"...the Turing Test to determine whether the AI shows intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human..."

Doesn't the Turing test rest on the assumption that humans are capable of distinguishing AI from humans? And, if so, to what degree are we capable?

"In this fascinating film, writer/director Alex Garland explores what it is to be human in terms of basic drives and desires."

Do our "basic drives and desires" (hormones and emotions?) account for our creativity and our intelligence? If not, is that an indication we still have not figured out who and what we humans are? If we have not, then are we really capable of replicating ourselves other than in the usual way?

It is a fascinating, thoughtful movie and an excellent review.

While reading this it occurred to me that the classic Turing test is only designed to determine if an artificial intelligence is indistinguishable from a human.

It is possible to imagine an artificial intelligence that would be as capable as a human but think in sufficiently different patterns that you could identify the difference.

Not sure how significant this idea is, but we always assume that passing the Turing test is a requirement for intelligent self-aware machines.