From Companion to Ex Machina, Hollywood is robot-obsessed. Should we be afraid?

The story is often the same. A kindly, helpful robot face, eager to aid anyone that asks. Then some questionable commands, perhaps the odd glowing-red eyes and humanity is taught a lesson: mess with robots or AI, and you'll regret it. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Alicia Vikander's chilling portrait of Ava in Ex Machina and right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robotic bodies and minds are a bad idea is an entrenched part of cinema. And while that negative prediction is by no me

Feb 2, 2025 - 20:00
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From Companion to Ex Machina, Hollywood is robot-obsessed. Should we be afraid?
The story is often the same. A kindly, helpful robot face, eager to aid anyone that asks. Then some questionable commands, perhaps the odd glowing-red eyes and humanity is taught a lesson: mess with robots or AI, and you'll regret it. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Alicia Vikander's chilling portrait of Ava in Ex Machina and right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robotic bodies and minds are a bad idea is an entrenched part of cinema. And while that negative prediction is by no me

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