film “Ex Machina” deals with AI and the question “what is consciousness?” Can a machine develop consciousness? And what ethical obligations do we have towards artificial intelligence?

These questions are more relevant today than ever before. This worksheet therefore introduces the “Hard Problem of Consciousness”, which currently seems unsolvable.

Through comprehension questions about the film and the topic of AI in general, students are introduced to the subject and encouraged to ask questions that are relevant to dealing with the technology.