What does it mean to be conscious in a world that is becoming increasingly artificially intelligent?  Can machines really see? 
A short animated documentary based on an interview with a professor in artificial intelligence using analog techniques to explore the human tendency to anthropomorphise simple drawings, and how we might do the same to machines.

1st prize winner voted by the Wellcome Collection.

Director : Emily Downe
Animation : Emily Downe
Sound design : Emily Downe, Iannis Spanos, Jan Willem de With
Music : Jan Willem de With
Sound Mix : Iannis Spanos

Pencil, paint, charcoal and oil on paper. 

Royal College of Art, 2018
In collaboration with the Wellcome Collection, London.

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