MACHINE OF HUMAN DREAMS

76 min

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE With the financial backing of the Hong Kong government, Ben Goertzel believes he finally will realize his lifelong dream of developing human-like artificial intelligence using software that mimics the complex operation of the human mind. Assembling a ragtag team of experts to assist him, the eccentric researcher sets out to create functioning, reasoning humanoid robots. But as pressure mounts to deliver results to his investors, stories about his past enterprises expose the human consequences – and potential limits – of his ambitions

Co-Presented by Rooftop Films

Director: Roy Cohen

Producer: Mike Lerner, Roy Cohen

Cinematographer: Richard Gillespie

Editor: Gregor Lyon

Composer: Ellyott

Language: English

Country: UK, Israel

Year: 2016

Asian/Asian American

Science and Technology

MACHINE OF HUMAN DREAMS

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