@aparrish I hate Ex Machina but I'm not sure if it's because it's a bad movie or rather just because it showcases how weird Silicon Valley techbro-culture has become that the situation in the movie seems normal. _That's_ the terrifying part to me.
I remember when AIs were male-presenting, like HAL or Arnie the T101, but suddenly we're in this retro-future era where all AIs are female-presenting and also are men's property and this just... makes the dynamics SUPER nasty.