How has artificial intelligence been explored through film and television?
How does the entertainment industry view the rise of AI?
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Film and Television
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Jonze, S. (Director). (2013). Her [Film]. Annapurna Pictures.
Trailer:
The film follows Theodore Twombly, a lonely writer who develops a relationship with Samantha, an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice. As Theodore navigates his own emotions and struggles with intimacy, the film explores themes of love, connection, and the evolving nature of relationships in a technologically advanced future. #Practical #Philosophical
Garland, A. (Director). (2014). Ex Machina [Film]. Film 4. DNA Films.
Trailer:
This science fiction thriller follows a programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the Turing test to an intelligent humanoid robot named Ava, with unsettling consequences. #Practical #Philosophical
Nolan, C. (Director). (2014). Interstellar [Film]. Legendary Pictures.
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The film is set in a dystopian future where Earth is facing disasters, famines, and droughts, and follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humankind. #Practical #Philosophical
This article situates TARS, the film’s AI, in a tradition of how AI has historically been rendered in film. #Philosophical
Proyas, A. (Director). (2004). I, Robot [Film]. 20th Century Fox.
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In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity. Inspired by but not adapted from Isaac Asimov’s work of the same title. #Practical #Philosophical
Brooker, C., Jones, A. (Executive Producers). (2011-present). Black mirror [TV series]. Zeppotron; House of Tomorrow; Broke and Bones.
Trailer (Season 6):
A dystopian anthology series that uses technology to comment on contemporary social issues and often demonstrates a negative view of the unending pursuit of scientific and technological advancement. Available on Netflix streaming platform. #Practical #Philosophical
Hernandez, T., Lindelof, D., et al (Executive Producers). (2023). Mrs. Davis [TV series]. White Rabbit Productions; Warner Bros. Television.
Trailer:
Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend Wiley on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence. Available on Peacock streaming platform. #Practical #Philosophical
Rianda, M. (Director). (2021). The Mitchells vs. The Machines [Film]. Columbia.
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Katie Mitchell is about to start college when her nostalgic father decides to create a cross country family road trip. Their plans go haywire when the electronic devices everyone loves take over and seek out to destroy the human world. Available on Netflix streaming platform. #Practical #Philosophical
This article looks at how writers in film and television are making use of generative AI in their work while acknowledging that this is still labor that they should be appropriately compensated for in the context of the ongoing writers’ strike. #Practical
Sanders, S. (Host). (2023, August 8). How AI is (already) transforming Hollywood [Audio podcast episode]. In Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders. New York Magazine.
In this 40 min episode, Sanders speaks with a VFX artist who uses AI in his work as well as a professor who studies the use of AI in film. #Practical
