Would you want a conscious doll?

M3GAN, now in cinemas in South Africa, is an American science fiction horror movie  about an artificially intelligent doll that develops self-awareness and becomes hostile towards anyone who comes between her and her human companion.

The film stars Allison Williams and Violet Elizabeth McGraw, an American child actress. Cady is a little girl whose parents were killed in an accident, leaving her an orphan. She is sent to live with her aunt Gemma, a roboticist at Seattle’s high-tech toy business Funki.

She just happens to be working with M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android), a life-sized humanoid robot doll powered by artificial intelligence that is supposed to aid in caretaking responsibilities and to be a devoted friend to the kid to whom it is assigned.

Gemma is forced to quit the project after a botched test in front of her employer David.

Gemma and Cady struggle to adjust to their living circumstances, since Gemma is a workaholic who doesn’t have time to interact with Cady. When Cady sees a prototype of M3GAN, she wants it as a toy, which motivates Gemma to finish the project.

Gerard Johnstone directed the film, which was written by Akela Cooper from a narrative by Cooper and James Wan, who also produced with Jason Blum.

The film hit cinemas as the world went into a frenzy about ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence content creator. The G in that name happens to stand for Generative.