However, I&#x27;m not sure Ex-Machina is trying or pretending to be scientifically accurate. Perhaps it&#x27;s just a fable in modern clothes, rehearsing an archetypical myth (the Golem) as well as providing an intuitive grasp on the ethical problems posed by strong artificial intelligence and on the &quot;Ai in the box&quot; mental experiment. ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_box" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_box</a> ).