Ghost in the Machine film screening

Join us for a free screening of the acclaimed Sundance doc and post-film discussion about the history of AI and what our future holds.
About this Event

Technepoeia: An AI Symposium at Naz presents a free screening of Ghost in the Machine. The acclaimed documentary by Valerie Veatch premiered at Sundance in 2026. The film reveals the history of AI and the ways that hype, bias, money, and power has shaped how we got here and what happens next.
Post-film

Join us for a post-screening conversation with Nazareth faculty experts in business, communication, data science, history, media studies, philosophy, and social computing.

Presented in cooperation with WXXI Education, Independent Lens, and the Nazareth Technology Literacy Collaborative.

Film Reviews

RogerEbert.com: It’s a reminder for humanity to put the machine in its rightful place, before it tries to put us in ours.

Film Threat: Ghost in the Machine is a crucial documentary in which Veatch sounds the alarm.

PBS Independent Lens: Challenging the myth of AI as inevitable or objective, the film traces how narratives of progress and efficiency have obscured deeper political and cultural agendas, revealing the ideological foundations beneath systems now reshaping modern society.

SlashFilm: If you're not already scared by the disingenuous efforts of some of the most prominent minds behind artificial intelligence, this documentary will serve as an infuriating wake-up call.

Forbes: Veatch’s film features a wide array of computer scientists, historians, philosophers, many of them people of color, who have a distinctly less hyped-up view of both AI’s promise and its problematic roots. At least someone is thinking to ask different questions about one of the biggest issues of our time.

Deadline/Doc Talk podcast: John Ridley, Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave"describes Ghost as an extremely thought-provoking film … inventive, creative, and clever … such a ride ... a 2026 Oscar contender for best documentary.

Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM
Film screening

Info: Ghost in the Machine runtime is 1 hour 37 minutes

🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:15 PM
Post-film discussion

Info: Join us for a post-screening conversation with Nazareth faculty experts in business, communication, data science, history, media studies, philosophy, and social computing.