"The untold origins of artificial intelligence lie not in machines but in power — revealing the fantasies behind the hype that got us here, and where we go next."
— Sundance Film Festival Buy Your Ticket & WatchArtificial intelligence is often presented as an inevitable technological revolution. Ghost in the Machine asks us to look behind that story: at the people, ideologies and power structures that shaped AI — and at what those origins mean for the systems being built today.
OrionsFlow is hosting this limited screening as the starting point for a wider conversation about AI governance, accountability, representation and human agency.
"A necessary, radical, Molotov cocktail of a documentary."— The Wrap
"Entertaining, enjoyable... a very useful, straightforward primer on AI history." ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Guardian"Essential viewing."
Forbes"Whip crack smart."
Camden New JournalDirected by Valerie Veatch · 2026 · 110 min · Documentary
We'd value your reflections on the film and the questions it raises. Your responses will help inform the wider conversation that follows.
Prefer the plain form? Open it in a new tab →The screening is Part 1 of a two-part experience. Part 2 is an in-person community discussion curated by Top of Her Game / The Female Majlis, exploring how algorithmic, organisational and social systems shape voice, power and participation — details to be announced.
Curated by OrionsFlow, in collaboration with Top of Her Game / The Female Majlis, as part of the broader Challenging the Code initiative.