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Uncanny Me review – skin-deep exploration of cloning tech

The Guardian

Doubles, doppelgangers, clones; twin visions have long fascinated directors and audiences alike. It's unnerving, however, when technologies that once belonged to the realm of science fiction are now realised in the present. A German model called Lale is interested in creating a 3D clone of herself and this documentary from Katharina Pethke taps into a new unsettling reality. The rationale behind the project sounds promising on the surface. As the company that offers the body scanning service to Lale explains, a 3D clone can take on a larger number of campaigns, without the hassle of paying an in-person crew, thus increasing Lale's income.


Film Review: Uncanny

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From Ian Holm's portrayal of Ashe in Alien to Brent Spiner's Data in Star Trek, our fascination with realistic Artificial Intelligence has evolved over time. The premise is certainly not a new one, but it still touches us at a primal level: What does it mean to be human? The old adage of "if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck…" is ultimately one of identity and identification. If it looks human and acts human, well… That's a question that has tripped us up for decades. UNCANNY is the story of a gifted young scientist, David (Mark Webber), who has spent the last 10 years of his life willingly locked away in a Tony Stark-esque candyland with state of the art technology creating the most realistic artificial intelligence the world has ever seen: Adam (David Clayton Rogers).