#14 - Ex Machina's Scientific Advisor - Murray Shanahan

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Recorded28 Jun 2017

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Murray Shanahan was one of the scientific advisors on Ex Machina. He's also a Research Scientist at DeepMind and professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London.His book Embodiment and the Inner Life served as inspiration for Alex Garland while he was writing the screenplay for Ex Machina.

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