![]() We think these things because movies condition us. We all know that a silver humanoid robot firing a shotgun while driving a motorcycle is pure imagination, but we still expect AI systems to anticipate our needs and be highly conversational in the language of our choice. No one's about to interpret Terminator as an artificial intelligence textbook, but this stripe of movie still informs the popular conception of AI technology. They are fiction spun for our entertainment. These stories don't form in response to reality, and they don't serve to educate the audience either. Hollywood has a strong selection bias for the darkest visions of an AI-enabled future because that's what makes compelling on-screen moments. ![]() Science fiction stories that feature artificial intelligence usually have apocalyptic themes or disastrous consequences for the human characters. Peaceful optimism doesn't sell as well as gritty conflict.
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