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Technological support for family bonds and communication: A posthumanist look at the film M3GAN

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Technological support for family bonds and communication: A posthumanist look at the film M3GAN

Abstract

This study examines the film M3GAN—which centres on events surrounding a toy developed with robotic systems and artificial intelligence—from a posthumanist perspective focused on family and communication. Using MAXQDA, thirty-two scenes were analysed through descriptive analysis, and findings were organised under the main themes of family, communication, and posthumanism. Under the family theme, M3GAN is shown to initially assume roles such as a toy, babysitter, and friend, but later becomes part of the family, one of its members, and ultimately takes on a parental role for Cady. In the communication theme, the study evaluates how M3GAN’s communicative abilities evolve alongside its algorithmic learning process. Within posthumanism, M3GAN is discussed through negotiations of the human/non-human boundary: although it first displays robotic traits, it progressively acts independently of its users (Cady and Gemma), makes its own decisions, and forms judgements about the world, prompting multiple actions. Set in a dystopian atmosphere, M3GAN presents a posthumanist view of future dilemmas between humans and other beings. The study highlights the need for security measures addressing AI’s alignment problem and recommends that developers advance these technologies according to ethical principles that are human-compatible, peaceful, and holistic.

Keywords

New Media and Communication , M3GAN , family , posthumanism , ethics

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Yalçın, D. (2026). Technological support for family bonds and communication: A posthumanist look at the film M3GAN. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 23(2026), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1821108