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DESCRIPTION:GHOST IN THE MACHINE \n\nArtificial Intelligence and Techno-Fascism: 
 documentary on the extremist historical roots of the AI race directed by 
 VALERIE VEATCH.\n\nChase Hutchinson of TheWrap states that the film "is a 
 radical, necessary Molotov cocktail of a documentary that's being thrown 
 right into the heart of our nonsense, nightmarish world of overinflated AI 
 hype." 
 (https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/ghost-in-the-machine-review-sundance-elon-musk-ai/)\n\nKQED 
 World: \nSeptember 14 at 10:30 PM\nSeptember 16 at 5 PM & 10 PM\nSeptember 
 19 at 9 AM\n\nKQED Channel 9: September 15 at 4 AM\n\nKQED Plus: September 
 15 at 11 PM and September 18 at 4 AM\n\nTrailer: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9DAv0D7tnY\n\nDocumentary website 
 (available to rent on demand): https://notaidoc.com/\n\n\nThe untold 
 origins of artificial intelligence lie not in machines but in power, 
 revealing the fantasies behind the hype that got us here and where we go 
 next. \n\nGhost in the Machine navigate the rapids of artificial 
 intelligence in this investigative essay documentary that excavates the 
 philosophical, cultural, and political forces driving the global AI boom. 
 It approaches questions like \n\n--What is AI?\n\n--Who is building it? 
 \n\n--What will humans become by exploring how emerging technologies have 
 historically reshaped identity, culture, and global power, while also 
 exposing the current fronts of human exploitation without which AI would 
 not function?\n\nThe documentary lends a fresh perspectives on what AI is, 
 how it works, and how people can maintain a sense of agency in a 
 threatening and overbearing tech-driven 
 world.\n\n____________________________________________________\n\nGUARDIAN: 
 "Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its 
 dark history in race politics and eugenics" (by Leslie Felperin, June 1, 
 2026)\n\nGhost in the Machine examines "the pursuit of artificial 
 intelligence, its dark history in eugenics and highly debatable utility 
 today (despite the stock-market bubble pushing the value of a half-dozen 
 companies towards the stratosphere)."\n\nFor the full review article, go 
 here: 
 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/ghost-in-the-machine-review-entertaining-ai-polemic-dives-into-its-dark-history-in-race-politics-and-eugenics\n\n\nSUNDANCE: 
 “Ghost in the Machine” Is a Documentary — but It’s Also an Urgent 
 Technological Horror Story (by Erik Adams, Jan. 26, 2026)\n\n"The scariest 
 movie playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival isn’t about cursed audio 
 recordings or a killer demon disguised as your true love; rather it’s a 
 110-minute essay film about how a handful of guys obsessed with numbers and 
 quantifying human intelligence accidentally (or maybe intentionally) 
 created the blueprints for a water-guzzling, pollutant-spewing, 
 nonconsensual-nude-generating plagiarism device that’s easily manipulated 
 by the worst people in the world and tenuously propping up an alarming 
 percentage of the global economy."\n\nFor the full review article, go here: 
 https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2026-sundance-film-festival-ghost-in-the-machine/\n\n\nTHEWRAP: 
 ‘Ghost in the Machine’ Review: Documentary Delivers a Searing Takedown 
 of AI, Elon Musk and Techno-Fascism (by Chase Hutchinson, January 26, 
 2026)\n\n"Sundance 2026: If there is one documentary with the power to 
 burst the AI bubble, it’s this one"\n\nFor the full review article, go 
 here: 
 https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/ghost-in-the-machine-review-sundance-elon-musk-ai/g\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/08/24/18888177.php
SUMMARY:"Ghost in the Machine": Doc Film on Fascist Eugenic Roots & Dangers of AI Technology
LOCATION:KQED Independence Lens broadcast premiere \n\nWill also be available 
 through PBS Passport; and currently available to rent directly through 
 documentary website
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/08/24/18888177.php
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