Ex Machina

How long until we get to his estate?

We've been flying over his estate for the past two hours.

You're leaving me here?

This is as close as I'm allowed to get to the building.

What building?

Follow the river.

Got it.

Keep your head down and get clear of the rotors.

Okay.

Caleb Smith.

Yes.

Please approach the console and face the screen.

Oh!

Take your keycard.

You may now enter the residence.

Hello?

Hello?

Caleb Smith.

Hey.

Dude!

I've been so looking forward to this week with you.

Come in. Come on in.

Thanks.

You want something to eat or drink after your journey?

No. No, thanks, I'm fine. Sure?

Yeah.

To be honest, I thought we'd have, uh,

breakfast together, but, um...

I can't really eat anything.

I got the mother of all fucking hangovers. Oh, yeah?

Oh, my God, like you wouldn't even believe.

When I have a heavy night,

I, uh, compensate the next morning.

Exercise. Anti-oxidants. You know?

Yeah, sure.

Was it a good party?

Party? Yeah. Wasn't there a party?

There wasn't a party.

Sorry.

Caleb, I'm just gonna throw this out there, so it's said, okay?

You're freaked out.

I am? Yeah. You're freaked out,

by the helicopter

and the mountains and the house,

because it's all so super-cool.

You're freaked out by me, to be meeting me,

having this conversation in this room, at this moment. Right?

And I get that. I get the moment you're having, but...

Dude, can we just get past that?

Can we just be two guys? Nathan and Caleb.

Not the whole employer-employee thing.

Yeah, okay. Yeah?

Yes. Uh, yeah.

It's good to meet you, Nathan. (CLAPS HANDS)

It's good to meet you, too, Caleb.

I guess the first thing I should do is explain your pass.

Now, it's simple enough.

It opens some doors and it doesn't open others.

And that just makes everything easy for you, right?

Uh, yes.

Yeah, 'cause you're like, "Oh, fuck, I'm in someone else's house.

"Can I do this, can I do that?"

And this card, it just takes all that worry away.

If you try a door and it stays shut, okay, it's off-limits.

You try another door and it opens, then it's for you.

Let's try this one.

I guess it's for you, Caleb.

You like? Yeah.

It's your room.

You got a bed here.

A bathroom right back here.

Little desk.

Cupboards.

Little fridge.

Cozy, right?

Yeah, this is great.

What? Sorry?

There's something wrong. What's wrong?

There's nothing wrong.

It's the windows.

You're thinking there's no windows.

It's subterranean.

It's not cozy, it's claustrophobic.

No. No way. I wasn't thinking that.

I was thinking, "This is really cool."

Caleb, there's a reason there are no windows in this room.

There is? Uh-huh.

This building isn't a house.

It's a research facility.

Buried in these walls is enough fiber optic cable

to reach the moon and lasso it.

And I want to talk to you about what I'm researching,

I want to share it with you.

In fact, I want to share it with you so much, it's eating me up inside.

But there's something I need you to do for me first.

"Blue Book non-disclosure agreement."

Hmm.

Take your time. Read it over.

"The signee agrees to regular data audit

"with unlimited access,

"to confirm that no disclosure

"of information has taken place

"in public or private forums,

"using any means of communication,

"including but not limited

"to that which is disclosed orally

"or in written or electronic form."

I think I need a lawyer.

It's standard. It doesn't feel very standard.

Okay, it's not standard.

What can I tell you, Caleb? You don't have to sign it.

You know, we can spend the next few days

just shooting pool, getting drunk together.

Bonding.

And when you discover what you've missed out on, in about a year,

you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life.

Good call.

So,

do you know what the Turing Test is?

Yeah.

I know what the Turing Test is.

It's when a human interacts with a computer.

And if the human doesn't know

they're interacting with a computer,

the test is passed.

And what does a pass tell us?

That the computer has artificial intelligence.

Are you building an AI?

I've already built one.

And over the next few days,

you're gonna be the human component in a Turing Test.

Holy shit. Yeah, that's right, Caleb. You got it.

Because if that test is passed,

you are dead center

of the greatest scientific event in the history of man.

If you've created a conscious machine,

it's not the history of man.

That's the history of gods.

Hello.

Hi.

I'm Caleb.

Hello, Caleb.

Do you have a name?

Yes.

Ava.

I'm pleased to meet you, Ava.

I'm pleased to meet you, too.

I've never met anyone new before.

Only Nathan.

Then I guess we're both in quite a similar position.

Haven't you met lots of new people before?

None like you.

Hmm.

So we need to break the ice.

Do you know what I mean by that? Yes.

What do I mean?

Overcome initial social awkwardness.

So let's have a conversation.

Okay.

What would you like to have a conversation about?

Why don't we start with you telling me something about yourself?

What would you like to know?

Whatever comes into your head.

Well, you already know my name.

And you can see that I'm a machine.

Would you like to know how old I am? Sure.

I'm one.

One what?

One year or one day? One.

When did you learn how to speak, Ava?

I always knew how to speak,

and that's strange, isn't it?

Why?

Because language is something that people acquire.

Well, some people believe

language exists from birth.

And what is learned is the ability to attach words

and structure to the latent ability. Do you agree with that?

I don't know.

Will you come back tomorrow, Caleb?

Yes.

Good.

Oh, man, she's fascinating.

When you talk to her, you're just...

Through the looking glass.

"Through the looking glass." Wow.

You're good with words, Caleb. You're quotable.

Actually, that's someone else's quote.

You know, I wrote down that other line you came up with.

The one about how

if I've invented a machine with consciousness,

I'm not a man, I'm God.

I don't think that's exactly what I...

I just thought, "Fuck, man, that is so good."

When we get to tell the story. You know?

I turned to Caleb,

and he looked up at me and he said,

"You're not a man, you're God."

Yeah, but I didn't say that.

So...