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Computer experts around the world strive towards the development of intelligent robots. Pioneers like Raymond Kurzweil and Hiroshi Ishiguro dream of fashioning intelligent machines that will equal their human creators. PLUG AND PRAY delves into a world where computer technology, robotics, biology, neuroscience, and developmental psychology merge.

In this potential reality, man and machine merge as a single unity. Rejecting evolution?s biological shackles tantalisingly dangles the promise of eternal life for those bold enough to seize it. But others, like Joseph Weizenbaum, counter attack against society's limitless faith in the redemptive powers of technology. Eloquent and tactful, this stunning documentary questions the prevailing discourses on new technologies, and their ethical relationships to human life.