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To your list of TV and movie AI plots, I'd add the novel, "Colossus." Now, it's a typical story of a machine accumulating knowledge to the point that it decides to rule mankind. When it was published in 1966, though, it was a fairly new concept. And very scary. Still is.
Add to that the idea of the Singularity, and…
To your list of TV and movie AI plots, I'd add the novel, "Colossus." Now, it's a typical story of a machine accumulating knowledge to the point that it decides to rule mankind. When it was published in 1966, though, it was a fairly new concept. And very scary. Still is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(novel)
Add to that the idea of the Singularity, and we're getting into really frightening territory.
https://bigthink.com/the-future/ray-kurzweil-singularity/
I, for one, find AI advances very concerning.
Colossus: The Forbin Project. Starring Eric Braeden and Susan Clark. One of my favorite sci-fi movies.
Yes, I read that it had been made into a movie. Sounds as if it's worth scoping out.
I read the book as an assignment in my college sci-fi/fantasy class. Now, THAT was a cool course!