‘Electric Child’ Courtesy of 8horses/Locarno Film Festival It seemed like a particularly big night for the Locarno Film Festival as a big topic was scrutinized on the big screen in the big square. Electric Child , written and directed by Swiss filmmaker Simon Jaquemet , and its topical exploration of artificial intelligence screened on the Swiss town’s Piazza Grande, the square that seats 8,000 people during the fest, on Friday night. The movie is one of several in the Locarno77 lineup that deals with AI and technology issues . Its debut came a day after Edgar Pêra’s Telepathic Letters , which uses AI images, screened in an out-of-competition slot. Related Stories Business Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Considering Sale of Australian Pay TV Company Foxtel General News French DJ Barbara […]
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