Ex Machina Analysis

Consciousness a term explained as being aware of all surroundings, emerging from the functions of the brain. When a person gets used to something they may be able to think of other things at the same time, until a change happens, then they regain their consciousness to what they were doing. This essay is to further explore the target which is the slides from lecture 17 consciousness using the slides Meanings and automatization by using examples from the book “ The Robots Rebellion” by Keith E. Stanovich, which is the base to further explain and expand on these points.

The reason being is so that Caleb will know, without a doubt that Ava is a robot, and not human. We learn about Ava along with Caleb through ‘sessions’ and that she likes to draw. Was that all a scheme just so Ava could do what she is programmed to do? Or does she actually have consciousness? I believe this revealed at the end of the scene when Ava kills Nathan, and leaves Caleb locked up in the house forever. At one point you would think it was to get revenge for being locked up but on the other hand, escaping, and acting like a ‘human’ is what Ava was programmed to do. Not only that but what Ava did was, in my opinion, an inhuman thing to do. She had only one concern, and that was escaping, and tricking people she was human. There was no concern or internal battle with herself when she basically killed two people and left her robot sister ‘dead’ on the ground. There was also no sense of emotion when she loses her own arm, so can Ava really have a conscious? Or was that scene created just to trick the audience as well? When it comes to Kiyoko’s betrayal against her God, it’s believed to be because of the abuse he treated her with. In my opinion I believe Ava reprogrammed her somehow when she ‘whispered’ in her ear, and then used her as a pawn to

Consciousness is the outcome of billions of years of natural selection and randomized occurrences that gave us life and the ability to be self sustaining, self controlling and self repairing. In terms of evolution we did not start with possessing a consciousness, in fact we developed one in order to became the humans we are today. What if in fact, robotic creation is the same, they are on their own evolutionary track of improvement and progression until a conscious state is achieved. In this paper I will argue there is no true opposing argument. I will highlight that there is a possibility for the garage built robot, Hal to have become a conscious entity because a machine being conscious does not contradict any

However, as the article, and time frame the article occurs in, progresses, the indirect observation of the conscious mind becomes more deliberate. It becomes the aim of the research rather than a secondary result. For instance, the work of Weiskrantz and Bisiach indicates an intentional and deliberate studying of consciousness, through scientific processes involving “blindsight,” (31-32) and “inattentive,” vision (33), respectively. The correct responses in the studies yielded by individuals who have been rendered incapable of consciously correctly answering the questions provides solid, scientific evidence of unconscious processes that enabled their behavior, and also indicates a shift in the article toward a more objective take on the scientific method. However, the work indicates not only an evolution and advancement of the scientific discoveries highlighted—that is, the discussion of consciousness—but also an evolution of the scientific process itself away from the antiquated practices of pseudoscience that the piece highlights near its start, and toward the scientific method as it is known

The argument whether robots have minds, consciousness, and moral rights is deeply debated by philosopher William Lycan. There are many objections that can put doubt in the minds of those wanting to declare that these robots do not have consciousness. An example is whether Harry’s thoughts, feelings, and consciousness are real or if they are just being imitated. A reply that Lycan brings up is how do we prove that we are conscious any more than Harry is? Everything that we believe to be true could be an illusion.

Edwards uses Deus ex Machina in order to relay the plausibility of salvation and inspire hope within the congregation. Edward's discussion of human hopelessness is interlaced throughout the entirety of the document, but especially illustrated when he says, "Ten thousand times greater than the strength of the stoutest, sturdiest devil in hell." Edwards claims that even if human beings were as strong as the strongest being in hell, we would still be unable to defend God's wrath. His intent is to show that God is all powerful and humanity can do nothing to escape their damnation.In contrast, Edwards presents the impossibly effective solution to an aforementioned fate of damnation: "Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide open." With this phrase

The science fiction film Ex Machina revolves around an experimental study of one particular robot. This film challenges the power of advanced technology. In the film, a young man, Caleb, agrees to study and analyze a female robot named Ava. Ava is a robot with certain abilities that no other robot has. While studying Ava, Caleb comes to the conclusion that he should help her escape from Nate, her creator.

