Robots in Cinema: Artificial Intelligence and the Moving Image

"The recent release of the trailer for the new Robocop remake started me thinking about the many films that deal with notions of artificial intelligence and robotics. From Frankenstein to Transformers, the creation of consciousness (accidental or otherwise) has been a part of the popular imagination for well over a century. While many have merely used the notion of mechanised consciousness as a narrative gimmick to create scary monsters, others have set out to explore deeper issues and/or ideas." ~James Curnow

1. Artificial Intelligence - Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed by animals and humans.