'O Horizon' Review: AI Chatbot Film Starring Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn Feels Eerily Timely
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Guy Lodge
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A review of Madeleine Rotzler's film 'O Horizon,' starring Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn. The film explores the premise of an AI chatbot that simulates a deceased person using their digital footprint — a concept that once felt like speculative fiction but now feels urgently relevant given real-world AI developments. The review discusses how the film functions as an AI allegory grounded in present-day plausibility.
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Variety'O Horizon' Review: AI Chatbot Film Starring Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn Feels Eerily Timelyvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledA decade or so ago, the premise of 'O Horizon' might have seemed like 'Black Mirror' fodder
Today, the idea doesn't feel old hat so much as depressingly immediate
Discussions of the ethical and existential ramifications of AI chatbots have migrated from the hypothetical to the everyday
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