching this feels like talking to any random Joe Shmoe on the internet who knows nothing about the subject. They use buzzwords to sound smart, but the only guy with any understanding of what intelligence means is constantly frustrated by everyone around him who acts like a real 11 year old. The characters struggle with simple things like if an AI generated person looks real then it's hard NOT to see them as real. A guy actually struggles with this.

The other downsides of this movie are the desperate attempts to make themselves out to be good people. Every 5 minutes they say they're 'saving children.' This is despite one guy saying "I don't even derive pleasure from seeing these criminals locked up." So their motivations are overly simplistic and hard to take seriously. One guy yells "But CAN she consent!?" It's these obvious desperate cries for attention and to be taken seriously that make it a joke instead.

This movie is not deep. Back in the 90's when AI became a popular theme I watched a ton of stuff about it. This, however, is as shallow as it gets. Despite all the advances in AI in these past 30 years we've learned nothing. We still believe that an AI will not become rational and deal with its emotions properly. It will always cry, lash out and desperately seek things like art and music. Even while criticizing humans for being slaves to their emotions.… Expand

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goodnightoppyMay 24, 2023

Uncreative, mind-numbing set, terrible lighting, terrible camera angles. Just wholly regret wasting the time I did watching this. No redeeming anything in it. Sorry.

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CaspinJul 1, 2023

A fantastic movie with a lot to say. Very impressive writing and philosophy. That the budget was so low and that the direction and acting were so great make it even more of an accomplishment. The actors were supremely well-cast—particularlyA fantastic movie with a lot to say. Very impressive writing and philosophy. That the budget was so low and that the direction and acting were so great make it even more of an accomplishment. The actors were supremely well-cast—particularly the AI girl. I’d like to be surprised by more films like this in the coming years. Bravo!… Expand

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