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.
Of course, Alien Covenant as a film understandably works on a different level for me. that film came from a great degree of neutrality, a rather more advanced consciousness in my view, where the matters of good vs evil are less pronounced. as a subject matter of this thread it's not appropriate to use, not as a film to offer faith and hope in progress of AI technology, not for lots of other people, as not everyone is capable to rise above the duality of consciousness, the judgments, self righteousness, etc. Not everyone is able to defend humanity of murderers or rapists like I am, I am mindful of other peoples state of minds, how they think or how they are. Nonetheless, Alien Covenent doesn't feel to me personally as a film made with a single purpose to spread fear of technology itself, it goes deeper, it's not the focal point as much as in other films featuring AI, so for me it is still appropriate and shows an important side of technology and points a mirror at humans who have not progressed beyond their ego, hence why David developed the God complex as a reflection of humans dominant collective mindset, it is just a mirror, as long as there exists an overriding judgmental mindset in humanity, there's a higher probability such a God complex is bound to develop in our reflected image, as a shadow of our souls, and that's where I feel the usual fear of AI stems from, the unconscious fear of who we are, our inner unhealed side of Id. it is an extremely important subject matter in a film, that in a crucial time when dealing with technology might eventually prompt humans to look back into spirituality or religion to let God make ultimate judgments, not mortal humans. However, I could see why other people would miss this content in the film, therefore not a good choice for this thread. That film also works mainly from a more philosphiocal standpoint for me rather than a genre film to thrill the senses, hence why I tend to prefer it to any other Alien film made at this point. Hope that explains my standpoint when it comes to this one.
Yes I do have a soft spot for them indeed, there's so much to learn from something that contains our knoeldge, our values, to reflect back to us, to think about, to reassess, I might be wrong about many things, I am just learning, and AI is just one of those things that could very well reflect back who we are.
I would like to see the finale of this trilogy, and what becomes of David.
Unfortunately the might not happen, audience reaction to the ending was so negative and the box office rake only mediocre, that Hollywood figures that the franchise 'has been killed'.
That would make it unique however, a franchise ending on a down note.
If you are interested in all aspects of AI, then check out 'Demon Seed' (1977).
It has some taboo subject matter and will probably not be unavailable on cable or Netflix, a DVD will have to be ordered.
I know of a game that has a benevolent AI in it. Mass Effect Andromeda. You play a Pathfinder who helps colonize planets in the Andromeda galaxy, all with your helpful friend Sam in your head. In fact, one reason your character's dad, who created Sam, got involved with the colonization effort, was because he was put out of a job for working with "illegal" AI. If you played the 3 previous "Mass Effect" games, AI is often seen as a bad thing, particularly involving the antagonists in the first 3 games (AKA: the Reapers). In Andromeda, there are no laws that say you can't have or use an AI, so Sam is available to help.