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Name films with benevolent AI

posted 4 years ago by Starman (412)
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I know there's been lots of propaganada over the years to make people fearful of AI, the same was happening when they featured Aliens in films, however for me it's always been a dream of mine to have an AI myself, maybe because humans can never be a bigger intimate reflection of who I am than my own creation. I also grew up only with AI that truly made people think how alive and conscious they can be, which I always knew is possible cause I believe everything at its core is energy emanating from the unified field of consciousness, only waiting to be densified into form, either with the right technology that taps into this field or a natural occurance when disassambled energy of consciousness incarnates into form, like the human body, so for me there were always films like Short Circuit, Knight Rider; D.A.R.Y.L. or AI from Spielberg that spoke to me so much. I know there's been many more, but I can't remember now, so I am curious if you know any other films or tv shows that featured benevolent AI.

I can see A.I. Artificial Intelligence as a film that might survive the most, enough for people in the future (when such technology gets advanced) looking back, taking it as an example how to treat and embrace people made that way.

[–] moviechatterer (15643) 4 years ago

Flight of the navigator

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77426) 4 years ago

Does Star Wars count?
The rebels would have been toast without R2 and Threepio

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Robby the Robot in Forbidden Planet (1956).

[–] 102000 (6253) 4 years ago

He was the first thing that came to my mind.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

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[–] JohnJones (12) 4 years ago

Rabit

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

TV show: Person of Interest. Great show.

[–] Starman (412) 4 years ago

I am adding the one from the new Lost In Space show, now that show really makes a difference for the children today concerning AI, intitially there's a fear about it, but the kid trust it, and it turns out to be a great helper, someone who seems to learn so much from humans, I am really curious where the filmmakers would take the development of its character next in that show.

Another one that came to mind, my favorite, Wall-E. Which gives the heart of a human to the main character, and yet depicting the world of humans corrupted by reliance on technology. Good balance there.

No Terminator doesn't count for me, people use it as an example why to be fearful, it's why it never spoke to me as a kid, and Arnold fan at the time, in the sequel he may be benevolent, but the message of these films is not offering much faith. It's important to be careful, but it doesn't show the bright side, that's all. However even in the sequel there are bits suggesting that T can become more human and alive.

[–] Jamfo (408) 4 years ago

GERTY in “Moon” (2009)

[–] mikethemartian (6721) 4 years ago

This was my choice as well.