Join us for the  next edition of the “Science. Art. Film.” series, with this sci-fi action drama from District 9 director, Neill Blomkamp, starring Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, and Sigourney Weaver. In a near-future Johannesburg where the police force is largely replaced by robots, a stolen robot named Chappie develops sentience and faces a choice between sides.

After the film, a panel discussion will examine both Chappie’s comic robot and its portrayal of artificial intelligence and social order, with CPAS’s very own A/Prof Fabien Medvecky and CPAS friend A/Prof Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller. Are robots superior to humans? What role does humour play in this exploration of AI-driven technological progress – and is it progress after all?

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