THE MOVIE
Tron (1982) contained a few points I am planning on including in my essay, it has an artificial intelligence that has been given a certain amount of power and as the movie progresses we see how that having even a little bit of a leash from humans the artificial intelligence is quick enough to realise its superiority from humans.
Considering that it was made in 1982 it is revolutionary in its ideas compared to the time, most of the characters were very aware of digital technologies advancement (rather than the characters in Terminator who flat out deny any possibility that an A.I can potentially run the world).
Dr Walter Gibbs: [laughs] You've got to expect some static. After all, computers are just machines; they can't think.
Alan: Some programs will be thinking soon.
Dr Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop.
It shows that people were fearful of A.I even back then and how it was quick to use humans secrets against it (how technology these days obtains cookies from us, the internet knows all about our habits). But also it has a contrast, where a programme named "Tron" is the main hero who aids the user "Flynn" in defeating the A.I, Tron is representative of an obedient robot who is under a humans control who is all good and aids the hero to his goal.
Although Tron is seen as a hero, he has been programmed to protect the computer so he has no real free will involved and can in some lights be regarded as a slave to the humans as he shares the want to destroy the A.I "MCP" master computer programme so that he and his other programmes can return to working for their users.
Does this reflect humans need for control? I would probably argue yes. I would also argue that this movie again shows that robots are only ever portrayed as good when they are obedient to their masters - Humans.
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