Dystopia: neither artificial nor intelligent

Human beings can be manipulated. This is known to be true since time immemorial. But the scope, methods and implications of that knowledge have recently taken a different turn, now it’s not anymore the case that a reader has to be aware of possible intentions behind the words and between the lines of, say, a newspaper article being read. Instead, there are supercomputers with unimaginable computing power programmed with complex algorithms ready to individually exploit every possible emotional crack, psychological bias and many other features specific to each and every one of us.

Crafted entirely from stock footage, “Dystopia” is a documentary delving into the opaque world of Machine Learning and its potential uses. Exposing its “black-box” nature—an enigmatic system whose inner workings remain largely unknowable— the film critically examines the far-reaching consequences of AI on individuals and society as a whole.