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This is on point. I'm Megna Chakra-Bardi.

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Frankenstein never stops being relevant.

That clip, of course, is from the classic 1931 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's immortal novel,

with Colin Clive as the mad scientist Victor Frankenstein and Boris Karloff as his hulking monster.

Well, now, director Guillermo del Toro has released his take on Frankenstein,

and it comes as our world is grappling with a new unpredictable creation.

My concern is not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity.

I think that's what drives most of the world's worst features.

But I did want it to have the arrogance of Victor be similar in some ways to the tech bros.

You know, he's kind of blind creating something without considering the consequences.

Del Toro spoke about the movie with NPR's fresh air earlier this month.

As AI looms larger in our real everyday lives and AI companies push toward their stated goal of artificial superintelligence,

what can Victor Frankenstein and his creature show us about humanity, hubris, and technology?

What was Mary Shelley trying to teach us when she wrote her original story back in 1818?

That's what we're going to look at today,

and we will start with Del Toro's new movie.

And joining us now is Scott Kalura.

He's a writer and editor for IGN.com,

where he covers pop culture.

Scott, welcome to One Point.

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