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Yes, there are plenty. Now we can debate perception all day, but I think this sampling is enough to pique interest..from what I can remember:

we don't know caleb's history

he has a big, unexplained scar on his back

there is a lot of focus / talk about iterations of the AI

caleb is the one locked in an observation room when he has talks with ava

the cutting himself scene is...odd and unnatural

he never, ever gets drunk

there's a weird scene towards the end where nathan refuses a drink from caleb and goes out his way to make him take a sip and asks how it tastes (he does not answer)

the conversations btw nathan and caleb are not exactly natural, in that nathan consistently prods caleb to provide more in depth/opinionated answers and not be so technical

added: wouldn't the best test of an AI be to give the AI freedom and see if it recognizes itself as AI?



> added: wouldn't the best test of an AI be to give the AI freedom and see if it recognizes itself as AI?

Not really, as "recognizes itself as AI" presupposes a difference between AI and human. Gimmicks aside (i.e. let's see what's inside me), any AI which recognizes itself as AI would essentially fail the Turing test.

To me, those bits just came off as Lost/Shyamalan-esque hand waiving without saying something definite. Anyone can write a profound question they don't intend to answer.

The spinning top in Inception, or the dream in Blade Runner, are far more intentional.


"Definite" is boring and lazy to some (like me). Giving the audience enough space for interpretation is exciting to some (like me). It's ok, not everybody has to like the same thing.




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