I had also thought about the social/cultural environment of the time and how SciFi tended to lean more towards the positive side. Asimov’s 3 laws would protect us. The Twilight Zone episode of the machine Nannies that provided loving care for unfortunate children who lost their mothers. The robot in the original Lost in Space series.
Of course there was also the Forbidden Plant, but that was not some much about AI.
Maybe the original Star Trek where they showed up at the advanced vacation planet where the computers created the world based on everyone’s fantasy thoughts. Similar to the Forbidden Planet thesis but that was clearly controllable but the AI was not prepared for human minds that have somewhat uncontrolled thoughts.
But still, there seems to be something of an element of the zeitgeist of the time—is it more optimistic or pessimistic and I get the impression, on average, people are more pessimistic now than 50 or 60 years ago about what the future will bring.
I had also thought about the social/cultural environment of the time and how SciFi tended to lean more towards the positive side. Asimov’s 3 laws would protect us. The Twilight Zone episode of the machine Nannies that provided loving care for unfortunate children who lost their mothers. The robot in the original Lost in Space series.
Of course there was also the Forbidden Plant, but that was not some much about AI.
Maybe the original Star Trek where they showed up at the advanced vacation planet where the computers created the world based on everyone’s fantasy thoughts. Similar to the Forbidden Planet thesis but that was clearly controllable but the AI was not prepared for human minds that have somewhat uncontrolled thoughts.
But still, there seems to be something of an element of the zeitgeist of the time—is it more optimistic or pessimistic and I get the impression, on average, people are more pessimistic now than 50 or 60 years ago about what the future will bring.