So far in this class we’ve look at many theorist who have presented on the idea of consciousness. These theorists (W.E.B. Du Bois, George Herbert Mead, and Dorothy Smith) have provided there theorization of the idea of consciousness. They’ve presented their views along with evidence that helps to support their claims. In this essay I will be discussing each theorist’s characterization of consciousness along with analyzing their similarities, differences and limitations on the subject. The initially question at hand is based on these theorist and there characterization of this of this idea of consciousness how has it contributed to the awareness and “solution” of the problem.

As a computer science major, it is only natural that I would have an affinity to science fiction films. However, Alex Garland’s Ex Machina is not just any science fiction film, it is a view into the human psyche and society’s subconscious fear of being replaced by something we perceive to be greater than ourselves. Ex Machina is a morally ambiguous story that is Promethean in nature, because “fire” or intelligence has been given to machines. Many of the characters in Ex Machina exhibit Jungian archetypes such as Ava being the dreamer, Caleb Smith as a positive animus, Nathan Bateman as a negative animus, and Kyoko as a positive shadow. However, some may have different perspectives on who would

Consciousness allows a person to recognize their existence, and subsequently, to form their essence. The

There are various definitions of consciousness which can be ambiguous and to have a precise explanation at this time can still be considered premature. We actually do not have an exact rationalization of how consciousness emerges or the mechanism of consciousness process. However, there are different theories of how consciousness arises within the past years that have been advocated. There is a long repertoire of proposed theories based on metaphysical and ontological which is an assumption constructed on the state of subsistence with disparities can be perplexing. Nonetheless, several of the stipulated suppositions of such paradigms have direct correlations with each other, which can be ascertained to be not mutually exclusive. Neuroscience is concerned with the nervous system as it relates to the structure, how it arises and its functionality. Neuroscientists concentrate on the human brain and how it influences human behavior and cognitive functions. Therefore, for the neuroscientists’ point of view, the fundamental theories of consciousness are based on the higher order attribute, global workspace assessment and the biological aspect of the human mind (Block, 2009).

Consciousness is an umbrella term utilised to refer to a variety of mental phenomena. Cognitive psychologists have focused their efforts in understanding access consciousness, or how information carried in conscious mental states is available to different cognitive processes. This is linked to attention and working memory. However, consciousness is difficult to quantify and hence most pieces of research study consciousness by contrasting the characteristics between conscious and unconscious processes. Although with some limitations, research has provided

There are many features of consciousness that philosophers of the mind discuss and debate. Two are found within the philosophy of Russ McBride; they are: a) "…a conscious creature or subject"; and b) a "conscious mental state" (Manson, 2011, 100). Another philosophy professor, Michael Antony, sees two features that are commonly debated and dissected by scholars in and out of the field of philosophy. Those features are the "conscious state" and the "conscious creature" both of which will be further developed in this paper. Are mental states always "clearly conscious states"? Or are they "clearly not conscious?" Antony argues that it is impossible to accept that there could be any "borderline cases" or "fuzzy boundaries" for concepts of consciousness (Antony, 2008). Antony's and other approaches to consciousness are reviewed and critiqued in this paper.

Sir Roger Penrose, one of the foremost scientists of our time, when faced with a similar problem with regard to the definition of quite something else, viz., consciousness, states in his The Emperor's New Mind: "I do not think that it is wise, at this stage

In this essay I will be taking an in depth look at the movie Ex Machina, and analyzing scenes of the film and look for a deeper meaning and possible foreshadowing of things to follow in the film. In the film Ex Machina, we are led to believe that the main points in the film are AI’s and testing whether they can be conscious, have emotions and basically have all the qualities and traits a human portrays. Caleb who is believed to be chosen at random by Nathan to take part in being the person to test the AI, realizes that is all, but random as Nathan had a purpose in choosing Caleb to take part in his tests. A test as to whether the AI in the film, Ava can break the communication barrier with Caleb her during sessions that Nathan had set up.